ETA is an official approval that allows you to have a jaunt to Sri Lanka (The smiles and hospitality of Sri Lanka are world famous and so are its spicy food, exotic fruits, and an array of sweetmeats found nowhere in the world). ETA is generally issued electronically, and it provides a reliable, well-organized, and structured service to folks who are traveling to Sri Lanka. After your visa approval, no photographs, no passport copies, or documents are required for the process of procuring a visit visa for Sri Lanka. After the acceptance, you are given thirty days online electronic visa for Sri Lanka where tourism in Sri Lanka offers a variety of sightseeing and entertainment options and upon arrival at the first entry on any international port of Sri Lanka most popular amongst all in Colombo.

 

There are three types of visas for Sri Lanka-:

• 1. Sri Lanka Tourist Visa.
• 2. Sri Lanka Business Visa
• 3. Sri Lanka Transit Visa for Two days

 

ETA application for an individual can be only submitted ninety days earlier before you arrive in Sri Lanka. After obtaining your ETA visa, you can visit Sri Lanka for under three months from the issuance date. After you arrive in the country, you can sojourn for three months starting from the issuance date. After you arrive in the country, you can stop over up to thirty days, and you will have a dual-entry visa. It means that you can leave and book a return to Sri Lanka within thirty days on the same tourist visa for Sri Lanka. Your electronic visa to Sri Lanka will remain valid for about half-yearly (six months), and you cannot obtain another new ETA unless the old one expires. But happily, you can apply for the extension for a Sri Lankan visa at the immigration and emigration department for the visa section and get it extended for up to ninety days starting from the date of arrival.

 

You can get your tourist visa on your arrival in Sri Lanka. No matter how it is always better to get a Sri Lanka e-visa beforehand. How long does it take for the processing of a Sri Lankan ETA Visa? The process for acquiring an online electronic visa for Sri Lanka is uncomplicated. Once you submit your application with all of your information online, you have to wait for around a couple of hours to get a response from the authorities.

 

A planned traveller planning to have a jaunt to Sri Lanka for the following purposes, must acquire an ETA prior approval for their arrival.

 Sightseeing, holidaying
 Visiting friends and relatives
 Medical treatment includes Ayurveda yoga
 Participates in sporting events, competitions, and activities relating to cultural performance.

 Engage in business meetings and negotiations.
 Take part in conferences, workshops, and seminars.
 Indulge in short-term training programs (less than one month)
 Participate in art, music, and dance events
 Participate in Symposium
 Indulging in religious events

 Transiting through Sri Lanka.

 ETA visa for tourist purposes with dual-entry for 30(Thirty) days.
 ETA visa for business purposes with dual entry for 30 (Thirty) days.
 ETA visa for Transit up to 02 days (Documentary proof needed).
At the time of arrival, applicants may be issued 30 days ETA with a dual-entry facility and double entries are possible from the date of official arrival (within the given 30 days). The balance period of 30 days of the initial entry will be granted for the second visit to Sri Lanka.

 

The online ETA facility is not available for under mentioned purposes;

 To take part in Media or journalist conferences, workshops or seminars, etc.,
 To indulge in meetings, seminars, conferences, etc., with political parties and/or groups;
 To be a part of the activities carried out by the NGO or INGO

Acceptance of the appropriate authorities of the Government of Sri Lanka should be acquired by those who intend to engage in the above purposes in Sri Lanka.

Potential applicants may acquire the relevant visa with the submission of proof of evidence from Sri Lanka Overseas missions and from the Visa Section of the Department of Immigration & Emigration, Colombo for the above purposes.

 

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