SHORT-STAY (TOURIST OR BUSINESS) VISA FOR SCHENGEN TERRITORY
You have to apply for your Schengenvisa at the Embassy of your MAIN destination. If the main destination cannot be determined, responsibility for issuance of the visa lies with the Schengen state of first entry.
A visa gives the opportunity to enter the Schengen area and not a legal right.
Sri Lankan/Maldivian citizens travelling to Schengen countries on business or as tourists may receive a uniform visa for a short stay of 1 to 90 days valid for all these countries.
The purpose of a proposed visit cannot be altered once the visa has been issued.
It is recommended you apply in the period that lies between three (03) weeks and three (03) months prior to entry to the Schengen area. In the case of a planned visit to French Overseas Territories (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane, Réunion, New Caledonia, Polynesia, Mayotte...), visa processing at the French Embassy will take at least fifteen (15) days.
In Sri Lanka, applicants may obtain a uniform visa at the following foreign missions :
France, Portugal and Spain Embassy of the Republic of France
Rosmead Place,
Colombo 7
Tel : 2698 815
Fax : 2677 374
Website : www.ambfrance.lk
The Embassy of France is also the only competent authority for any applicant who intends to visit Monaco and Andorra, even if the main destination of his/her travel may be elsewhere, as well as for the following African countries : Burkina Faso, Centralafrica, Djibouti, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Senegal, Togo.
Germany and Austria Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany
40, Alfred House Avenue,
Colombo 3
Tel: 011-2580 431
Fax: 011-2580 440
Website: www.germanembassy.lk
For appointments, please call 011-2559 040 on working days from Monday to Friday between 09.00 and 11.00 hrs.
Italy and Greece Embassy of Italy
55, Jawatta Road,
Colombo 5
Tel: 011-2588 388
Fax: 011-2588 622
Website : http://sedi.esteri.it/colombo
The Netherlands, Belgium & Luxembourg Royal Netherlands Embassy
25, Torrington Avenue,
Colombo 7
Tel. 011-2596 914
Fax 011-2502 855
Website : www.hollandinsrilanka.org
For appointments, please call the Visa Call Centre on working days from Monday to Friday between 11.00 and 15.00 hrs on telephone 011-2596914. Persons travelling to Belgium, can submit their aplications at the Netherlands Embassy; should the Visa Officer not be in a position to take a decision on your application, the application and visa fee will be returned to the applicant who will then have to apply at the Belgian Embassy in New Delhi, India.
www.ambfrance.lk
