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DBT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in Sri Lanka, and Sri Lankan companies set up and invest in the UK.
As part of a global rollout, a new visa application form, Access UK, has launched in Sri Lanka for customers applying for a UK visit visa.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Mr Andrew Patrick has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in succession to Mrs Sarah Hulton OBE.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
British Deputy High Commissioner in Colombo explains the UK’s view on the death penalty.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Activity in 2018 by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and its diplomatic network to defend human rights and promote democracy worldwide.
Information for British people who go or are taken into hospital in Sri Lanka, including how the British High Commission can help.
Five members of a criminal gang who smuggled Sri Lankans into the UK from France have been jailed for a total of 23 years.
Dominic Raab addressed the UN Human Rights Council on some of the most pressing current human rights situations including in Myanmar, Belarus, Russia and China.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Information on the Sri Lankan legal and prison systems for British prisoners, their family and friends.
Activity in 2019 by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and its diplomatic network to defend human rights and promote democracy worldwide.
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