Frequent asked questions Sri Lanka visa

If you are already leaving for Sri Lanka at short notice, you can also use our urgent procedure which is granted on average within an hour. The surcharge for this urgent procedure is €14.50 per person. However, delivery times can never be guaranteed as the Sri Lankan government reserves the right to check applications manually before approving, which in rare cases (including urgent applications) may result in some delay.

You can apply for the Sri Lanka e-visa even before you have booked your flight tickets or accommodation. Usually, you will receive the e-visa within a few days to be on the safe side, we recommend that you apply at least one week before departure. If you already leave for Sri Lanka at short notice, you can also use our express procedure which on average
within an hour. However, delivery times can never be guaranteed as the Sri Lankan government reserves the right to manually check applications before approving them, which in rare cases (including rush applications) may result in some delay.

The Sri Lanka visa application process begins online. To do so, open the online application form. After filling in all the details of the particular traveler(s), the application can be paid, very easily. This is possible with iDeal, Bancontact, Paypal or with Credit Card. Once the payment is completed you will receive (within a maximum of 1 hour) an e-mail from us with instructions on how to provide the required documents. After you have completed and signed the form, please return it to us by email together with a scan of your passport. We will use your information to submit the application for you. After submission we will be notified within 24 hours, in practice often the same day.

Yes, the visas for tourist and business travel with a maximum stay of 30 days and the visas for transfers in Sri Lanka can be applied for entirely online. 
So you do not need to send documents or travel to the consulate yourself. The visa is processed digitally and delivered to you by e-mail.
print it out and take it with you on your trip. It does not need to be pasted into your passport. After the visa has been granted you will receive an email from us containing the e-visa, you should
print it out and take it with you on your trip to Sri Lanka.

Yes, this is possible, for this you just need to have the travel information and passport details of the respective traveler(s).

Yes, it is possible to add multiple travelers (group application) traveling together to Sri Lanka on one application form. Because many details only need to be filled in once, this can save a lot of filling out.

You can apply for the Sri Lanka e-visa even before you have booked your flight tickets or accommodation. Usually you will receive the e-visa within a few days.
we recommend that you apply at least one week before departure. If you already leave for Sri Lanka at short notice, you can also use our express procedure which is granted on average
within an hour. However, delivery times can never be guaranteed as the Sri Lankan government reserves the right to manually check applications
before approving, which in rare cases(including rush applications) may result in some delay.

The Sri Lanka visa application process begins online. To do so, open the online application form. After filling in all the details of the particular traveler(s)
the application can, very easily, be paid. This is possible with iDeal, Bancontact, Paypal or with Credit Card. If the payment is completed you will receive (within a maximum of 1 hour)
an e-mail from us with instructions on how to provide the necessary documents. After you have completed and signed the form, please send it along with a scan of your
passport to us. We will use your information to submit the application for you. After submitting, we receive notification within 24 hours, in practice often the same day.

After submitting the visa application, we will be notified within 24 hours, in practice this often happens the same day. Once your application is approved, we will send you the confirmation
by email.
It is useful to print out this visa and take it with you on your trip (in your hand luggage), as it is possible that the Sri Lanka immigration authorities, at passport control, may asks for it.

Yes, even if you arrive in Sri Lanka by boat you will need a visa.

Sri Lanka has various types of visas. For example, there are: Visa on Arrival can be obtained upon arrival at Colombo airport for a fee of $40 USD. However, there are
However, there are long waiting times associated with this. E visa (ETA) can be obtained in advance entirely digitally. This can be done up to 90 days before departure. With the electronic visa you can travel the country twice, within 30 days after initial entry. Do you want to leave the country after 30 days and travel in again? Then you need to apply for a new visa.
Regular visa can be obtained at the embassy. This visa is intended for travelers who wish to stay longer than 90 days or for any other reason do not qualify 
for an electronic visa.

Both tourist and business visas are valid for 30 days, the transfer/transit visa is valid for 48 hours. Do you wish to stay longer than 30 days in Sri Lanka? Then you can ask the local  Immigration Office to ask for a Visa Extension. This can be extended up to 90 days. More info can be found at www.immigration.gov.lk. An application for extension must be submitted  with the Visa Section of the Department of Immigration (head office) or be handled by an Authorized Agent in Sri Lanka. Do you wish in advance to stay longer than 90 days in Sri Lanka?
longer than 90 days? Then you should apply in person for a regular visa at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in The Hague.

The cost of the e-visa is €89.95 p.p.

Travelers with the Dutch nationality, both tourist and business, in Sri Lanka need a visa. This can easily be applied for online on this page.

All travelers with Dutch and Belgian citizenship must have a visa to travel in Sri Lanka. If travelers intend to stay, business or tourist, less  
than 30 days in Sri Lanka then the e-visa, also called ETA is sufficient. You can easily apply for this e-visa/ETA here. After the granting of the e-visa/ETA the
traveler to print it out and carry it with him while traveling.

Always try to find your question on this page first, in almost all cases you will find the answer to your question about your visa application here.

Should you unexpectedly not find an answer to your question, please click here to contact us.

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To submit your application, you will need the passport information for the traveler(s) for whom you are applying for a visa. You also need to have an emergency contact, this may be a family member or a friend staying at home. No other documents are required to submit the application, nor do you need to have airline tickets yet, nor is it necessary to provide passport (copy) or passport photos.

All passports issued by the Dutch or Belgian government meet the conditions set by Sri Lanka. However, the passport must still be valid for at least six months from the time the traveler arrives in Sri Lanka.

You can apply for the Sri Lanka e-visa even before you have booked your flight tickets or accommodation. However, you must be able to show a ticket from your return or onward flight to another country when entering Sri Lanka.

Document numbers in the Netherlands never contain the letter “O,” but may contain the digit “0.” So even if it looks like there is a letter O in your passport , it will be the number 0. It is also important to know that document numbers in the Netherlands are nine characters long.

Belgian document numbers may have the letter(s) “O” and/or the digit “0”. Belgian document numbers are eight characters long and always begin with two letters followed by six digits.

For e-visa, the scan should be sharp and legible, the information page should be in full view. The passport photo/scan for both e-visa and physical visa should be of high quality and in color with a white background. Head covering is allowed on the passport photo only if it is for religious consideration: having the entire face visible is then a requirement.

Cancellation is only possible before payment is completed. Once we have received payment for your e-visa application we will process it immediately and a refund of your payment is not possible from that moment on. If you made a mistake during the application, you can submit a new application. Costs for this new application will be entirely for your own account.

If your application is approved then under no circumstances will you get your money back. Not even if you do not use your visa.

It is therefore not possible to claim a refund after submitting your application.

After receiving your passport scan and other documents, we will process your application. From then on, canceling the application is not possible. If you want to cancel your application before you have provided your passport and documents please contact us.

If your e-visa application is approved you will not get your money back under any circumstances. Not even if you do not use your e-visa.

In this case, please contact us as soon as possible to indicate what is not in order. Whether your visa application can still be corrected depends on the nature of the error and the status of your application. If we have not delivered your application to the embassy yet, it is possible to make changes. If your application is already in the hands of the embassy, there is nothing we can do. You must obtain a new visa with the proper information and cancel the existing one.