The government has approved issuing tourist visa licenses valid for 180 days for tourists visiting Sri Lanka.
The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting held recently.
The approval will be granted for tourists requesting visas application process through the ‘Online Electronic Tourist Visa Activation System (ETA)’ implemented by the Department of Emigration and Immigration and through the Sri Lanka Tourist Mobile App.
The payments for the tourist visas mentioned above are as follows:
• US$70 for the tourists from SAARC countries, US $85 for the tourists from non – SAARC countries and US$50 for the tourists from Singapore, the Maldives and Seychells. (as per the bi-lateral agreement signed with those countries).