Apply for your Sri Lanka Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) entirely online — no embassy visit required. Choose a Tourist, Business, or Transit ETA, answer a few guided questions for each traveller, and get ready to travel to Sri Lanka with confidence.
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ETA Types
1–10
Travellers per Application
24/7
Support
100%
Online Process
Requirements
Before starting your Sri Lanka ETA application, make sure you have these four essentials ready for every traveller.
Personal details, passport number, issue date, and expiry date exactly as printed.
Recent departure country, intended arrival date, and purpose of visit.
A working email address to receive updates about your application.
A credit or debit card to complete your application securely online.
Overview
The Sri Lanka Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) is a digital pre-travel permission for eligible foreign nationals visiting Sri Lanka. It is applied for online, approved electronically, and linked to the passport used in the application, so there is no need to visit an embassy or consulate.
The ETA comes in three forms — Tourist, Business, and Transit — so the authorisation matches the reason for your trip. Tourist ETAs cover holidays, sightseeing, visiting friends or relatives, medical treatment, sport, cultural events, and pilgrimages. Business ETAs cover short-term activities such as meetings, conferences, training programmes, and trade fairs. Transit ETAs are for travellers passing through Sri Lanka on the way to another destination.
The entry type and duration of your ETA depend on the variant available for your passport nationality. You can see the options for your passport in the pricing section below, and the conditions printed on your issued ETA always apply.
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Simple process
Apply for your Sri Lanka ETA in four straightforward steps — secure, guided, and stress-free.
Pick your passport nationality, ETA type, processing option, and the number of travellers.
Enter personal, passport, and travel details for each traveller, then upload requested files.
Check every traveller's details and eligibility answers carefully before moving to payment.
Review your order summary, pay securely online, and submit your application with confidence.
ETA options
Select the option that matches the reason for your visit. The application then asks for additional information based on your selection.
Most travellers apply for the Tourist ETA. It covers leisure travel of many kinds, and the application asks for purpose-specific details so your trip is recorded accurately.
Documents
Have the following documents and information ready for every traveller. Document requirements can vary by ETA type and traveller — the application shows the required document types, accepted file formats, and size limits before you save each traveller.
Valid passport
The passport you will travel on. Check that it will remain valid for your stay and meets Sri Lanka's current entry rules.
Personal and passport details
Name, title, date of birth, gender, nationality, country of birth, passport number, issue date, and expiry date.
Travel information
Recent departure country, intended arrival date, purpose of visit, and any ETA-specific travel details.
Address or company details
Home and Sri Lanka addresses for Tourist and Transit; Sri Lankan company information for Business.
Airline and flight details
Optional airline and flight information, if you have it, to complete your travel record.
Supporting uploads when requested
Clear files that match the traveller's information, in the formats and sizes shown beside each upload field.
Important Notice
Enter every detail in English, exactly as it appears in the passport you will travel on. This includes:
Any discrepancy between your application and your passport may cause delays, problems at check-in, or difficulty at the border. Use the review step to correct details before you continue.
Guidelines
Review these guidelines before you apply to help your application go smoothly.
Apply well before you travel and enter your intended arrival date carefully to allow for processing.
Every traveller needs their own form. Children under 16 on a parent's passport share that parent's form.
Check all details against your passport before submitting. Names, dates and numbers must match.
An ETA does not guarantee entry. Immigration officers make the final decision when you arrive at the border.
The ETA is linked to the passport you apply with. If you change passports, check whether to reapply.
Answering Yes to any eligibility declaration means you cannot apply for a new ETA through this form.
Give accurate Sri Lanka address or company details, since questions change with your chosen ETA type.
Keep a copy of your approved ETA, your passport, and your travel details with you while you travel.
Entry requirements
Available ETA variants, entry types, and processing options depend on your passport nationality. Choose your nationality to see the current options from the application system. The final order summary is shown again before you pay.
Pricing
Select a passport nationality to check current options.
At a glance
3
ETA types: Tourist, Business, Transit
1–2 days
Transit stopover options
1–10
Travellers per application
Eligibility
This list comes straight from the application catalogue. Select your passport to check the ETA options available for you.
Passport availability is checked inside the application. Continue to choose a nationality and view options.
Passport & Sri Lanka ETA
Your ETA is issued against the passport you applied with
Conditions
Entry type and duration vary
Each ETA variant has its own entry type and duration. The options listed for your nationality show both, exactly as returned by the application system.
Follow the issued ETA
The conditions printed on your issued ETA govern your stay. This page does not replace the conditions attached to your travel authorisation.
Linked to your passport
The ETA is tied to the passport you applied with, so travel on the same passport and keep its details identical to your application.
Match the purpose of travel
Choose the Tourist, Business or Transit option that reflects the real reason for your trip, because permitted activities depend on it.
Does not guarantee entry
Holding an approved ETA does not guarantee admission. Immigration officers make the final decision on arrival.
Why us
The Sri Lanka flow keeps traveller forms, document uploads, review, and payment together in one guided online application — so small mistakes get caught before they cause problems.
| Feature | Applying yourself | OnlineVisa |
|---|---|---|
| Simple, guided traveller forms | ||
| Multiple travellers in one application | ||
| Document requirements shown in the form | ||
| Review step before payment | ||
| 24/7 support from visa experts | ||
| Secure document upload |
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