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9 January 2025
AC MILAN ARRIVES IN SRI LANKA TO LAUNCH THREE NEW MILAN JUNIOR CAMPS

The Embassy of Italy in Sri Lanka is pleased to welcome the joint initiative of AC Milan and the Colombo Athletic and Football Academy, which brings to the country three new Milan Junior Camps and a further area of cooperation between Sri Lanka and Italy, with the involvement in the country of one of the […]

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24 December 2024
Notice: Temporary interruption of passport issuing service at the Italian Embassy in Colombo

Please be advised that, due to a technical fault, the passport issuing device at the Italian Embassy in Colombo is temporarily out of service. Work is in progress to restore operation. As a result, appointments for the ‘Passports’ category on the Prenot@mi portal will not be available at the moment. Please note that as soon […]

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5 December 2024
58th ‘Paganini Prize’ International Violin Competition

Until 11 February 2025, violinists of all nationalities and between the ages of 15 and 30 will be able to enter the 58th International Violin Competition ‘Paganini Prize’. The final stages of the competition will be held in Genoa, the birthplace of the legendary violinist Niccolò Paganini, from 14 to 26 October 2025.   The […]

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21 November 2024
2024 Worlwide Week of the Italian Cuisine launched in Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, the celebrations for the 9th edition of the “Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo” (Worldwide Week of Italian Cuisine in the World) is unfolded through a variety of initiatives organized in collaboration with four major luxury hotels in Colombo (Cinnamon Life, Shangri-La, Cinnamon Grand, and Taj Samudra) and renowned Italian restaurants (AquaForte, […]

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18 November 2024
Italy visa and legalisation application centre moves to the new location in colombo from 18 november 2024.

We inform you that, effective 18 November 2024, the VFS Italy Visa Application Centre and the Italian Legalisation Application Centre in Colombo will move to 5th Floor, No. 675, Dr. Danister De Silva Mawatha, Colombo 09.   ඉතාලි වීසා අයදුම් කිරීමේ මධ්‍යස්ථානය සහ කොළඹ පිහිටි ඉතාලි නීතිගත (Legalisation) කිරීමේ අයදුම් කිරීමේ මධ්‍යස්ථානය වන VFS GLOBAL […]

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30 October 2024
EU Ambassadors meet with H.E. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Ambassador Francovigh met with H.E. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake last Friday along with European colleagues. The meeting provided an opportunity to explore themes of cooperation between Sri Lanka, the European Union, and EU Member States. The EU is the second largest destination market for Sri Lankan goods and one of the main regions for foreign […]

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21 October 2024
VISA APPLICATION SUBMISSION APPOINTMENTS: 28th October – 08th November

Following the cancellation of Visa Appointments taken through middlemen and brokers, new VISA APPOINTMENTS slots for the period 28th October – 08th November are now AVAILABLE online on the VFS Colombo website (https://visa.vfsglobal.com/lka/en/ita/book-an-appointment)   අතරමැදියන් සහ තැරැව්කරුවන් හරහා ලබා ගන්නා වීසා පත්වීම් අවලංගු කිරීමෙන් පසුව,   ඔක්තෝබර් 28 – නොවැම්බර් 08 දක්වා කාලය සඳහා නව වීසා පත්කිරීම් […]

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17 October 2024
URGENT COMMUNICATION ON EMPLOYMENT VISA – රැකියා වීසා පිළිබඳ හදිසි දැනුම්දීම – வேலைோய்ப்பு விசா பற்றிய அேசரத்ததாடர்பு

URGENT COMMUNICATION ON EMPLOYMENT VISA In force of the Decree issued by the Italian Government on the 11th of October 2024 (Decreto Legge n. 145 del 11/10/2024), NEW APPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT VISA WILL BE NOT ACCEPTED AND ALL PENDING APPLICATIONS WILL BE PROVISIONALLY SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. In the meanwhile, we strongly recommend NOT TO COME to […]

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11 October 2024
VISA APPLICATION SUBMISSION APPOINTMENTS: 14th October – 25th October

Following the cancellation of Visa Appointments taken through middlemen and brokers, new VISA APPOINTMENTS slots for the period 14th October – 25th October are now AVAILABLE online on the VFS Colombo website (https://visa.vfsglobal.com/lka/en/ita/book-an-appointment)   අතරමැදියන් සහ තැරැව්කරුවන් හරහා ලබා ගන්නා වීසා පත්වීම් අවලංගු කිරීමෙන් පසුව, ඔක්තෝබර් 14 – ඔක්තෝබර් 25 දක්වා කාලය සඳහා නව වීසා පත්කිරීම් දැන් […]

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9 October 2024
MULTIPURPOSE COMBAT SHIP RAIMONDO MONTECUCCOLI WILL PAY A PORT CALL IN COLOMBO FROM 10TH TO 13TH OCTOBER 2024

  From 10st to 13th October 2024, the Multipurpose Combat Ship Raimondo Montecuccoli, integrated in the Italian Carrier Strike Group with ITS Cavour and ITS Alpino, will pay a port call to Colombo, mooring at Colombo Harbor – Passenger Cruise Terminal. The ship, entirely built in Italy and characterized by high operational flexibility, is designed […]

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