About British High Commission Colombo


389, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7
Colombo
Sri Lanka

General telephone
+94 11 5390639/ +44 20 7008 5000

Fax
+94 11 5390692

Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-colombo
For enquiries that are not about consular issues, email colombo.general@fcdo.gov.uk

Office hours

GMT: Monday to Thursday: 2:30am to 11am; Friday: 2:30am to 7:30am

Local time: Monday to Thursday: 8am to 4:30pm; Friday: 8am to 1pm

Consular section

GMT: Monday to Thursday: 2:30am to 7:30am

Local time: Monday to Thursday: 8am to midday

For Visa Enquiries

All information on applying for a Visa can be found on the UK Visas and Immigration website and on the VFS Global Sri Lanka page. We are unable to respond to visa queries through the consular enquiries or general email addresses.

Privacy notice

If you visit the British High Commission Colombo see our privacy notice for visitors which explains how we will process your data for security and public health management reasons.

The High Commission will be closed on the following days in 2024:

Date Holiday
Monday 1 January New Year’s Day
Monday 15 January Tamil Thai Pongal Day
Friday 29 March Good Friday (UK Holiday)
Monday 1 April Easter Monday
Thursday 11 April Id-Ul-Fitre (Ramazan Festival Day)
Friday 12 April Day prior Sinhala &Tamil New Year day
Monday 1 May May Day
Thursday 23 May Vesak (Full Moon Poya day)
Monday 17 June Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day)
Friday 21 June Poson Full Moon day
Monday 26 August Summer bank holiday (UK Holiday)
Monday 16 September Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet’s Birthday)
Wednesday 25 December Christmas Holiday (UK Holiday)
Thursday 26 December Boxing Day Holiday (UK Holiday)