Sri Lanka Embassy in Seoul

01/09/2026

නව ගමන් බලපත්‍ර - 2026 සැප්තැම්බර් 01

පහත අංක සඳහන් අයදුම්පත්වලට අදාළ නව ගමන් බලපත්‍රද තානාපති කාර්යාලය වෙත ලැබී ඇත.

කාර්යාල දින වල පෙ. ව. 9.00 - ප. ව. 3.00 සහ සෙනසුරාදා ප. ව. 2.00 - ප. ව. 5.00 අතර කාලය තුළ පැරණි විදේශ ගමන් බලපත්‍රය රැගෙන කාර්යාලයට පැමිණීමෙන් ඔබගේ නව ගමන් බලපත්‍ර ලබා ගත හැක.

තැපැල් මාර්ගයෙන් ගෙන්වා ගැනීමට අවශ්‍ය නම් ඔබගේ පැරණි විදේශ ගමන් බලපත්‍රය, පැමිණීම⁣ට අපහසු බව ප්‍රකාශ කරන ලිපිය(අප විසින් නව ගමන් බලපත්‍රය ඔබ වෙත එවිය යුතු ලිපිනය කොරියානු භාෂාවෙන් සඳහන් කරන්න) සමග අදාල තැපැල් ගාස්තු' තානාපති කාර්යාලය වෙතට යොමු කරන මෙන් කාරුණිකව දැනුම් දෙමි.

තානාපති කාර්‍යාලය ලිපිනය:

주한 스리랑카 대사관
(04590) 대한민국 서울시 중구 동호로 10길 39

ශ්‍රී ලංකා තානාපති කාර්යාලය
සෝල් - කොරියානු ජනරජය

New Passports

The Embassy has received the new passports corresponding to the application numbers listed below.

You may collect your new passport by visiting the Embassy during office hours from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on weekdays and from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays by bringing your old passport with you.

If you wish to receive your new passport by post, please send your old passport, a request letter stating that you are unable to come in person (please clearly indicate the address in Korean to which the new passport should be sent), and the postal fee to the Embassy.

Embassy of Sri Lanka
Seoul -Republic of Korea
1 September 2026

01/09/2026

ජේජු ප්‍රදේශයේ කොන්සියුලර් සේවා අවශ්‍යතා පිළිබඳ තොරතුරු රැස් කිරීම

ජේජු ප්‍රදේශයේ වෙසෙන ශ්‍රී ලාංකිකයන්ගේ කොන්සියුලර් සේවා අවශ්‍යතා හඳුනාගැනීම සඳහා ශ්‍රී ලංකා තානාපති කාර්යාලය විසින් පහත පෝරමයේ ඇති තොරතුරු රැස් කරනු ලැබේ.

කොන්සියුලර් සේවාවක් ලබාගැනීමට අපේක්ෂා කරන ජේජු ප්‍රදේශයේ වෙසෙන ශ්‍රී ලාංකිකයන් පහත සබැඳිය ඔස්සේ පෝරමය සම්පූර්ණ කර ඉදිරිපත් කරන ලෙස කාරුණිකව ඉල්ලා සිටිමු.

පෝරමය සම්පූර්ණ කිරීමේදී:

• ගුවන් ගමන් බලපත්‍ර අංකය සහ වත්මන් වීසා තත්ත්වය නිවැරදිව සඳහන් කරන්න.
• ඔබට අවශ්‍ය කොන්සියුලර් සේවාව/සේවාවන් තෝරන්න.
• එක් පුද්ගලයෙකු වෙනුවෙන් එක් පෝරමයක් බැගින් ඉදිරිපත් කරන්න.

🔗 පෝරමය:
https://forms.gle/onJxhZLCvcnH9SDJ9

සැලකිය යුතුයි: මෙම තොරතුරු , ජේජු ප්‍රදේශයේ ජංගම කොන්සියුලර් සේවාවක් පැවැත්වීම අවශ්‍ය තොරතුරු රැස්කරීම සඳහා යොදාගැනේ. කොන්සියුලර් සේවාව පිළිබඳ තොරතුරු ඉදිරියේදී දැනුම් දෙනු ලැබේ.

Collection of Information on Consular Service Requirements in Jeju

The Embassy of Sri Lanka is collecting preliminary information to assess the consular service needs of Sri Lankans residing in Jeju.

Sri Lankans residing in Jeju who wish to obtain consular services are kindly requested to complete and submit the form through the link below.

When completing the form:

• Provide your passport number and current visa status accurately.
• Select the consular service(s) you require.
• Submit a separate form for each person.

🔗 Form:
https://forms.gle/onJxhZLCvcnH9SDJ9

Please note: The information collected will be used to consider the feasibility of conducting a Consular Mobile Service in Jeju. An official announcement will be made by the Embassy once the same has been scheduled.

Collecting data on the Demand for Consular Services in Jeju ජේජු ප්‍රදේශයේ කොන්සියුලර් සේවා අවශ්‍යතා පිළිබඳ තොරතුරු රැස් කිරීම

27/08/2026

Extension of Service to Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in Gyeongsangnam Province

Ambassador M.K. Pathmanaathan, presented the letter of Extension of Service to the Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, Republic of Korea, Seo Minjai, today, 27 August 2026 at the Embassy.

During the meeting, the Ambassador and the Honorary Consul exchanged views on avenues to further strengthen cooperation between Sri Lanka and Gyeongsangnam-do Province, particularly in the areas of trade, investment, tourism, and people-to-people relations.

Honorary Consul Minjai has been serving as the Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in Gyeongsangnam-do Province since 2018, contributing to the promotion of Sri Lanka’s interests and the strengthening of relations with the Province.

Embassy of Sri Lanka
Seoul, Republic of Korea
27 August 2026

25/08/2026

Duo Canvas Painting Exhibition by Sri Lankan contemporary artists

Ambassador M.K. Pathmanathan, Ambassador together with the staff of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Seoul, visited the Duo Canvas Painting Exhibition by Sri Lankan contemporary artists Achala Gunawardhana and Sudath Abeysekara at Gallery Monalisa Sanchon, Seoul.

The exhibition, which runs from 23 to 31 August 2026, presents the distinctive creative expressions of the two artists, exploring themes of nature, human experience and society. During the visit, the Ambassador and Embassy staff interacted with the artists and appreciated their remarkable works, which showcase the diversity and vibrancy of Sri Lanka’s contemporary art to audiences in t Korea.

25/08/2026

🇱🇰 𝐒𝐑𝐈 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐀 𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐂 & 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓 (𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐈𝐒) 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔🇱🇰

📍 *𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐑𝐈-𝐋𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐌𝐁𝐎
📅 *𝟏𝟐–𝟏𝟑 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞:
Positioning Sri Lanka in a Changing Global Economy: Resilience, Reform & the Future of Economic Policy

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Seoul, Republic of Korea invites interested businesses, investors, chambers of commerce and industry leaders to participate in SLEIS 2026 and explore Sri Lanka’s growing trade, investment and partnership opportunities.

SLEIS 2026 is an exceptional platform to unlock new opportunities for trade, investment, strategic partnerships and sustainable growth.

🔹 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞?

✅ Gain insights into Sri Lanka’s economic reforms and investment climate

✅ Engage with senior policymakers, investors and business leaders

✅ Explore high-growth sectors and new market opportunities

✅ Participate in curated B2B networking and business engagements

✅ Discover opportunities for partnerships, sourcing, market expansion and investment

🎯 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬

✈️ Discounted SriLankan Airlines airfares

🏙️ Post-Summit technical tours to **Port City Colombo** or an **Export Processing Zone**

🏨 Delegations of 10+ receive complimentary registration and 3 nights’ B&B accommodation

🚘 Complimentary airport transfer for the delegation leader/coordinator

🇱🇰 Connect with Sri Lanka. Explore opportunities. Build partnerships.

🔗 For registration and more information:
https://sleis.chamber.lk

24/08/2026

නව ගමන් බලපත්‍ර - 2026 අගෝස්තු 24

පහත අංක සඳහන් අයදුම්පත්වලට අදාළ නව ගමන් බලපත්‍රද තානාපති කාර්යාලය වෙත ලැබී ඇත.

කාර්යාල දින වල පෙ. ව. 9.00 - ප. ව. 3.00 සහ සෙනසුරාදා ප. ව. 2.00 - ප. ව. 5.00 අතර කාලය තුළ පැරණි විදේශ ගමන් බලපත්‍රය රැගෙන කාර්යාලයට පැමිණීමෙන් ඔබගේ නව ගමන් බලපත්‍ර ලබා ගත හැක.

තැපැල් මාර්ගයෙන් ගෙන්වා ගැනීමට අවශ්‍ය නම් ඔබගේ පැරණි විදේශ ගමන් බලපත්‍රය, පැමිණීම⁣ට අපහසු බව ප්‍රකාශ කරන ලිපිය(අප විසින් නව ගමන් බලපත්‍රය ඔබ වෙත එවිය යුතු ලිපිනය කොරියානු භාෂාවෙන් සඳහන් කරන්න), 'අදාල තැපැල් ගාස්තු' හෝ "ගෙන්වා ගත යුතු ලිපිනය" නිවැරැදිව සඳහන් කළ, තැපැල් කාර්යාලය මගින් මිලදී ගත් ලියුම් කවරයක් (Return Envelope) තානාපති කාර්යාලය වෙතට යොමු කරන මෙන් කාරුණිකව දැනුම් දෙමි.

තානාපති කාර්‍යාලය ලිපිනය:

주한 스리랑카 대사관
(04590) 대한민국 서울시 중구 동호로 10길 39

ශ්‍රී ලංකා තානාපති කාර්යාලය
සෝල් - කොරියානු ජනරජය

New Passports

The Embassy has received the new passports corresponding to the application numbers listed below.

You may collect your new passport by visiting the Embassy during office hours from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on weekdays and from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays by bringing your old passport with you.

If you wish to receive your new passport by post, please send your old passport, a request letter stating that you are unable to come in person (please clearly indicate the address in Korean to which the new passport should be sent), and the postal fee or a 'return envelope' to the Embassy.

Embassy of Sri Lanka
Seoul -Republic of Korea
24 August 2026

24/08/2026

21/08/2026

🎨 SRI LANKAN ART IN SEOUL 🇱🇰🇰🇷

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Seoul is pleased to share information on the 'Duo Canvas Painting Exhibition' featuring renowned Sri Lankan contemporary artists Achala Gunawardhana and Sudath Abeysekara.

📅 Exhibition: 23–31 August 2026
🎉 Opening: Sunday, 23 August 2026 at 4:00 p.m.
📍 Venue: Gallery Monalisa Sanchon, Seoul
30-13, Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

The exhibition brings together two distinctive artistic perspectives, exploring nature, human experience and society through contemporary canvas paintings, while contributing to cultural exchange between Sri Lanka and the Republic of Korea.

Art lovers and members of the Sri Lankan community in the Republic of Korea are warmly invited to visit the exhibition and experience the creative works of these distinguished Sri Lankan artists.

Two nations united by art, hearts connected. 🇱🇰🤝🇰🇷

21/08/2026

EMBASSY OF SRI LANKA IN SEOUL INTENSIFIES EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SRI LANKA EXPO 2027 IN SOUTH KOREA

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Seoul has intensified its efforts to promote Sri Lanka Expo 2027 among the Korean business community, with a series of high-level meetings held with leading trade and business promotion organizations in the Republic of Korea.

As part of its ongoing efforts to attract strong participation from the Korean business community, the Embassy facilitated meetings with several prominent Korean business and trade organizations, including the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Korea Importers Association (KOIMA), Korea Offshore & Shipbuilding Association (KOSHIPA), and Global Business Alliance (GBA).

The Sri Lankan delegation was headed by the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Korea, M.K. Pathmanaathan, together with Kumudini Mudalige, Additional Director General of the Export Development Board of Sri Lanka, who delivered a comprehensive presentation on Sri Lanka Expo 2027 and the opportunities available for Korean companies. Kasun Balasooriya, First Secretary (Commercial) of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Seoul, also participated in the meetings and supported the engagement with the Korean business community.

During the meeting with the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), the Sri Lankan delegation engaged with the Vice President of the International Trade Division, Chul Min Yoon. Discussions focused on introducing Sri Lanka Expo 2027 to the Korean business community and encouraging regional chambers of KCCI to explore participation in the Expo and potential business opportunities in Sri Lanka.

The delegation also held discussions with the Korea Importers Association (KOIMA), represented by the Chairman, Youn Young Mi, and Amb. Ki-chang KWON, Executive Vice Chairman. The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss opportunities for expanding bilateral trade and encouraging Korean importers to explore Sri Lankan products and suppliers. Particular attention was given to the potential for creating greater awareness among Korean businesses of the preferential trading opportunities available under the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA).

Engagement was also held with the Korea Offshore & Shipbuilding Association (KOSHIPA), represented by the Vice Chairman Choong Jong OH. The discussion focused on opportunities for greater cooperation between Sri Lanka and the Korean maritime and shipbuilding industry. The Embassy highlighted the potential for Korean companies to explore Sri Lanka’s capabilities and investment opportunities in areas including shipbuilding, ship repair, offshore engineering, marine services and related manufacturing, while encouraging KOSHIPA members to consider participating in Sri Lanka Expo 2027.

In addition to these institutional engagements, the Embassy hosted a dedicated meeting at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Seoul with the Global Business Alliance (GBA), with the participation of 16 members of the Alliance. The meeting was led by the Chairman of GBA, Oh Sinan OZTURK . The session provided an important opportunity to directly engage with representatives of Korean businesses and share comprehensive information on Sri Lanka Expo 2027, including the opportunities available for trade, investment and business partnerships.

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Seoul is making its fullest efforts to mobilize participation from the Korean private sector in Sri Lanka Expo 2027, recognizing the Expo as an important opportunity to further strengthen bilateral trade, investment and economic cooperation between Sri Lanka and the Republic of Korea.

Embassy of Sri Lanka Seoul
Republic of Korea

21/08/2026

Embassy Explores Opportunities with Korea Importers Association to Boost Trade and Economic Cooperation with Sri Lanka

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