Recently, we received a number of reports from citizens in Sri Lanka, saying that individual citizens in Sri Lanka claim to be able to replace Sri Lanka visa, after requesting high service fees and removing passports, not only failed to handle the visa, but also caused serious economic losses, visa expiration, long-term passport withholding or even unable to recover problems.

The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka said:

To apply for Sri Lanka visa, it should be done through the official channels of Sri Lanka Immigration Bureau. Chinese citizens should be wary of misleading by any intermediaries or individuals to avoid falling into scams, financial losses, overstays and other security risks. If you encounter a similar scam in the process of visa processing, please be sure to report the case to the local police in Sri Lanka as soon as possible. The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka will fully safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens and assist in recommending local lawyers or translators as needed.

You can call the following phone for help:

Sri Lanka police department phone: police (national): (0094)119,118; police (Colombo): (0094)11-2433333; tourism police (Colombo): (0094)11-2421070,11-2421052;

Telephone for consular protection and assistance of the Embassy in Sri Lanka: (0094) 11-2676033;

Department of Foreign Affairs Global Consular Protection and Emergency Call Center Phone 0086-10-12308 or 0086-10-65612308