Sri Lankan tourist visa can be granted to a non-Sri Lankan national who does not have a residence or occupation in Sri Lanka and whose sole objective of visiting Sri Lanka is for recreation, sightseeing, casual visit to meet friends and relatives.
Please check from Sri Lankan Visa Information to see if you will need a holiday visa to go to Sri Lanka or the up-to-date tourist visa requirements for Sri Lanka.
Along with the generally required documents for Sri Lanka visa, below, the Sri Lankan embassy may require some specific documents from the visa candidates depending on their employment status as well as several additional documents depending upon the type of Sri Lankan visa applied for.
The legal guardians of minors applying for a Sri Lankan visa, must submit some extra documents for the underage applicant and these may include child’s birth certificate, visa application form signed by both parents, family court order – in cases where only one parent has full custody over the child and certified copies of ID / passport of both parents.
If the child will be travelling alone, a notarized parental authorization signed by both legal guardians is generally required.
Please notice: In individual circumstances, you may be asked to produce additional documents. Sri Lankan embassy procedures and policies can and do, alter overnight. We take no responsibilty for any such changes or any transaction initiated directly between an applicant and the Sri Lankan embassy in Germany.
Steps to Applying for Sri Lankan visa To apply for a Sri Lankan visa follow the steps given below:
Please Note: Please consult Sri Lankan embassy in your country as visa regulations for Sri Lanka can and often change overnight. In individual cases, additional documents required for Sri Lankan visa. We accept no responsibility as we have no affiliation with the embassy of Sri Lanka or their visa section.
Going for a visa interview at the embassy? The visa officer at the Sri Lankan consulate will look over your application and ask you questions if they wish to clarify anything. It is best to answer these questions honestly.
Typical questions asked at the Sri Lanka visa interview include:
Common reasons why your Sri Lankan visa application got rejected include: