“Visa policy of Sri Lanka”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Visitors to Sri Lanka visiting for tourism purposes must obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA), unless they are exempt, prior to arrival or on arrival to Sri Lanka or they must obtain a visa in advance. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months. Nationals of Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia and Syria must hold return or onward tickets.^[1] Visitors are strongly urged to use the online system to avoid lengthy delays at the port of entry.^[2]

Visa policy map

Visa free entry

On the basis of reciprocity, citizens of the following three countries are exempt from the requirement to obtain a visa for Sri Lanka:^[3]

Visa-free program

Citizens of the following countries will not require a visa for Sri Lanka for stays up to six-months from 1 May 2019 (for a trial period of six months):^[4]^[5]

There is a plan to extend the facility to countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation and China in the future.^[6]

Electronic travel authorization

Holders of ETA from all countries except the exempt countries and countries whose citizens require a visa in advance can obtain a visa on arrival that is valid for 30 days. The business purpose ETA can be obtained only from Sri Lankan diplomatic missions and head office of the Department of Immigration and Emigration.^[7]^[8]

Visa in advance

Citizens of the following 21 countries must obtain a visa in advance from one of the Sri Lankan diplomatic missions:

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic, official or service passports of the following countries may enter without a visa:^[12]

Statistics

Most visitors arriving to Sri Lanka on a short term basis in 2018 were from the following countries:^[13]^[14]

Rank

Country

2016

2017

2018

India}}

356,729

384,628

424,887

China}}^[15]

271,577

268,952

265,965

United Kingdom}}

188,159

201,879

254,176

Germany}}

133,275

130,227

156,888

Australia}}

74,496

81,281

110,928

France}}

96,440

97,282

106,449

Maldives}}

95,167

79,371

76,108

United States}}

54,254

57,479

75,308

Russia}}

58,176

59,191

65,497

Netherlands}}

41,373

51,148

57,160

Total Foreign Arrivals

2,050,832

2,116,407

2,333,796

See also

References

1. ^[https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=LK&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=00&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C]
2. ^[https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country/sri-lanka.html]
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.eta.gov.lk/slvisa/visainfo/excem.jsp|title=Online Visa Application|first=Nilantha|last=Rukmal|date=|website=www.eta.gov.lk|accessdate=4 April 2018}}
4. ^[https://colombogazette.com/2019/02/28/multiple-countries-get-visa-free-entry-to-sri-lanka-for-six-months/ Multiple countries get visa free entry to Sri Lanka for six months]
5. ^
6. ^Sri Lanka to issue on-arrival visas from 1 May
7. ^{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=LK|accessdate=1 April 2017}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.eta.gov.lk|title=Online Visa Application|first=Nilantha|last=Rukmal|date=|website=www.eta.gov.lk|accessdate=4 April 2018}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.mmtimes.com/news/sri-lanka-cuts-visas-arrival-stop-flow-muslims-rakhine.html|title=Sri Lanka cuts off visas on arrival to stop flow of Muslims from Rakhine|author=|date=|website=mmtimes.com|accessdate=4 April 2018}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nknews.org/2017/09/sri-lanka-imposes-visa-restrictions-for-north-koreans/|title=Sri Lanka imposes visa restrictions for North Koreans - NK News - North Korea News|author=|date=27 September 2017|website=nknews.org|accessdate=4 April 2018}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.onlanka.com/news/sri-lanka-imposes-tougher-visa-sanctions-on-north-koreans.html|title=Sri Lanka imposes tougher visa sanctions on North Koreans ::. Latest Sri Lanka News|author=|date=29 September 2017|website=onlanka.com|accessdate=4 April 2018}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.immigration.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=300&Itemid=215&lang=en|title=Diplomatic & Official Visits |website=www.immigration.gov.lk|accessdate=9 April 2018}}
13. ^TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE 2016
14. ^Tourist Arrivals by Region - December 2016 & December October 2018
15. ^Including Hong Kong and Macau.