19/08/2026
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๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐) ๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐
๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐
Foreign nationals intending to travel to Sri Lanka are required to obtain a ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐) ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ, unless they already hold another valid authorization or qualify for an exemption to enter Sri Lanka.
Travellers are strongly advised to ensure they have the appropriate travel authorization ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ to avoid inconvenience, including possible denial of boarding at the departure airport.
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Obtain your ETA through the ๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ข ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ: www.eta.gov.lk
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐๐ฌ:
โข A valid Sri Lankan visa
โข A valid Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)
โข A valid Sri Lankan Dual Citizenship Certificate
โข 5(1) / 5(2) Registration under Citizenship Act of Sri Lanka for passengers below 22 years of age
โข A valid Entry Visa
โข A valid Landing Endorsement issued by the Department of Immigration and Emigration
โข Any other travel authorization or exemption recognized under the Immigrants and Emigrants Act, No. 20 of 1948, as amended, including persons travelling to Sri Lanka for official purposes who are exempt from the ETA requirement.
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐.
High Commission of Sri Lanka
Wellington
20 August 2026