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Do you need a visa for Sri Lanka?

Unless you are a citizen of the Maldives, the Seychelles or Singapore, then you need to apply for an authorization for Sri Lanka. Luckily, visitors have the option to apply for an ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization), an official authorization to enter the country for a short period of time that is issued 100% online.

The ETA is obtained in a simple process and will typically allow the traveler to stay a maximum of 30 days in the country. Upon arrival, you will have to show your authorization at the entry point to get the necessary clearance.

You have different ETA options depending on your needs and the purpose of your trip:
  • Tourist
  • Business
  • Transit

Who can apply for the ETA to Sri Lanka?

Tourist ETA
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Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Colombia Comoros Comoros Congo-Brazzaville Congo-Brazzaville Cook Islands Cook Islands Costa Rica Costa Rica Croatia Croatia Cuba Cuba Curaçao Curaçao Cyprus Cyprus Czechia Czechia Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Denmark Djibouti Djibouti Dominica Dominica Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Ecuador Ecuador Egypt Egypt El Salvador El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eritrea Estonia Estonia Eswatini Eswatini Ethiopia Ethiopia Falkland Islands Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Fiji Finland Finland France France French Guiana French Guiana French Polynesia French Polynesia French Southern and Antarctic Lands French Southern and Antarctic Lands Gabon Gabon Gambia Gambia Georgia Georgia Germany Germany Gibraltar Gibraltar Greece Greece Greenland Greenland Grenada Grenada Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Guam Guam Guatemala Guatemala Guernsey Guernsey Guinea Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau Guyana Guyana Haiti Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Heard Island and McDonald Islands Honduras Honduras Hungary Hungary Iceland Iceland India India Indonesia Indonesia Iran Iran Iraq Iraq Ireland Ireland Isle of Man Isle of Man Israel Israel Italy Italy Jamaica Jamaica Japan Japan Jersey Jersey Jordan Jordan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kenya Kenya Kiribati Kiribati Kosovo Kosovo Kuwait Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Laos Latvia Latvia Lebanon Lebanon Lesotho Lesotho Liberia Liberia Libya Libya Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Lithuania Lithuania Luxembourg Luxembourg Macau Macau Madagascar Madagascar Malawi Malawi Malaysia Malaysia Maldives Maldives Mali Mali Malta Malta Marshall Islands Marshall Islands Martinique Martinique Mauritania Mauritania Mauritius Mauritius Mayotte Mayotte Mexico Mexico Micronesia Micronesia Moldova Moldova Monaco Monaco Mongolia Mongolia Montenegro Montenegro Montserrat Montserrat Morocco Morocco Mozambique Mozambique Myanmar Myanmar Namibia Namibia Nauru Nauru Nepal Nepal Netherlands Netherlands New Caledonia New Caledonia New Zealand New Zealand Nicaragua Nicaragua Niger Niger Niue Niue Norfolk Island Norfolk Island North Macedonia North Macedonia Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands Norway Norway Oman Oman Palau Palau Palestine Palestine Panama Panama Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Paraguay Paraguay Peru Peru Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands Poland Poland Portugal Portugal Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Qatar Qatar Romania Romania Russia Russia Rwanda Rwanda Réunion Réunion Saint Barthélemy Saint Barthélemy Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Samoa San Marino San Marino Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Senegal Senegal Serbia Serbia Seychelles Seychelles Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Singapore Singapore Sint Maarten Sint Maarten Slovakia Slovakia Slovenia Slovenia Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Somalia Somalia South Africa South Africa South Georgia South Georgia South Korea South Korea South Sudan South Sudan Spain Spain Sudan Sudan Suriname Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Svalbard and Jan Mayen Sweden Sweden Switzerland Switzerland São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe Tajikistan Tajikistan Tanzania Tanzania Thailand Thailand Timor-Leste Timor-Leste Togo Togo Tokelau Tokelau Tonga Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Tunisia Turkey Turkey Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Tuvalu Uganda Uganda Ukraine Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United Kingdom United States United States United States Minor Outlying Islands United States Minor Outlying Islands United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands Uruguay Uruguay Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vanuatu Vatican City Vatican City Venezuela Venezuela Vietnam Vietnam Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Western Sahara Yemen Yemen Zambia Zambia Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Åland Islands Åland Islands
Tourist ETA (Urgent in 24h)
Afghanistan Afghanistan Albania Albania Algeria Algeria American Samoa American Samoa Andorra Andorra Angola Angola Anguilla Anguilla Antarctica Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Argentina Armenia Armenia Aruba Aruba Australia Australia Austria Austria Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahamas Bahrain Bahrain Bangladesh Bangladesh Barbados Barbados Belarus Belarus Belgium Belgium Belize Belize Benin Benin Bermuda Bermuda Bhutan Bhutan Bolivia Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Botswana Bouvet Island Bouvet Island Brazil Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Brunei Brunei Bulgaria Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Burundi Burundi Cambodia Cambodia Canada Canada Cape Verde Cape Verde Caribbean Netherlands Caribbean Netherlands Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Central African Republic Central African Republic Chad Chad Chile Chile China China Christmas Island Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Colombia Comoros Comoros Congo-Brazzaville Congo-Brazzaville Cook Islands Cook Islands Costa Rica Costa Rica Croatia Croatia Cuba Cuba Curaçao Curaçao Cyprus Cyprus Czechia Czechia Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Denmark Djibouti Djibouti Dominica Dominica Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Ecuador Ecuador Egypt Egypt El Salvador El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eritrea Estonia Estonia Eswatini Eswatini Ethiopia Ethiopia Falkland Islands Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Fiji Finland Finland France France French Guiana French Guiana French Polynesia French Polynesia French Southern and Antarctic Lands French Southern and Antarctic Lands Gabon Gabon Gambia Gambia Georgia Georgia Germany Germany Gibraltar Gibraltar Greece Greece Greenland Greenland Grenada Grenada Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Guam Guam Guatemala Guatemala Guernsey Guernsey Guinea Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau Guyana Guyana Haiti Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Heard Island and McDonald Islands Honduras Honduras Hungary Hungary Iceland Iceland India India Indonesia Indonesia Iran Iran Iraq Iraq Ireland Ireland Isle of Man Isle of Man Israel Israel Italy Italy Jamaica Jamaica Japan Japan Jersey Jersey Jordan Jordan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kenya Kenya Kiribati Kiribati Kosovo Kosovo Kuwait Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Laos Latvia Latvia Lebanon Lebanon Lesotho Lesotho Liberia Liberia Libya Libya Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Lithuania Lithuania Luxembourg Luxembourg Macau Macau Madagascar Madagascar Malawi Malawi Malaysia Malaysia Maldives Maldives Mali Mali Malta Malta Marshall Islands Marshall Islands Martinique Martinique Mauritania Mauritania Mauritius Mauritius Mayotte Mayotte Mexico Mexico Micronesia Micronesia Moldova Moldova Monaco Monaco Mongolia Mongolia Montenegro Montenegro Montserrat Montserrat Morocco Morocco Mozambique Mozambique Myanmar Myanmar Namibia Namibia Nauru Nauru Nepal Nepal Netherlands Netherlands New Caledonia New Caledonia New Zealand New Zealand Nicaragua Nicaragua Niger Niger Niue Niue Norfolk Island Norfolk Island North Macedonia North Macedonia Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands Norway Norway Oman Oman Palau Palau Palestine Palestine Panama Panama Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Paraguay Paraguay Peru Peru Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands Poland Poland Portugal Portugal Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Qatar Qatar Romania Romania Russia Russia Rwanda Rwanda Réunion Réunion Saint Barthélemy Saint Barthélemy Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Samoa San Marino San Marino Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Senegal Senegal Serbia Serbia Seychelles Seychelles Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Singapore Singapore Sint Maarten Sint Maarten Slovakia Slovakia Slovenia Slovenia Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Somalia Somalia South Africa South Africa South Georgia South Georgia South Korea South Korea South Sudan South Sudan Spain Spain Sudan Sudan Suriname Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Svalbard and Jan Mayen Sweden Sweden Switzerland Switzerland São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe Tajikistan Tajikistan Tanzania Tanzania Thailand Thailand Timor-Leste Timor-Leste Togo Togo Tokelau Tokelau Tonga Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Tunisia Turkey Turkey Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Tuvalu Uganda Uganda Ukraine Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United Kingdom United States United States United States Minor Outlying Islands United States Minor Outlying Islands United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands Uruguay Uruguay Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vanuatu Vatican City Vatican City Venezuela Venezuela Vietnam Vietnam Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Western Sahara Yemen Yemen Zambia Zambia Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Åland Islands Åland Islands

How to apply?

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Complete the application online

Prepare your passport and fill in our simple online form in 5 minutes

Complete application

Receive your ETA

We will send you your approved ETA within a few days, without you having to go anywhere!

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Start your journey

On arrival, show your passport and your approved ETA

Common reasons for a rejected application

  • Criminal history
  • Incomplete documentation
  • Overstayed in the country
  • Using a previously lost passport
  • Overstayed previous visas

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Higher chance of approval

Over 80% of rejections are due to avoidable mistakes. We use AI, OCR and biometrics to reduce errors and ensure your application is approved.

Money-back guarantee

It is unlikely, but it could happen that your application is rejected. In that case, we will refund all the government fees.

Experts by your side

Do you have a question? Write or call us! We are here to help you in every step of the way.

Faster & easier

Official forms tend to be complicated. With us, the entire process is carried out online in a single, simplified form in the language of your choice.

What documents do I need to enter Sri Lanka?

  • Copy of your valid passport
  • Printed copy of the ETA
  • Flight ticket showing entry to and departure from Sri Lanka
  • Yellow fever vaccination if you are coming from an endemic country

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