What to check, what to prepare and what to expect on this route. Every official name and link below comes from a government or ILO page we read; we say plainly where there is none.
Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE)
SLBFE licenses foreign employment agencies, registers migrant workers and takes their complaints.
How to check: Look the agency up in the SLBFE licensed-agency directory. If something is wrong, SLBFE takes complaints online and by phone.
SLBFE hotline 1989 or +94 11 2 880 500
Open the official list ↗ Official site ↗ Our guide for Sri Lanka →
Every candidate completes the same intake checklist. Your source country adds its own clearances on top. The destination side (visa type, medical, attestation) depends on the employer and your role, and your specialist confirms what currently applies.
Ministry of Labour and Labour Development (MITRADEL)
MITRADEL issues work permits to foreigners. Executive Decree No. 6 of 13 April 2023 regulates labour migration and its permit types.
Last checked 29 September 2026. Links go to official sites we do not control; treat each site as the authority, not this page.
One initiation fee, paid after your profile is complete. See the exact amount for your country, with the total in your home currency.
$50.00 USD + 18% VAT (Sri Lanka) = $59.00 USD (about Rs16,539 LKR + Rs2,977 LKR = Rs19,516 LKR)
Convert a salary offer into your home currency with live exchange rates.
Open the salary converter →Tick what your offer says and see what is missing, and whether any red flag applies.
Open the offer checker →One named specialist owns your file from registration to your first day. Fee refunded in full if you are not matched and accepted within 90 days.
Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE). Look the agency up in the SLBFE licensed-agency directory. If something is wrong, SLBFE takes complaints online and by phone.
Ministry of Labour and Labour Development (MITRADEL). MITRADEL issues work permits to foreigners. Executive Decree No. 6 of 13 April 2023 regulates labour migration and its permit types.
Every candidate completes the same intake checklist: Passport (First Page), Passport (Last Page), Photograph, CV, Education Certificate, Health Declaration, Consent. Sri Lanka adds: SLBFE registration, SLBFE pre-departure orientation certificate. The destination side (visa type, medical, attestation) depends on the employer and your role, and your specialist confirms what currently applies.
It depends on the employer and your contract, and it should be written in your offer before you pay or travel. Use the offer checker to see what is missing.
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