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23 March 2026
Sponsorship Opportunity for the 2026 Italian National Day in Colombo

The call for sponsorship proposals for the celebration of the Italian National Day in Colombo (Sri Lanka) is now available. Interested parties must submit their applications by completing the form available at the following link and sending it to contabilita.colombo@esteri.it by 10 April 2026. Click here for more information and to download the call for sponsorship.

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23 March 2026
Sponsorship Opportunity for the 2026 Italian National Day in Male

The call for sponsorship proposals for the celebration of the Italian National Day in Male (Maldives) is now available. Interested parties must submit their applications by completing the form available at the following link and sending it to contabilita.colombo@esteri.it by 10 April 2026. Click here for more information and to download the call for sponsorship.

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12 March 2026
SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED BY THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT

Please find at the following link (CALL FOR APPLICATIONS) information on how to apply for one of the scholarships offered to international  students willing to study in Italy in the Academic year 2026-2027. Online applications must be received at the latest at 14:00 (Italian time) on March 26th 2026. The portal study in Italy (https://studyinitaly.esteri.it/) […]

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12 March 2026
Call for Applications for Prizes and Grants for the Translation of Literary and Scientific Works (including digital formats) and for the Production, Dubbing or Subtitling into Foreign Languages of Short Films, Feature Films and Television Series.

The promotion of Italian books abroad represents one of the most important instruments of cultural diplomacy and cultural growth. In this context, awards and grants for the translation of literary and scientific works, as well as for the production, dubbing or subtitling into foreign languages of short films, feature films and television series, constitute a […]

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26 February 2026
NOTICE

Please be informed that as of this morning, 26/02/2026, the Embassy’s switchboard and telephone lines are temporarily out of service due to technical reasons. Kindly use the email addresses indicated in section (https://ambcolombo.esteri.it/it/chi-siamo/contatti/) of the Embassy website as the primary means of communication. For Italian nationals in emergency situations, the emergency contact number remains active […]

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20 February 2026
Temporary Service Suspension – Portal Prenot@ami

Due to scheduled updates to our IT systems, the personal appointment management page on the Prenot@mi portal will be unavailable on 23, 24 and 25 February. Users with appointments scheduled between 23 February and 7 March are kindly asked to download and save their appointment confirmation receipt by 22 February. The confirmation receipt must be […]

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27 January 2026
Holocaust Remembrance Day

On the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Embassy of Italy in Colombo pays tribute to the victims of the Shoah and honors the survivors, reaffirming the value of memory as a collective responsibility towards the future and as a foundation of human dignity, freedom, and democratic values. In his message for 27 January, the […]

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23 January 2026
NOTICE

Please be advised that due to the planned unavailability of the IT systems related to VISAs, it will not be possible to issue any visas, even in urgent circumstances, from Friday 13 February until Tuesday 17 February 2026. The IT systems will be operational again starting Wednesday 18 February  2026. VISA appointments will remain available […]

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16 January 2026
Referendum Costituzionale Confermativo dei giorni 22 e 23 marzo 2026

VOTO PER CORRISPONDENZA DEI CITTADINI ITALIANI ALL’ESTERO E OPZIONE PER IL VOTO IN ITALIA Con decreto del Presidente della Repubblica del 13/01/2026, pubblicato nella Gazzetta Ufficiale del 14/01/2026, è stata fissata nei giorni 22 e 23 MARZO 2026 la data del referendum ex art. 138 della Costituzione per la modifica di alcuni articoli della Costituzione (c.d. “Riforma della […]

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5 December 2025
NOTICE OF RECRUITMENT FOR 1 PERMANENTLY CONTRACTED EMPLOYEE TO BE ASSIGNED TO DRIVER–MESSENGER–RECEPTION/TELEPHONE OPERATOR DUTIES

The Embassy of Italy in Colombo is launching a selection process to hire one Driver-Clerk-Receptionist. Interested candidates must submit their applications to ambcolombo.concorsi@esteri.it no later than 23:59 on 20 December 2025. Alternatively, applications may be hand-delivered in a sealed envelope addressed to: “Ambasciata d’Italia – Ufficio Concorsi”. The application must be originally signed, scanned, and include the following information: […]

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