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2 May 2024
A ceremony dedicated to Guglielmo Marconi, whose 150th birth anniversary is this year.

    The Italian research day has been celebrated in Colombo on 29 April with a ceremony dedicated to Guglielmo Marconi, whose 150th birth anniversary is this year. The Sri Lankan post office dedicated a stamp to the Italian inventor, while the President of the Marconi Foundation, Dr. Giulia Fortunato delivered a presentation on the […]

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9 April 2024
VISA APPLICATION SUBMISSION APPOINTMENTS: 15th April – 26th April

Following the cancellation of Visa Appointments taken through middlemen and brokers, new VISA APPOINTMENTS slots for the period 15th April – 26th April 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, අප්රේල් 15 – අප්රේල් 26 දක්වා කාලය සඳහා නව වීසා පත්කිරීම් දැන් […]

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29 March 2024
Discussion on “Bilateral trade and investment between Italy and Sri Lanka”

27/03/2024 A discussion on the issues of bilateral trade and investments between Italy and Sri Lanka has taken place today at the headquarters of the “National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka”. Ambassadors Damiano Francovigh and Jagath Wellawatte, as well as commercial advisor Botheju of the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Milan, provided information, […]

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28 March 2024
VISA APPLICATION SUBMISSION APPOINTMENTS: 2nd April – 12th April

Following the cancellation of Visa Appointments taken through middlemen and brokers, new VISA APPOINTMENTS slots for the period 02th April – 12th April 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, අප්රේල් 02 – අප්රේල් 12දක්වා කාලය සඳහා නව වීසා පත්කිරීම් දැන් […]

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22 March 2024
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT “EMPLOYMENT VISA”

IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT “EMPLOYMENT VISA” The Embassy of Italy in Colombo is currently receiving a high number of EMPLOYMENT VISA applications having attached NULLA OSTA which turn out to be false. We inform our applicants that the Embassy can check immediately, on our computer systems, the authenticity of the NULLA OSTA, which is an essential […]

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11 March 2024
IORA DAY 2024

On Sunday 10/03, on the occasion of #IORADAY2024, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs organised an event open to students from the island’s primary and secondary schools to promote the sustainability of the Indian Ocean among the younger generation. The event was also attended by the Embassies of IORA member countries, including Italy, which […]

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7 March 2024
News on the arrest of scammers targeting applicants for Italian Visas

News on the arrest of scammers targeting applicants for Italian Visas News: Ada Derana 6.55pm edition Channel: TV Derana Date: 02/29/2024 Colombo Crime Division has arrested a group of scammers who promised entry visas in exchange for money. A woman and two other people were arrested in connection with the incident. Service: After the Italian […]

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