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I cannot say for sure if the 2 year wait is for foreign-born or SL-born. The new office has moved to: 150A Nawala Rd., Nugegoda and they have no phone. I do know that any children they DO give to those holding a foreign passport (be it 1-1/2 to 2 yr. wait) will be extremely unhealthy. They say they have the child's best interest in mind - but one can see instantly (staff having the audacity to read newspapers and fill out racing forms in that office) that their interests do NOT lie in the children, but in their own monetary interests. One can also see that the reason it takes 1-2 years is because no-one is actually WORKING in that office; the files just sit on a desk and are shuffled. I wish some Human Rights organizations would investigate, because the children are the ones suffering. Like yourselves, SL is the country where I grew up, but I strongly urge you to look at the US State Dept. issuance of orphan visas from Sri Lanka webpage.....ONLY ONE ORPHAN VISA was issued from 1997 to the present.....Sri Lanka, shame on you!!! in 6-1/2 years only ONE Sri Lankan orphan made it to USA. The problem is not with the US Embassy (they were willing to do cartwheels and help in every possible way) in Colombo - the PROBLEM is the Sri Lankan Commissioner's Office system. We have not given up either. A possible election in April may change things, you know. Good luck to you too; Cristina