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

  • Notice of Extension of Bid...
    09 05 2025 - 12:50 PM

    Procurement for the selection of a Service provider of Cleaning and Janitorial Services for the Department of Immigration and Emigration - DOWNLOAD Contract No (IFB)....

  • Restriction of accepting Visa...
    02 05 2025 - 12:40 PM

    You are kindly informed that all visa applications will be accepted only till 11.00am on 05.05.2025, 06.05.2025 and 07.05.2025 due to engaging the officers in the duties of Local Authorities Election to be held on....

  • Invitation for Bids (IFB)...
    28 04 2025 - 11:00 AM

    Procurement of Issuance System and Relevant Public Key Infrastructure Components for Personalization of e-Passports to the Department of Immigration and Emigration of Sri Lanka Advertisement :- DOWNLOAD Bidding Document -  2....

  • Invitation for Bids...
    22 04 2025 - 12:00 PM

    Procurement for the selection of a Service provider of Cleaning and Janitorial Services for the Department of Immigration and Emigration Contract No (IFB) :DIE/PRO/03/2024/115 Advertisement - DOWNLOAD Bidding Document -....

  • Obtaining eTA to travel Kenya...
    08 04 2025 - 12:50 PM

    The Kenya government has launched the digital portal https://www.etakenya.go.ke/ to facilitate travel authorization to Kenya replacing the e-visa platform. All visitors including infants and children who intend to travel to the Republic of....

  • Vacancies...
    12 03 2025 - 11:00 AM

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  • Invitation for Bids...
    11 03 2025 - 09:40 AM

    Procurement for the Selection of a Service Provider for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of the Network the office of Immigration and Emigration at Colombo Harbour. IFB No: DIE/PRO/02/2024/15 Advertisement - ....

  • Staff temporary assignment ...
    04 03 2025 - 14:10 PM

    Providing the necessary staff to speed up the printing of....

  • Vacancies...
    13 02 2025 - 10:30 AM

    Getting supplied additional staff required for making expedite the printing of Passports Notice : DOWNLOAD Specimen....

  • Notice...
    09 01 2025 - 14:00 PM

    The applicants who have reserved a date to submit applications to obtain passports have been informed the rescheduled date through SMS. Therefore submission of application to obtain the passport may be made on any date out of these two....


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.

Event Calendar

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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