visa services
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, e-mail, mail/courier, on-line 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 web site. 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 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 | Tuesdays & Thursdays | 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Please consult the American Embassy Holiday Schedule.
Traveler Redress Notice
On occasion, foreign travelers may have complaints about their treatment at ports of entry as a result of security measures, some of which also generate TSA "no fly" alerts. Passengers may be delayed, denied boarding, miss flights, consistently be sent to additional security screenings, or even be further detained until such issues are resolved. The U.S. Department of State does not have authority to act on behalf of a traveler, but anyone encountering these types of problems can request an audit of their case by completing and signing the redress request form located at http://www.dhs.gov/trip and following the website instrcutions for submitting it to the Department of Homeland Security for review.
Visa Services
Hours of Operation
Visa Forms
Fees for Visa
Customer Service Statement
Non-Immigrant Visas
