Visa for Sri Lanka Online

The electronic Sri Lankan visa can be obtained entirely online with no visits to the Embassy

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Key Takeaways

  • Sri Lanka ETA is an Electronic Travel Authorization
  • Sri Lanka ETA comes in three types: tourist/business/transit online visa
  • Citizens of over 200 countries are eligible to get their Sri Lanka visa online
  • Sri Lanka ETA processing takes a maximum of 72 hours
  • Sri Lanka ETA allows a total stay of either 30 or 2 days in Sri Lanka (depending on the selected ETA type)
  • The application process takes place entirely online
  • A valid passport is the only required document to make an online application
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Sri Lanka ETA - What it is

Sri Lanka ETA is an Electronic Travel Authorization that comes in three different types - tourism/business/transit, all available for travellers from over 200 countries - online.

Eligible travellers need a valid passport, a stable internet connection, and an active email address to complete the online process of applying.

Sri Lanka electronic visa gets approved within a maximum of 72 hours and once processed is delivered to travellers via email in PDF form.

Processed Sri Lanka ETA links straight to the traveller's passport; therefore, eliminating the need to print the received approved online visa out.

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Sri Lanka ETA - available types

There are three Sri Lanka ETA types that all eligible travellers can choose from when applying for their travel authorization online.
Choose one of the ETA types that best suits your travel preferences. Eligible travellers can select one of the following Sri Lanka ETA types:

  • Tourism Online Visa - is a double-entry eVisa issued for leisure-related purposes allowing a total stay of 30 days in Sri Lanka
  • Business Online Visa - is a double-entry Electronic Travel Authorization issued for business-related purposes and allowing a total stay of 30 days spent in Sri Lanka
  • Transit Online Visa - is issued for a 2-day stay in Sri Lanka, perfect for taking a layover through Sri Lanka

What do I need to apply for the Sri Lanka visa online

The requirements needed to be met to apply for the Sri Lanka visa online are minimal. All that you need is:

  • an active email address - to be able to receive the approved Sri Lanka ETA
  • an internet connection - to complete the process of applying online
  • a valid passport - for the Sri Lankan Government to process your ETA application
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How to apply for the Sri Lanka visa online

The online visa application process takes minutes to complete and consists of three simple steps. To apply for the Sri Lankan ETA, eligible travellers must:

  1. Provide the required data into the online visa application form - provide your personal, contact, travel, and passport details while making sure every piece of information is correct.
  2. Cover the Sri Lanka ETA issuing fee with any preferred method of online payment
  3. Check your email inbox for the approved Sri Lanka ETA and confirmation email arriving right after the application process is completed
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What happens after I submit my application online

After submitting the Sri Lanka ETA application online, the Sri Lankan Government will start the processing of your application.

The processing may take up to 72 hours, which is why travellers who wish to receive the Sri Lankan ETA with no issues should submit their applications no later than 3 business days of their planned departure.

There's no need to print the received via email PDF file with the approved Sri Lankan ETA since the Electronic Travel Authorization links directly to the traveller's passport number.

How long does the Sri Lankan Electronic Travel Authorization stay valid for

The Sri Lankan Electronic Travel Authorization stays valid for six months from issuing. Every Sri Lanka ETA expires after 180 days from issuing.

Both the tourist and business online visa allow two entries to Sri Lanka during its validity period and a total stay of 30 days.

The transit ETA stays effective for six months, but allows a total stay of 48 hours in Sri Lanka allowing layover visits in the country.

Make sure that your passport will stay valid throughout the whole duration of your visit to Sri Lanka since an approved ETA is linking directly to your passport number, making both documents connected.

Expiry of your passport, losing this document, or changing any data on it, leads to your ETA automatically becoming invalid.

List of countries who can apply for evisa to Sri Lanka

AlbaniaAlbania AlgeriaAlgeria American SamoaAmerican Samoa
AndorraAndorra AngolaAngola AnguillaAnguilla
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda ArgentinaArgentina ArmeniaArmenia
ArubaAruba AustraliaAustralia AustriaAustria
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan BahamasBahamas BahrainBahrain
BangladeshBangladesh BarbadosBarbados BelarusBelarus
BelgiumBelgium BelizeBelize BeninBenin
BermudaBermuda BhutanBhutan BoliviaBolivia
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina BotswanaBotswana BrazilBrazil
British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands BruneiBrunei BulgariaBulgaria
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso BurundiBurundi CambodiaCambodia
CameroonCameroon CanadaCanada Cape VerdeCape Verde
Cayman IslandsCayman Islands Central African RepublicCentral African Republic ChadChad
Channel Islands ChileChile ChinaChina
ColombiaColombia ComorosComoros Costa RicaCosta Rica
CroatiaCroatia CubaCuba CyprusCyprus
Czech RepublicCzech Republic DenmarkDenmark DjiboutiDjibouti
DominicaDominica Dominican RepublicDominican Republic East TimorEast Timor
EcuadorEcuador EgyptEgypt Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea
EritreaEritrea EstoniaEstonia EswatiniEswatini
EthiopiaEthiopia Falkland IslandsFalkland Islands FijiFiji
FinlandFinland FranceFrance GambiaGambia
GeorgiaGeorgia GermanyGermany GibraltarGibraltar
Glorioso IslandsGlorioso Islands GreeceGreece GreenlandGreenland
GrenadaGrenada GuadeloupeGuadeloupe GuamGuam
GuatemalaGuatemala GuyanaGuyana HaitiHaiti
HondurasHonduras Hong KongHong Kong HungaryHungary
IcelandIceland IndiaIndia IndonesiaIndonesia
IranIran IraqIraq IrelandIreland
Isle of ManIsle of Man IsraelIsrael ItalyItaly
JamaicaJamaica Jan MayenJan Mayen JapanJapan
JordanJordan KazakhstanKazakhstan KiribatiKiribati
South KoreaSouth Korea KuwaitKuwait KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan
LaosLaos LatviaLatvia LebanonLebanon
LesothoLesotho LibyaLibya LiechtensteinLiechtenstein
LithuaniaLithuania LuxembourgLuxembourg MacauMacau
MacedoniaMacedonia MadagascarMadagascar MalawiMalawi
MalaysiaMalaysia MaltaMalta Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands
MartiniqueMartinique MauritaniaMauritania MauritiusMauritius
MayotteMayotte MexicoMexico MicronesiaMicronesia
MoldovaMoldova MonacoMonaco MongoliaMongolia
MontenegroMontenegro MontserratMontserrat MoroccoMorocco
MozambiqueMozambique NamibiaNamibia NauruNauru
Navassa IslandNavassa Island NepalNepal NetherlandsNetherlands
Netherlands Antilles New CaledoniaNew Caledonia New ZealandNew Zealand
NicaraguaNicaragua NigerNiger NiueNiue
NorwayNorway OmanOman PakistanPakistan
PalauPalau PanamaPanama Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
Paracel Islands ParaguayParaguay PeruPeru
PhilippinesPhilippines Pitcairn IslandsPitcairn Islands PolandPoland
PortugalPortugal Puerto RicoPuerto Rico QatarQatar
ReunionReunion RomaniaRomania RussiaRussia
RwandaRwanda Saint HelenaSaint Helena Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis
Saint LuciaSaint Lucia Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines SamoaSamoa
San MarinoSan Marino Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
SenegalSenegal SerbiaSerbia SlovakiaSlovakia
SloveniaSlovenia Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands SomaliaSomalia
South AfricaSouth Africa SpainSpain Sri LankaSri Lanka
SurinameSuriname SvalbardSvalbard SwedenSweden
SwitzerlandSwitzerland TaiwanTaiwan TajikistanTajikistan
TanzaniaTanzania ThailandThailand TogoTogo
TokelauTokelau TongaTonga Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago
TunisiaTunisia TurkeyTurkey TurkmenistanTurkmenistan
Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands TuvaluTuvalu UkraineUkraine
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United KingdomUnited Kingdom United States of AmericaUnited States of America
UruguayUruguay UzbekistanUzbekistan VanuatuVanuatu
Vatican CityVatican City VenezuelaVenezuela VietnamVietnam
Wake IslandWake Island Wallis and FutunaWallis and Futuna Western SaharaWestern Sahara
YemenYemen ZambiaZambia ZimbabweZimbabwe