Embassy of Japan in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Address

Contact

Phone

+94 11 269 3831, +94 11 269 3832, +94 11 269 3833

Fax

+94 11 269 8629

Email

ryoujivisa@co.mofa.go.jp

Email

cultujpn@co.mofa.go.jp

Website

www.lk.emb-japan.go.jp/itprtop_en/index.html ↗

Facebook

www.facebook.com/JapanEmbassyinSriLanka ↗

Twitter

x.com/JapanEmb_SL ↗

Office hours

Closed: Saturday, Sunday

Consular services

• Process passport applications
• Process visa applications
• Notarize certain documents
• Legalization of documents
• Issuing emergency travel documents
• Register marriages, births, and deaths
• Authentication of documents

Visa

If you hold a Sri Lankan passport, you are required to obtain an eVisa or eTA to enter Japan.

• Diplomatic or official visa
• Transit visa
• Tourist visa (within 90 days)
• Visa for visiting relatives and acquaintances (within 90 days)
• Visa for business, conference, or seminar participation
• Working visa (professor, artist, journalist, researcher, engineer, skilled labor, etc.)
• The study, cultural activities, and related visas
• Designated activities visa (Spouse of Japanese/ Permanent resident and related visas)

Holidays observed

• November 23Labor Thanksgiving Day
• November 24Ill Poya Day
• December 23Unduvap Poya Day
• December 25Christmas Day

Nearby landmarks

• Ratmalana International Airport (RML) 9.92 km away
• Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 30.19 km away
• Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) 155.04 km away

External links

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs ↗
• Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ↗
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism ↗
• Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ↗
• Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ↗