The Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo is to be relocated to new premises at the 16th floor of the ‘Suhurupaya’, Sri Subhuthipura Road, Battaramulla with effect from 2 May. 

All consular services will be provided at the new office premises during regular office hours from Monday to Friday, from 8.30 a.m. to 4.15 p.m.

Document authentication services provided by the Consular Affairs Division will be temporarily suspended for the public from 29-30 April in order to facilitate the transition of the Electronic Document Authentication System (e-DAS) to the new premises at Suhurupaya. However, during the said transition period, the Regional Consular Offices in Jaffna, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Kandy and Matara will remain open to the public during regular office hours. Applications for document authentication can be submitted to the Regional Offices and the authenticated documents will be delivered to the applicants only on 2 May. The public is advised to submit any urgent application for authentication to the Consular Division in Colombo, or any Regional Consular Offices by 4.15 p.m. tomorrow (26).