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Consular Section

General Information on Visas to the United States

Attention:  All appointments for a U.S. Non-Immigrant Visa are scheduled by TT Services (TTS) in Colombo.  There are five convenient ways to send in your request for an appointment:  via fax, email, mail/courier, online or in person at the TTS office.  Please connect to the TTS website at http://www.ttsusvisas.lk. for all the information you need about scheduling your appointment for a visa interview.  Interview procedures remain the same at the U.S. Embassy.  For information on the interview process, please consult the Visa Interview/Procedures section under the Non-Immigrant Visas section of this website.  Please review all pertinent web pages before requesting additional information from the Consular Section. 

The Consular Section handles all matters related to American Citizen Services and visas for Sri Lanka and the Maldives.  For information on American Citizen Services, please click here.  The following table shows the standard hours of operation for visa services at the U.S. Embassy. 

 

          Visa Services
             Day
          Time
     Non-Immigrant Visas
    Monday -Friday

 

  8:00 a.m. -12 noon 
 (Only by prior appointment) 
 

   Immigrant & Diversity Visas
  Tuesday & Thursday

 

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
 

Please consult the American Embassy Holiday Schedule. 

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