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, […]
Read moreItaly 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 […]
Read moreEU 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 […]
Read moreVISA 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 […]
Read moreURGENT 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 […]
Read moreVISA 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 […]
Read moreMULTIPURPOSE 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 […]
Read more🌍📚 XXIV Week of the Italian Language in the World 📚🌍
From the 14th to the 20th of October we celebrate the beauty and richness of the Italian language with the XXIV edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World! This year, the main theme will be the “Italian and the Book: The World Between the Lines,” which aims at highlighting the importance […]
Read moreCongratulatory message from the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, to the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, on the occasion of his election.
“On the occasion of your election, I would like to attend my best wishes for the full success in carrying out the task entrusted to you by the people of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Italy firmly supports your country’s journey towards full national reconciliation; we also hope that Sri Lanka will achieve […]
Read moreVISA APPLICATION SUBMISSION APPOINTMENTS: 02nd September – 13th September
Following the cancellation of Visa Appointments taken through middlemen and brokers, new VISA APPOINTMENTS slots for the period 02nd September – 13th September 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, සැප්තැම්බර් 02 – සැප්තැම්බර් 13 දක්වා කාලය සඳහා නව වීසා පත්කිරීම් […]
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