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Sri Lanka → Romania

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Sri Lanka
To
Romania
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Romania's consulates in Sri Lanka

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Romania's consulates located in Sri Lanka.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
200910510143.8%

Applications by year

531052009
531052009
Data table
2009105
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Romania

First residence permits issued by Romania to citizens of Sri Lanka (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work8,891
  2. Family222
  3. Education24
  4. Other reasons1
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20259,138000
20247,1492035
202310,1631011
20225,2100013
20211,727009
20201,3570012
20191,8550116
20184190013
20172080012
20161360017
2015940014
201470114
2013250014
201252000
201165000
201065000
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities8,890
  2. EU Blue Card1
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
25,095
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
189
Changed status into work, 2025
6
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
22
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Romania in Sri Lanka, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyColombocolombo.mae.ro
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from Sri Lanka move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Sri Lanka, 2023
  1. Japan11,328
  2. South Korea8,576
  3. New Zealand7,044
  4. Australia6,055
  5. Finland3,260
  6. Italy2,877
  7. Canada2,710
  8. United States2,280
  9. Germany2,058
  10. France1,883
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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