The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Canberra conducted a mobile consular service in Sydney, New South Wales, recently (26) for the convenience of the approximately 30,000 Sri Lankans living in Sydney. 

According to the Sri Lankan High Commission, this initiative formed part of the High Commission’s broader efforts to enhance consular services for Sri Lankans living in Australia.

The mobile consular service was conducted at the Sinhalese Cultural Forum of New South Wales in Seven Hills, Sydney, which is an area where a large number of Sri Lankans live. Volunteers from the Sinhalese Cultural Forum, along with other associations in Sydney, including the Tamil and Muslim communities, assisted officers of the Sri Lankan High Commission in successfully conducting the service.

The mobile consular service received an enthusiastic response from the Sri Lankan community, with a large number of individuals in attendance. 

Approximately 120 persons were assisted with a range of consular services, including passport applications, birth certificate issuance, and dual citizenship applications.

The Sri Lankan High Commission states that the feedback received from the Sri Lankan community indicated that the mobile consular service was highly valued and deeply appreciated by Sri Lankans living in New South Wales. (Newswire)

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The Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York conducted a Consular Mobile Service recently on the sidelines of the 18th Annual Cricket Festival organized by the Ananda College Old Boys’ Association East Coast in the United States.

According to the Mission, the Consular Mobile Service was conducted in New Jersey on Saturday (28 June).

During the Consular Mobile Service, the Mission staff served more than 50 Sri Lankan community members residing in the Tri-states area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut by accepting new applications for passports, dual citizenship, birth registrations, citizenship certificates, and visas. 

The Mission staff also provided information on the consular services extended to the Sri Lankan community in the Tri-State area.

The Ananda College Old Boys’ Association East Coast in the United States and the USA-Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce assisted the Mission in organizing the Consular Mobile Service. (Newswire)

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