Department of Immigration and Emigration

Sri Lankan Identity Overseas


Important : Stop getting imprisoned, paying penalty and facing unnecessary troubles by preventing from illegal entry to foreign countries, forgery of travel documents, misuse of a visit/ tourist visa for irregular employments and other purposes of diverse nature.

Citizenship

Citizenship Division offers you the services of registering your overseas born child/ children, renouncing Sri Lankan Citizenship, or registering person as a Sri Lankan Dual....

Visa Services

A Sri Lankan visa is an endorsement on a passport or a similar document to facilitate the legal entry of non Sri Lankans into the country and to regulate the period of....

Border Management

The major functions of this branch are to render an efficient service to the foreigners as well as Sri Lankans who travel in and out of the country through approved ports....

Passports

With effect from 10th August 2015, applicants applying for passports are required to provide digital photograph and fingerprints to the Department....

Latest News

  • INVITATION FOR BIDS...
    03 10 2024 - 14:10 PM

    Procurement of Supply, Delivery ,Installation and Maintenance of 75 Nos. of  Desktop Computers for the Department of Immigration and Emigration IFB No: DIE/PRO/06/2024/12 Advertisement  - DOWNLOAD Bidding Document....

  • INVITATION FOR BIDS...
    27 09 2024 - 12:50 PM

    Procurement of Supply, Delivery, Installation , Configuration and Maintanance of Core Switch for the Department of Immigration and Emigration IFB No: DIE/PRO/01/2024/28 Advertisement - DOWNLOAD Bidding Document....

  • Invitation for Bids...
    12 08 2024 - 12:00 PM

    Procurement for Selection of Service Provider for Service & Maintenance for 04 Nos. of VX Rail Cluster Server Systems in Department of Immigration & Emigration for one year. Contract (IFB) No: DIE/PRO/07/2017/36-VOL-IV Advertisement....

  • Notification...
    04 07 2024 - 15:40 PM

    I do hereby inform that the “Competitive Examination for making recruitment to the post of Senior Authorized Officer in the Management Assistant Supra Class Service Category of the Department of Immigration and Emigration” publicized on....

  • Competitive Examination...
    10 06 2024 - 11:30 AM

    Competitive Examination for making recruitment to the post of Senior Authorized Officer in the Management Assistant Supra Class Service Category of the Department of Immigration and Emigration – 2023 Notice - Download Specimen....

  • Kind notification...
    07 06 2024 - 14:50 PM

    Kind notification for all the Sri....

  • Notice...
    06 06 2024 - 11:00 AM

    Removal of Sri Lanka from the Referral visa list of Tanzania. Click for more....

  • The Henley Passport Index...
    21 07 2023 - 13:50 PM

    The Sri Lankan passport has significantly improved in the Henley Passport Index 2023, climbing eight positions from last year to land in the 95th spot in the most recent ranking. The Henley Passport Index is the original, authoritative ranking of....

  • Online Methodology for...
    15 06 2023 - 15:00 PM

    An online methodology for submitting applications is implemented with effect from 15.06.2023 as to enable the public to obtain passports more easily. Applicants who submit their applications online can provide their fingerprints at sub-offices....

  • MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING...
    07 02 2023 - 08:55 AM

    MOU signed between Sri Lanka Immigration & Emigration department and Maldives Immigration to enhance the cooperation between two parties on immigration....


Direct the complains on violations of visa conditions by foreigners to :
011 5749999 / acinvestigation@immigration.gov.lk


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Our Vision

To be the best immigration service in the region


Our Mission

We regulate the entry and exit of persons, and provide citizenship services, while safeguarding the nation's security & social order, and promoting economic development.


Powers, Duties and Functions Of The Immigration and Emigration Department

As mentioned in the preamble of Immigrants and Emigrants act no 20 of 1948 it has been enacted to make provision;


  • For controlling the entry into Sri Lanka of persons other than citizens of Sri Lanka.

  • For regulating the departure from Sri Lanka the citizens, and persons other than citizens of Sri Lanka.

  • For removing from Sri Lanka undesirable persons who are not citizens of Sri Lanka, and,

  • For other matters incidental to or connected with the matters aforesaid.

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Arrival / Departure e-Card

Submit your Arrival / Departure e-Card here...

NOTICE TO OWNERS OF REGISTERED PHOTO

Notice to Owners of Registered Photo Studios...

Important Links

Important Links...

Guidelines for Overseas

GUIDELINES FOR TRAVELLERS ARRIVING FROM OVERSEAS...

Media and Public Notice

Media and Public Notice of Department of Immigration & Emigration...

Extension of Tourist Visa

Extension of Visas for the Tourist in Sri Lanka...

Guidelines

Guidelines for the Service Receivers...

Appointment

You must make an appointment before visiting to the Department....

Dual Citizenship Inquiry

Applicants can check the Status of their Dual Citizenship Application...

Visa Inquiry

Applicants can check the Authenticity of their Visa Application...

Authorized Studios List

Colombo, Ampara, Anuradhapura, Badulla, Batticaloa, Galle,...

Registration of Photo Studios

Registration of Photo Studios...


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CONTACT US

  • Dep. of Immigration and Emigration
  • "Suhurupaya", Sri Subhuthipura Road,
  • Battaramulla.
  • 1962 / +94 112 101 500
  • +94 011 2885 358
  • controller@Immigration.gov.lk
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