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Transit Sri Lanka e visa Documents for UK travelers

By support@click2visas.com
3 years

Every year, a large number of visitors come to Sri Lanka. A transit visa is an entry visa granted to foreign citizens for a brief period of transient access to Sri Lanka while going to the next destination. A transit visa is not required if you are not leaving the airport. First and foremost, have you applied for a transit Sri Lanka e visa? You’re probably perplexed about what documents you’ll need to apply for a Sri Lanka E-visa. Keep reading to find out precisely what you require.

Transit Sri Lanka e visa Documents for UK travelers

Sri Lanka visa requirements for UK citizens

  • A photo scanned color copy of your Travel document’s first and last pages. Your travel document must be valid for at least 6 (six) months from the date of travel and have at least two (2) blank pages.
  • A Round Trip air ticket – This air ticket is must have your port of entry in Sri Lanka.
  • Sufficient funds to meet the expenses of your stay in Sri Lanka
  • Vaccination Certificate (Yellow Fever) – (Applicable for some particular citizens) 

Let’s now see if you will require carrying any further documents based on Citizenship.

Angola, Argentina, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, The Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Panama, Peru, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Venezuela.

The nationals, as mentioned above are must submit an original yellow fever vaccine certificate at the port of arrival to Sri Lanka.

Additional documents to apply for a Sri Lanka e visa for a minor.

No. But it is advisable to take a photocopy of the minor’s birth certificate showing both parents’ full names, date of birth, and citizenship/nationality. Translate your birth certificate into English.

Is a no-objection letter mandatory for a Sri Lanka e visa (Transit)?

Not at all. The government of Sri Lanka does not ask no-objection letter for a Sri Lankan Transit E visa. 

Do the invitation letter is needed for a Sri Lanka e visa (Transit)?

To apply for a Sri Lanka e visa (Transit), the traveler need not require an invitation letter from any Institution/organization.

Passport criterion to apply for a Sri Lanka e visa (Transit)

The applicant’s passport/travel document must have a minimum of six (6) months validity from the date of arrival.

A passport requires two names.

  • Passports/Travel documents with have a single name will be declined. 
  • The traveler must have a minimum of two names in a Travel document including, the surname/family name is mandatory for applying for a Sri Lanka e visa.

Separate passport for Minors

Each traveler must have a separate passport, including a minor child. 

Ensure that your child’s travel document is valid at least for the next 06 (six) months from the minor child’s/applicant arrival date in Sri Lanka.

Passport or Travel document Submission

To get the Sri Lanka e visa, the applicant need not submit a travel document at the Sri Lankan visa application center. Upload the scan copy of the travel document on the click2visas.com website to get your e-visa

Is the applicant photograph needed for a Sri Lanka e visa?

No, while applying Sri Lanka E visa Applicant’s photograph is not mandatory. For some safety purposes, you better have a colored scan copy of your photograph.

How will I get my Sri Lanka e visa after approval?

Once the Sri Lankan government approves your transit e visa application, the e visa with “Granted” status will be sent to your given/registered email ID.

Documents you will need on arrival at Sri Lankan Airport.

Of course, you do have to carry some documents with you even after arrival in Sri Lanka:

  • Applicant should always carry a photocopy of Sri Lankan Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) along with him/her on the trip. 
  • Carry all the mandatory documents according to Sri Lanka visa requirements for UK citizens. 
  • Please track and re-confirm that your Sri Lankan ETA status is shown as ‘Approved’ on this website before the commencement of your travel. 
  • Applicants can track the visa status of their E visa application online by clicking on Visa Status.

Covid-19 certificate 

Every traveler must have a negative PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test result taken within 72 hours of departure to Sri Lanka. PCR test is only exempted for Children travelers below two years old.  

I have few more questions. Where can I find more information?

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