Sri Lanka Mobile Embassy Service Successfully Held in Zurich, Switzerland
A mobile consular service organized by the Sri Lankan diplomatic mission in Zurich was successfully conducted on May 09 and 10, 2026, in collaboration with local Sri Lankan associations and community groups.
The initiative was coordinated by the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in Geneva to improve accessibility for Sri Lankans living in Switzerland. The service was designed to allow citizens to access essential embassy services without traveling long distances, ensuring greater convenience for the diaspora community.
The event was inaugurated by Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Sumith Dassanayake. He stated that, under the guidance of Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath, similar mobile consular services will be expanded across Switzerland in the future, including cities such as Bern, Aargau, and Solothurn. The Zurich program marks the beginning of this broader initiative.
During the two-day service, the diplomatic team provided several important consular services. These included accepting passport applications, issuing birth registrations, providing e-BMD certified birth, marriage, and death certificates, processing dual citizenship applications, and certifying civil status documents and affidavits.
Alongside the consular work, the Ambassador also held discussions with key Sri Lankan community organizations in Switzerland, including the Swiss Sri Lanka Association and the Dharma Union (Hindu-Buddhist organization). These discussions focused on strengthening cooperation and improving services for the Sri Lankan community.
He also visited the Sri Bodhirajaramaya Buddhist Temple in Lenzburg and the Sri Sivasubramaniar Temple in Adliswil, where he engaged with community members and religious leaders to understand their concerns and needs.
This mobile embassy service is considered an important step toward improving diplomatic accessibility and delivering efficient public services to Sri Lankans living abroad.