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Name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri
Lanka
Location: Indian sub continent
Time: IST (+) 1/2 hour
Capital: Colombo
Language: Sinhala
(official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8%
and English
Area: 65,610
sq kms
Population:
22,053,488 (July 2015 EST.)
National Day:
04 Feb (Independence Commemoration Day)
Currency: Sri
Lankan Rupee (LKR) 1 = INR 0.46.
Climate: Tropical
climate.
Upland areas
are cooler and more temperate and coastal areas are cooled by sea breezes.
There are two monsoons, which occur May to July and December to January. Holidays:
Year 2016: Tamil Thai Pongal Day, 22 Feb Navam Full Moon Poya Day, 4 Feb
National Day, 7 Mar Mahashivratri, 21 Apr Bak Full Moon Poya Day, 22 Mar Medin
Full Moon Poya Day, 25 Mar Good Friday, 14 Apr Sinhala and Tamil New Year, 1
May Labour Day, 21 May Vesak (Buddhas Birthday), 19 Jun Poson Full Moon Poya
Day, 7 Jul Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan), 19 Jul Esala Full Moon Poya Day, 17
Aug Nikini Full Moon Poya Day, 13 Sep Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), 16 Sep
Binara Full Moon Poya Day, 15 Oct Vap Full Moon Poya Day, 29 Oct Diwali
(Festival of Lights), 14 Nov Il Full Moon Poya Day, 13 Dec Unduvap Full Moon
Poya Day, 25 Dec Christmas Day.
Airline
Name: Air Lanka UL
International
Airports: Katunayake (Colombo Bandaranayake) (CMB)
Sri Lanka Visa Regulations
With effect
from January the 1st 2012, all travelers visiting Sri Lanka for a vacation need
to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization commonly referred to as (ETA)
prior to arrival or on arrival to Sri Lanka. The Indian tourists holding this
important document can obtain a visa on arrival which is valid for 30 days All
the visa applications can be submitted by means of a latest electronic visa
application system (e-Visa) that permits visas to be made online.
Visa Application Forms
The Sri
Lanka Tourist form has to be completed by all the applicants with utmost care.
The Sri Lanka visa online application forms are
absolutely free of charge and can be downloaded from any authorized visa
agents. For applying for Sri Lanka Visa for Indians you can contact these agents
during their operational hours. For Sri Lanka Visa you should have following
documents complete-
Appropriately
signed and completed Form
Passport
with at least 6 months validity from the date of departure to Sri Lanka and all
the formalities regarding the passport duly completed. Sri Lanka visa (ETA) is
electronic and hence it cannot be stamped inside the passport
2 latest
passports sized colored photograph mentioned in the form which should be 2 x 2
in length and it should be absolutely clear.
Confirmation
of onward airline ticket at the point of entry
The Sri Lanka
Visa Fees for each application is approximately USD 10 and is non refundable.
The charges for getting a Tourist ETA visa is $39.00.Generally Sri Lanka visa
application for ETA is processed in nearly 48 hours starting from Monday
through Friday. All the tourists who are applying for visa must meet up the
requirements like holding a suitable passport, adequate funds for the time of
hang about in Sri Lanka and ticket for the onward destination.
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