Register a migrant worker
1.Agency basis
Final Approval Division
Aim: Empower and assist Licensed Recruitment Agents to send trained migrant workers that match the requirements of the job for employment abroad safely and lawfully.
Operational Location:
Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (1st Floor) No. 234, Denzil Kobbekaduwa Mawatha, Koswatta, Battaramulla Telephone Number : 0112880500 Fax : 0112864108 Email : [email protected]
Deputy General Manager - 0112866856 Manager - 0112864108
Regional Centers in which Final Approval is granted:
Center Address Telephone Number 1. Kurunegala Regional Center No. 235/32, Vijayaba Mawatha, Kurunegala 0372220441 2. Kandy Regional Center No. 353, Colombo Road, Kehelwala, Kiribathkuburu 0812068101 3. Badulla Regional Center No. 117/3, Mahiyangana Road, Badulla 0552231766 4. Ratnapura Regional Center No. 06, Batugedara, Ratnapura 0452223077 5. Anuradhapura Regional Center No. 395/12A, Muditha Mawatha, Anuradhapura 0252223464 Services:
Documents required for registration:
Valid passport Job Agreement Family Background Report (FBR) Application form to obtain the final approval - H Form Job Order Bank Receipt
Requirements to be fulfilled to send a jobseeker abroad: A trained jobseeker that fulfills the requirements of the job Minimum Age –
For female domestic workers for Saudi Arabia - Age 25 For female domestic workers for other Middle East Countries - Age 23 Singapore, Malaysia, Cyprus and Other Non Middle East Countries - Age 21 For male domestic workers - Age 21 For male non-domestic workers - Age 18
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Family Background Report for females certified by Gramasevaka, Development Officer and Divisional Secretariat
Service can be obtained within 10 minutes if all requirements mentioned above are fulfilled.
Office Hours: Weekdays (Monday to Friday) - from 08.30a.m. to 16.30p.m. Saturday - from 09.00a.m. to 12.00p.m.
Registration Fee:
The registration fee is determined by the Annual Budget and communicated to the Ministry of Foreign Employment from the National Budget Department. This registration fee has to be paid by the migrant worker to obtain the registration.
Stamp Value Fee Rs. 15,200.00 Rs. 17,837.00 (Rs. 15,200.00 + 15%VAT) Female migrant workers migrating for employment in the domestic sector and female migrant workers migrating for employment in unskilled job categories with local job agreements (job agreements that are not attested by the Sri Lanka Embassy abroad) has to pay a job agreement fee according to the prevailing dollar exchange rate at the time of payment of the fee.
Female migrant workers migrating for employment in the domestic sector - USD 50 Female migrant workers migrating for employment in unskilled job categories - USD 35
As mentioned in the first approval local recruitment agents have to pay 5% from the Commission they receive from foreign recruitment agents as a cess tax.
Migrant workers who obtain the registration of SLBFE will be entitled to a free insurance coverage.
Extension of registration period:
Migrant workers can renew the registration period while they are employed abroad from Sri Lanka Embassies abroad.
2. Self basis
First Approval Division
Scope: Registering migrant workers who have found employment overseas by themselves or through a relative or a known person and granting approval for job orders and for promotional activities of recruitment agents
Operational Location: Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (1st Floor) No. 234, Denzil Kobbekaduwa Mawatha, Koswatta, Battaramulla Telephone Number : 0112880500/0112864107 Email : [email protected]
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Deputy General Manager – 0112866856 Manager – 0112864107
Services:
1. Register migrant workers who are migrating for employment found through a relative or known person or by themselves (Self Registration) 2. Grant first approval to recruitment agents 3. Grant approval for promotional activities of recruitment agents
1) Self Registration –
Required Documents:
Job agreement Valid visa Passport (validity period should not be less than one year) Family Background Report (FBR) - for females below the age of 50 years Training or documents to prove experience Bank receipt for payment of Registration fee Duly filed registration form issued from the Bureau
Working days – Monday to Saturday Holidays – Government and Mercantile Holidays Counters open hours – Weekdays from 08.30 a.m. to 04.30 p.m.
2) First Approval –
Grant the first approval for job orders received to recruitment agents in Sri Lanka to send Sri Lankan workers for overseas employment.
Required Documents:
Request letter Job order Job agreement Power of Attorney Duly filed form issued by the Bureau
3) Grant approval for promotional activities of recruitment agents (advertisements telecasted in electronic media and published in print media)
Required documents:
Request letter Job order Sketch of the advertisement
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Time perimeter: 30 minutes from the time of submitting documents to obtain the approval for advertisement
Working days – Monday to Friday Holidays – Government and Mercantile Holidays
Requests to obtain approval for advertisements are only accepted from 08.30a.m. to 03.00p.m.
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Organization Information. Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment
No.234, Denzil Kobbekaduwa Mawatha,koswatta, Battaramulla.
Mr. M. S Vidanapathirana Telephones: +94-11-2864101-5 ,+94 11 2880500 Fax Nos: +94-11-2880500 Email: [email protected] Website: www.slbfe.lk
"Sahanapiyasa" Unit: Tel : +94 112 259341, +94 112 259954
Fax :+94 112 259953
24 Hour Service Centre:
Tel : +94 112 879900 , +94 112 879901, +94 112 879902 Fax : +94 112 879903 E-mail : [email protected]
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Regional Office Address Designation Telephone No. Fax No. Email Address Anuradhapura Muditha Mw, OIC 025 2223499 025 2223499 [email protected] Anuradhapura 0252237995 Badulla No 17/3 Mahiyangana Manager 055 -3012315 0552231766 [email protected] Rd Badulla. 0553053760
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Kandy No 353, Kehelwala, OIC 081 2068101-105 0812068103 [email protected] Kiribathkumbura, Kandy 081-3838761 Kurunegala No235/32, Vijayayaba Act .Manager 037- 2223661 037 2223465 [email protected] Mw, Negambo Rd, Kurunegala 037-2220441
037-3611794 Rathnapura No.6/A, Manager 045 2223077 045 2223077 [email protected] Bandaranayaka Mw.,Rathnapura 0452230105 Vavuniya No.56, Station Rd, Act. Manager 024 2225909 024 2225909 [email protected] Veirapuliyankulama k Vavuniya.
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{slide=District Office & Training Centres}
District Office Training Address Telephone No. Fax No. Email Address Centre Ampara 23/58 A, Gamunupura, 063 2223413 063 2222188 [email protected] Ampara Batticaloa No 435/11,Kannakai 065 2227547 065 2227547 [email protected] Amman Kovil Rd.,Batticaloa. Chilaw Maikkulama, Colombo 032 2224056 032 2221202 [email protected] Road, Chilaw Dambulla No. 03, NissankaMawatha, 066 2284074 066 2284808 [email protected] Dambulla Galle No.289, Colombo Road, 091 2235828 091 2235828 [email protected] Mahamodara, Galle. Jaffna No. 56, Chappal Street, 021 2220682 021 2220682 [email protected] Jaffna. 0213202045 Trincomalee 344, Near the Timber 026 2242107 026 2242107 [email protected] Corporation, Kandy Road, 4th Mile Post, Trincomalee. Polonnaruwa No 63, New Town , 027-2227499 027-2227499 [email protected] Polonnaruwa {/slide}
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Office Address Telephone No. Fax No. Email Address
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Sahanapiyasa 101 5/3, Negombo Road, 011 2259341 011 2259953 [email protected] Katunayake. Air port Unit Katunayake Bandaranayake International 011 2259871 0112251596 [email protected] Airport- Katunayake Air port Unit Mattala Mahinda Rajapaksha 0472031888 047-2031888 [email protected] International Airport-Mattala {/slide}
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District Office Training Address Telephone No. Fax No. Email Address Centre Mathugama Mathugama 0342247188 0342247188 [email protected] waththa,Bandaranayaka Mawatha,Mathugama Tangalle Yayawaththa, 0472240667 0472241477 [email protected] Godigamuwa,Tangalle {/slide}
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Training Centre Address Telephone No. Fax No. Email Address Kurunegala 208 A, Colombo Road, 037 2232640 0372232640 [email protected] Wehera, Kurunegala. Pannipitiya No.18, Old Road, 011 2846904 011 2846904 [email protected] Pannipitiya. Ratnapura 221/A, Pothgul Vihara 045 2222569 045 2224062 [email protected] Mawatha, Gatangama, Ratnapura. Seeduwa No. 2/311, Colombo rd , 0112254840 0112254840 dct_Seeduwa@ slbfe.lk Seeduwa , Katunayake. {/slide}{slide=SLBFE Telephone Directory}
General Nos:-0112880500, 2864101, 2864103-5 / 2865775-6 Fax:-2864141 Hot Line :- 1989 / 0115649196 Web :- WWW.slbfe.lk E-mail :[email protected] Designation Ext Staff Tel Fax Res Email Chairman 307 343 011-2867599 011-2864141 - [email protected] Working Director 303 319 011-2882230 011-2864281 - [email protected] Additional GeneralManager(Corporate 337 338 011-2864135 011-2864135 [email protected] Functions)
Additional General Manager 321 327 011-2076056 011-22076057 [email protected] (Local Affairs ) Actg. Additional General Manager 339 356 011-2872399 011-2872399 011-2893077 [email protected] (International Affairs) Chairman’s Sec. 358 308 011-2867599 011-2864141 - [email protected]
[email protected] Board Sec. 306 - 011-2864131 011-2864131 011-3069018 [email protected] All Deputy General Managers
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Designation Ext Staff Tel Fax Res Email Finance 281 268 0112864120 0112864120 [email protected] Legal,Investigation, 251 251 0112864184 0112864184 [email protected] Licence and Airport Internal Audit 365 202 0112864145 0112864145 [email protected] k Admin,HR, 326 357 0112864127 0112882294 [email protected] Maintainance and Transport Foreign Relations 451 435 0112864100 0112864100 [email protected] Social Development & 107 129 0112882229 0112882229 [email protected] Welfare Recruitment & 276 279/253 0112872124 0112885171 [email protected] Approval Training & Marketing 368 317 0112884771 0112872183 [email protected] k Information 421 420 0112867976 0112867976 [email protected] Technology
Planning & publicity 345 348 0112886814 0112886813 [email protected] k Conciliation 327 254 0112864132 0112864130 [email protected] k {/slide}
{slide=All Managers}
Administration & 334 315 0112887594 0112882294 0112775314 [email protected] Human Resources Airport - - 0112259871 0112251596 0112842314 [email protected] k Conciliation I 272 284 0112864112 0112882292 0112882292 [email protected] k Conciliation II 239 286 0112864113 0112864133 0112506510 [email protected] Final Approval 226 235 0112864108 0112866003 0112400788 mgr_fapproval@slbf e.lk Finance 205 208 0112864134 0112880559 - mgr_finance@slbfe. lk First Approval 229 227 0112864107 0112864138 - mgr_firstapp@slbfe. lk Overseas 451 475 0112871700 0112864126 0112334353 [email protected] Administration & FR Foreign Relations–II 455 402 0112864114 0112864114 0113175914 [email protected] Internal Audit 213 203 0112864128 0112864128 0115649114 [email protected] Legal 236 - 0112864119 0112864119 0113160542 [email protected] Licensing 112 136 0112791835 0112791804 0452224595 [email protected] k Maintenance 253 255 0112864125 0112864125 0452224595 [email protected]
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Marketing 132 131 0112791814 0112791814 - [email protected] Planning 0112791826 0112791826 - mgr_planning@slbf e.lk Procurement 322 328 0112880550 0112880564 0332285201 [email protected] k Publicity & Public 111 110 0112864150 0112864150 0342247368 [email protected] Relation Ext:212 Recruitment 459 404 0112864124 0112880570 0112563365 [email protected] Research 294 296 0112864116 0112864116 0112864116 [email protected] Sociology & 0112791831 0453455373 [email protected] Re-Integration Training (Domestic) 279 237 0112791909 0112791866 0382284097 mgr_trdomestic@sl bfe.lk Investigation 400 401 0112864118 0112864118 0382290170 [email protected] Training - - 0112791833 0112791833 - - (Non.Domestic) Transport 112 136 0112864139 0112864139 - [email protected] Welfare 106 107 0112864117 0112867975 - [email protected] R. O. Anuradhapura - - 0254581019 0252223499 - mgr.provi_apura@slb fe.lk R. O. Badulla - - 0552222095 0552222095 - mgr.provi_badulla@s lbfe.lk R. O. Kurunegala - - 0372223465 0372223465 - [email protected] R. O. Kandy - - 0812224902-5 0812224901 - [email protected] k R. O. Rathnapura - - 0452223077 0452223077 - [email protected] MRC Mathugama - - 0342247188 0342247188 - mrc-matugama@slbf e.lk {/slide}
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