PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Consular protection for EU citizens in Sri Lanka
You are an EU citizen in Sri Lanka?
Learn more about your right to consular protection and how you can benefit from it in Sri Lanka.
Consular protection is the help an EU Member State can provide to its citizens in case they need assistance abroad. Typically, consular protection can include cases such as:
- A need for emergency travel documents;
- A serious accident or serious illness;
- Relief and repatriation in case of an emergency;
- Being a victim of crime;
- Arrest or detention;
- Death.
In Sri Lanka, 5 EU Member States have a resident Embassy and 23 Member States have Honorary Consulates.
You are an EU citizen in need of consular protection in Sri Lanka?
- You can contact your resident Embassy, Consulate or Honorary Consulate to obtain consular protection.
- If your EU Member State has no resident Embassy, Consulate or Honorary Consulate that is able to provide consular protection in Sri Lanka, you can turn to another EU Member State for consular protection.
Indeed, any EU citizen abroad whose own Member State has no local representation is entitled to receive consular protection from the diplomatic or consular authorities of any other EU Member State. In that case, EU citizens are entitled to benefit from consular protection under the same conditions as the nationals of that other EU Member State.
You can find contact details of the resident EU Member States Embassies, Consulates and Honorary Consulates who can provide consular protection as well as existing arrangements between EU Member States for consular protection in Sri Lanka in the list below.
Please note that the EU Delegation in Sri Lanka cannot provide direct consular assistance.
As an EU citizen, you can take simple steps to make consular protection more effective, for example:
- Following the travel advice issued by your country’s Foreign Ministry.
- When abroad, registering with your Embassy, Consulate or Honorary Consulate and/or through dedicated platforms, if applicable.
- Other tips include keeping an electronic copy of your travel documents, subscribing to a travel insurance and saving crisis contact details.
For more information on consular protection, see the dedicated pages on the websites of the EEAS, the European Commission and the Council of the EU
CONTACT DETAILS
AustriaHonorary Consulate of Austria 06, Flower Terrace, Colombo 03
Thomas Frank Daetwyler Telephone: +94112385660 |
BelgiumHonorary Consulate of Belgium 06, Cambridge Place, Colombo 07
Koenraad Werner M. Pringiers Telephone: +9411 238 75 10 94 772 530 202 (emergency) |
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CroatiaHonorary Consulate of The Republic of Croatia 140/A, AEC Building 2nd Floor Vauxhall Street, Colombo 02
Thilak De Zoysa Telephone: +94 115289570/3 |
CyprusHonorary Consulate of The Republic of Cyprus Green Lanka Tower, 8th Level, 46/46, Nawam Mawatha, Colombo 02
Ahangama Gamage Ashok Manil Dias Telephone: +94112302533 |
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DenmarkHonorary Consulate General of Denmark Aitken Spence Tower 01, 315, Vauxhall Street Colombo 02 MFA Denmark 24/7 help to citizens: +45 33 92 11 12 or e-mail bbb@um.dk
D. Harold Stassen Jayawardena Telephone: +9415556699 / 0755775589 |
EstoniaHonorary Consulate of The Republic of Estonia 100, Lake Dive, Colombo 08
Dudley Francis Suthanthjranayagam Thambinayagam Telephone: + 0112689566 |
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FranceEmbassy of France
Arnaud Champy, Head of consular and visa section Tel: +94-11-2639411, Mob (emergency): +94-77-7385927, |
GermanyEmbassy of Germany 40 Alfred House Ave, Colombo 3 N.N. Head of Consular and Visa Section, Tel. : +94-11-258 0431 Emergency phone : (4.30 pm – 10 pm) :+94-77-734-4283 |
GreeceHonorary Consulate General of Greece Level 03, Parkway Building, 48, Parkway Street, Colombo 02
Ajit Damon Gunawardene |
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HungaryHonorary Consulate of Hungary 288/12L, Royal Gardens, Rajagiriya, Sri Jayawardenapura
Rohan Nanayakkara Telephone: +94112589960/6 / +94112699764 |
IrelandHonorary Consulate of Ireland 72 C, New Bullers Road, Colombo 04
Manik Pereira Telephone: +94112587895 |
ItalyEmbassy of Italy 55, Jawatta Road, Colombo 5 T. +94 112588388
Pierfrancesco Contese Consul: Ext, 628 consolare.ambcolombo@esteri.it
Giancarlo Coniglio Visal: Ext, 619 |
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LatviaHonorary Consulate General of The Republic of Latvia 06, Flower Terrace, Colombo 03
Thomas Frank Daetwyler Telephone: +94112385661 |
LithuaniaHonorary Consulate of The Republic of Lithuania 33rd, Floor, West Tower, World Trade Centre, Colombo 01
Ramasamy Muthusamy Manivannan Telephone: +94112434000 |
LuxembourgHonorary Consulate of Luxembourg 103/14, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 07
Suwanitha Nelun Senanayake Telephone: +94 0772947507 +940112445283/ |
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MaltaHonorary Consulate of Malta 8, Ananda Kumaraswammy Mawatha, Colombo 07
Lalin A.J. Fernando Telephone: +94112575511 |
NetherlandsEmbassy of Netherlands 25 Torrington Avenue, Colombo 07 Email: col-ca@minbuza.nl or col@minbuza.nl Telephone: +94-11-2510200 |
PolandHonorary Consulate of Poland 117, Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner MW, Colombo 02
Krishan Niraj Jayasekara, Balendra Telephone: +94112306855 |
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PortugalHonorary Consulate of The Republic of Portugal 10, Hemsinghe Mawatha, Koswatte, Nawala
Mrs. Preenie Pinto Telephone: +94112862867/ +94777287785 |
RomaniaHonorary Consulate of Romania Hotel Suisse, 30, Sangaraja Mw, Kandy
Jeoffrey Joseph Aloysius Telephone: +94114523640 romania.honconsulate@gmail.com
Emergency Mr. Moldoveanu Constantine +94 777882539 |
SlovakiaHonorary Consulate of The Republic of Slovak 130, Level 1, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 05
Mahen Roshan Andrew Kariyawasam Telephone: +94112369836/7 |
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SloveniaHonorary Consulate of The Republic of Slovenia Mount Lavinia, 100, Hotel Road, Mount Lavinia
Sanath Ukwatte Telephone: +94112738548 / +94112711711 |
SpainHonorary Consulate of The Kingdom of Spain
Ground Floor – Tower 1, Aitken Spence Building, 315 Vauxhall Street, Colombo 2 K.B. Priyadarshini Jayawardena Telephone: +94115 533 500/ +94115 533 501 |
SwedenHonorary Consulate General of The Kingdom of Sweden Parkway Building, Level 6, Park St, Colombo 02 Mr. Sanjaya Kulatunga |