Visa applicants will be received by appointments only from the 16th of May 2005. The Embassy of France in Colombo has entrusted the company V.F.S. with the opening of a visa application centre at 367, R.A. De Mel Mawatha (Duplication Road) – Colombo 3. This centre will become the focal point for all information regarding short stay visas to France, Spain and Portugal. It will be open from Monday to Thursday from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm and from 8:30 am to 12:00 noon on Friday. V.F.S. will receive short stay visa applicants in order to advise them and facilitate their application. It will schedule appointments to be held at the Embassy and will be in charge of returning passports at the end of the visa process. V.F.S will require a fee of 1.200 LKR plus taxes for its services. For further information, visa applicants are kindly requested to call the VFS call centre : 00.94.114.516.321 or info@vfs-france.com.

Appointments for direct submission of visa applications without going through V.F.S. will be available from the website (http://www.vfs-france.com) although in a limited number.

Spouses of European Union nationals, holders of diplomatic/official passports travelling for official purpose and long stay visas applications (students, family reunion,…) will not be entertained by V.F.S. but handled directly by the Embassy.

• Requirements for short stay visa (Schengen)
• Questionnaire for short stay visa (Schengen) (please answer all the questions in details)
• Application forms for short stay visas (Schengen) (please answer all the questions in details)
• More information
• Frequently Asked Questions

Students must have their visa application endorsed by the Cultural Section of the French Embassy (89 Rosmead Place - Colombo 7 - T.: (0)11 2698.815). EDUFRANCE bureau (at Alliance Française, 11 Barnes Place, Colombo 7 - T. : (0)11 2694 162, (0)11 2693 467) will provide any information on studies in France and could advise students to set up their project. Only students with endorsed application will be received by the visa section.

• Requirements for student visa
• Application forms for long stay visas (please answer all the questions in details)
• More information

Visa applicants for family reunion can come to the visa section every Monday morning from 9:00 am to 12:30 am with their reference number in order to get information about their files. Visa applicants must be aware that the verification of their documents by the Sri Lankan authorities can take a long time.

• Application forms for long stay visas (please answer all the questions in details)
• More information