Sri Lankan Honorary Consulate in Istanbul

These consulate services are listed below:

• Process Passport Applications
• Marriage Registration Process
• Military Service Procedures
• Citizenship Procedures
• Birth Registration
• Civil Registration
• Death Registration
• Notary Procedures

In case you want to apply for an identity card, report about your lost or stolen Sri Lanka ID card, or need to edit or change your particulars on the Identity verification card, consult the high commission.

Remember that passport applications take at least six weeks to process. Dual nationals must declare the other nationality before applying for the renewal of their Sri Lanka passport. If you want to regain Sri Lankan citizenship, wait until the completion of the regaining process. Furthermore, passports are delivered to the applicant via postal services, and there's no need to visit the high commission.

In the wake of the pandemic, visitors are requested to provide a registered, secure, and trackable envelope with their full address and pre-paid postage stamps to receive their sensitive documents via post. The envelope must indicate the applicant's full name and postal code while having enough return postage. Moreover, anyone visiting the Sri Lankan Honorary Consulate in Istanbul must abide by the necessary SOPs, wear a mask, and comply with social distancing rules

Remember that single-entry visa can be obtained for tourism and business purposes whereas diplomatic official visa is only for people traveling to Sri Lanka on official duty. A multiple-entry visa is issued to British citizens only, and other citizens' applications are diverted to the immigration headquarters for further processing. To obtain an entry permit for a brief stop-over in Sri Lanka or an overnight stay, you need to apply for a transit visa. The East African visa is a multiple-entry visa granted to tourists visiting Sri Lanka, Rwanda, and Uganda. Referred visas are issued to members of certain countries. The immigration services director approves their visas.

Please note that applications submitted without complete support documents will not be processed. It may take up to three business days for the embassy to process your visa application.

Visa types granted by Sri Lanka are;

• Sri Lanka Short Term Visa
• Sri Lanka Tourist visit Visa
• Sri Lanka Business visit Visa
• Sri Lanka Transit visa
• Sri Lanka Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)
• Sri Lanka Visa for Journalists
• Sri Lanka Residence Visa & Entry Visa

Online Turkey visa:
We are pleased to announce that Turkey government has launched eVisa (Turkey Electronic Visa) for visitors who want to visit for business and tourist purposes. Can apply for Turkish visa online from the comfort of your home and in just a few clicks.

The government of Turkey promoting tourism and trying to make travel hassle so electronic visa witch are completely online process for form fill to payment and Documents upload.

• Turkish Visa
• Turkey e Visa
• Turkish Visa Application