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Visa Fees

Penalties for overstay

A foreigner staying in Sri Lanka without a valid visa will be charged US $ 500 penalty in addition to the visa fee.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), the prescribed Authority may grant a grace period - (a) of two days at the port of depature to a person referred to in paragraph (1);

or

(b) seven days when applying for an extension of the period of stay specified in the visa from the Department of Immigration and Emigration.

* The visa payments are calculated from the arrival date of the passenger.
  Visa Class Fee US Dollar (US $)
(For a year or part thereof)
Residence Visa - 1
  1. For Investors
  2. For Employees
  3. For Students
  4. For Medical Visa
  5. Non-government institutions
  6. For Religious Worker Visa
  7. For the spouse of the above person
  8. For the dependent children of the above person
  9. My Dream Home Visa
  10. Residence Guest Scheme
  11. Visa for appearance before the court
200
Residence Visa - 2
  1. any person whose citizenship of Sri Lanka has been ceased under sections 19, 20 or 21 of the Citizenship Act
  2. For the spouse of the above person
  3. For the dependent children of the above person
100
Residence Visa - 3
  1. any person who has been registered as an Indian Citizen under section 13 of the Indo- Ceylon Agreement
  2. For the spouse of the above person
  3. For the dependent children of the above person
100
Residence Visa - 4

For clergy

Free
Residence Visa - 5

For a foreign spouse who is married to a Sri Lankan citizen

Free
Dependent children of the non-Sri Lankan spouse 150
Residence Visa - 6 For a non-Sri Lankan spouse of a demised Sri Lankan who has not remarried (With the approval for employment) 100
Residence Visa - 7 For a non-Sri Lankan spouse of a Sri Lankan citizen who is living in Sri Lanka continuously for not less than ten years (with the approval for employment) 100
Residence Visa - 8 For a non-Sri Lankan spouse of a Sri Lankan citizen who has children below eighteen years (with the approval for employment) 100
Residence Visa - 9 Children of Sri Lankan parents holding foreign passports. 150

 

Visit Visa Tourist Purpose Online On arrival
For first 30 Days

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries.

(Electronic Travel Authorization - ETA)
(For first 30 Days )

20 25
For first 30 Days

Any country other than a SAARC Country.

(Electronic Travel Authorization - ETA)
(For first 30 Days )

50 60
For first 180 Days

For Any Country

(Electronic Travel Authorization - ETA)
(For first 180 Days )

(This is available only up to 24.06.2023)

50 -
30th Day to 90th Day from the arrival date

For the following designated countries

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Greece, Sweden, Hungary, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, United States of America, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Estonia, Mauritius, Iceland, and Cuba

Online From the Head Office
100 100
90th Day to 180th Day from the arrival date

For United States of America

- Free
30th Day to 90th Day from the arrival date

For Singapore, Maldives, Seychelles, and Czech Republic

- Free
30th Day to 90th Day from the arrival date

For any country other than a designated country, United States of America, Singapore, Maldives, Seychelles, and Czech Republic

- 60
90th  Day to 180th Day from the arrival date

For any country other than United States of America

- 150
180th Day to 270th Day from the arrival date

For any country

- 200
Visit Visa

Business Purposes 

Online On arrival
For first 30 Days

For South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) countries (Electronic Travel Authority) (ETA)

30 -
For first 30 Days

Any country other than a SAARC Country

(Electronic Travel Authority) (ETA)

55 -
30th Day to 180th Day from the arrival date

For United States of America (after Thirty days up to Hundred and Eighty days

(Extension can be done only at Head office)

100
30th Day to 90th Day from the arrival date

For any country other than United States of America (after Thirty days up to Ninety days)

(Extension can be done only at Head office)

100
90th Day to 180th Day from the arrival date

For any country other than United States of America (after Ninety days up to Hundred and Eighty days)

(Extension can be done only at Head office)

200
Transit Visa

For all countries

Free
To extend the tourist visa after 30 days by visiting the head office of the Department of Immigration and Emigration, or through the website https://eservices.immigration.gov.lk/vs
Extraordinary Gazette Notification No. 2241/37 for more details  
 

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  • Dep. of Immigration and Emigration
  • "Suhurupaya", Sri Subhuthipura Road,
  • Battaramulla.
  • 1962 / +94 112 101 500
  • +94 011 2885 358
  • controller@Immigration.gov.lk
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