Sri Lanka government introduced a new Electronic Visa called ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization, Srilanka eVisa) for a short visit to Sri Lanka on 1st January 2012. Travellers intending to visit Sri Lanka for a short stay must have a valid visa issued by Department of Immigration & Emigration, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka e visa is a complete online process and the approval for the same will be communicated via email. The ETA (Electronic Travel Authority) replaces the need to apply for a Sri Lanka visa in person through the Sri Lankan Embassy/Consulate.

There are four types of short term Sri Lanka Visas (ETA Approvals) like Tourist, Visit, Business and Transit depending upon your purpose of travel.

• Sri Lanka Tourist Visa – Issued for the purpose of tourism, sightseeing and lesiure.
• Srilanka Visit Visa – Issued for visiting family, friends or relatives in Sri Lanka.
• Sri Lanka Business Visa – Issued for the purpose of undertaking business activities in Sri Lanka such as attending meetings, conferences, seminar or training.
• Sri Lanka Transit Visa – Issued if you are transiting to a third country via Sri Lanka.

The Sri Lanka e visa is issued online; it is not required to submit the original passport or other original documents for processing. Simply share all your Sri Lanka Visa documents online through our secured online document locker and we will process the e visa Srilanka online and email the approval notification to you. You just need to take a print out of the Sri Lanka e visa and travel.

• Time consuming & tiring, long waiting queues. (can go up to 2 to 3 hours)
• The visa on arrival has a higher Srilanka Visa cost than Sri Lanka e visa application.
• Obtaining Sri Lanka Visit Visa for Indians online is easier and hassle-free process.