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Sandro Pedace

Living in Colombo | from Switzerland

"On coming to Colombo, I was dreading the culture shock. However, expats and local contacts gave me some great advice. "

Isabelle Jacobs

Living in Colombo | from Belgium

"It was fun to find other cricket fans among the expats around here and watch some matches at a Colombo club together. "

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Make the most of living and working in Colombo

Expat living in Colombo raises plenty of questions, for instance: ʺWhat are the requirements from Sri Lankan authorities to get a residence permit?”, ʺShould I study some basic Sinhala or Tamil, or rather both of them?ʺ, or ”Who can recommend specialised travel agents in town?”

Finding all this expat information about living and working in Colombo takes a lot of time. Our Colombo expat guide is there to make your relocation to Colombo as easy as possible. Starting with local infrastructure to information about restaurants & nightlife, the guide covers all the different aspects of expat life in Colombo.

Are you curious about expatriate living outside Colombo? Then read more about our various expat guides, such as living in Jersey City or living in London!

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Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel

Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel

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Waters Edge

Waters Edge

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Breeze Bar @ Cinnamon Grand Hotel

Breeze Bar @ Cinnamon Grand Hotel

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Galle Face Hotel

Galle Face Hotel

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Hazari's Food on Fire

Hazari's Food on Fire

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Cafe Che

Cafe Che

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Zero Bar

Zero Bar

Restaurants & Nightlife

The Overseas School of Colombo

The Overseas School of Colombo

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Information on the Expat Life in Colombo

Are you looking specifically for public utility providers in town or the French consulates in Sri Lanka? In addition to our expat guide, the expat directory for Colombo provides you with listings of all expatriate-relevant locations and relocation services in Colombo. Furthermore, you might want to also consider our Colombo expats forum to receive first hand information from your fellow expats.

Simply become a member of InterNations Colombo and you’ll be warmly received with a friendly Piliganimu & enna vishayam among our expats living and working in Colombo.

Of course, InterNations is active far beyond Colombo. Please feel free to explore our expatriate guide on living in Washington, D.C. or living in Paris.

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