SLBFE list dated October 21, 2026 · we checked it Oct 21, 2026, 7:01 PM
Is this agency licensed by SLBFE?
Check any foreign employment agency by licence number, name, or phone number before you pay money or hand over your passport.
Before you pay anything
How to check an agency
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Ask for the licence number
Every legal agency has an SLBFE licence number. If they won't give you one, stop there.
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Search it here
Check the status, and that the name, address and phone match the people you are dealing with.
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Confirm with SLBFE
Before you pay money or hand over your passport, confirm the licence with SLBFE directly.
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Why the flamingo
Go far. Come home safe.
Every season, Greater Flamingos make a long journey to rest at Mannar and Bundala, and every season they find their way back. We want the same for everyone who leaves Sri Lanka to work: a safe journey out, and a safe journey home. It starts with an agency that is really licensed.