Visa Issuance

Visiting Sri Lanka

All Holiday or Business travelers to Sri Lanka must have a valid Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) to enter into Sri Lanka. Please visit http://www.eta.gov.lk for more information.

The ETA requirement is applicable to all nationalities except nationals of the Republic of Maldives, the Republic of Singapore and the Republic of Seychelles, who on the basis of reciprocity, are exempted from this requirement.

The objective of the Sri Lankan visa is to facilitate the legal entry of non-Sri Lankans into Sri Lanka and to regulate the period and conditions governing their stay.

The competent authority for issuing Sri Lankan visas is the Department of Immigration and Emigration. On behalf of the Department of Immigration and Emigration, Sri Lanka diplomatic missions abroad have been authorized to issue visas.

What are the general eligibility requirements for Sri Lankan visas?

Sri Lanka Immigration and Emigration may issue a visa to you if:

It is satisfied that you are suitable to enter Sri Lanka.
It approves the purpose for which you are entering Sri Lanka.
you hold a passport valid for a minimum period of six months from the date you arrive in Sri Lanka.
It is satisfied that you have adequate funds for your stay in Sri Lanka and for the payment of your return passage to the country which issued your passport.
you are in possession of a return air ticket to the country of domicile or a visa to the next country of destination.

Who is eligible for visa exemption?

Sri Lankan dual citizens.
Children (up to 21 years of age) born outside Sri Lanka and having Sri Lankan birth certificate and Sri Lankan citizenship certificate (Section 5(2))

Visa categories (Div)

(Please select the visa category)

ශ්‍රී ලංකා තානාපති කාර්යාලය, වොෂින්ටන් ඩී.සී., ඇමරිකා එක්සත් ජනපදය

இலங்கைத் தூதரகம், வொஷிங்டன் டி.சி, ஐக்கிய அமெரிக்கா

Embassy of Sri Lanka, Washington D.C.,United States

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Visa Issuance