Sri Lanka Tourist Visa for Indian Tourists

Getting a tourist visa for Sri Lanka is easy and straight forward. Citizens of Maldives and Singapore do not require a visa if the stay is less than 30 days. Citizens of other nations require a visa to enter Sri Lanka.

How to get a Sri Lanka Visa online?

An online visa can be obtained from Sri Lanka’s Electronic Travel Authorization website. The cost of ETA is USD 15 for citizens of SAARC countries and USD 30 for citizens of other countries. It is good for 30 days and double entry.

After you apply for an ETA on the website, the ETA will be e-mailed to you, print the copy and bring it along with you when you travel to Sri Lanka. Once you get down the aircraft and at the immigration counter, show the printed copy to the immigration officer and a visa will be attached to your passport on the spot.

VISA ON ARRIVAL

When I arrived in Sri Lanka, there was a visa on arrival counter at Bandaranaike International Airport, but much details are not known.

Which documents have to be provided

That’s the cool thing: If you apply with the ETA application, the answer is: None

Visa fee

For citizens of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan the fee is 15 USD.

For everyone else it is 30 USD. Children below the age of 12 don’t have to pay a fee.

[Source: http://blogs.rediff.com/srilankavisaonline/2016/05/24/sri-lanka-tourist-visa-for-indian-tourists/ ]