The Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Republic of Korea conducted a mobile consular and employment welfare service on 20^th October 2024 in Deagu. The mobile service was held in parallel to the in parallel to the annual ‘katina ceremony’ of the Deagu SriLankaramaya temple.

Deagu is the third largest metropolitan city of the Republic of Korea, which is approximately 300 kms away from Seoul. It is home to a significant number of Sri Lankan migrant workers and students.

Approximately 60 Sri Lankans obtained consular services, including the renewal of passports, document attestation, attestation of driving license, signing of affidavits and power of attorney. The Employment and Labour Welfare Section of the Embassy also provided labour welfare services to the Sri Lankan expatriate community who attended the event.

The mobile service is a part of the Embassy's community reach out programme and enables the Embassy to effectively serve Sri Lankans who live a long distance away from Seoul.