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Travel Tips
Visas for Sri Lankans
Visa, Health and Immigration With few exceptions of most countries in the world require Sri Lankan passport holders to have a visa stamped on their travel document prior to arrival. In Continental Europe, unlike the UK, even airside transit US/Canada bound passengers moving from one gate to another require a visa. We advise you to check with us on visa requirements prior to ticketing, as sometimes a long lead time is required to process the visa, for others, you can collect your stamped passport the same evening.
Note:
A few countries require visas stamped prior to
arrival even for short-visit tourists with Australian,
European Union countries, United
Kingdom, Canadian and United States passports. Please check
with us.
Certain consulates require ticketing prior to issuing the visa, others vice versa. It may be necessary to obtain your visa at Consulates in India, Thailand or Singapore, if the respective country is not diplomatically represented in Sri Lanka. Here is a List of Embassies and High Commissions, from which you could obtain your visas. Before you get your visa, you should have a valid Passport. For more information on this: please see Sri Lanka Immigration.
Here are the requirements, which are commonly asked by visa officers.
This list is not exhaustive, and may change according to the status
of the applicant. Most embassies would
have such a list of their specialised requests, and
should be collected along with your
application form. Many consulates accept application forms
downloaded (and printed) from the web. It should be noted
that, a few Embassies have begun to limit the number of applications
accepted each day, and on reaching this limit, they close
the counter.
Note: SriLankan Passport holders have
sometimes received bad treatment during the past few years,
whether at Consulates or Points of Immigration. We strongly
recommend that applicants should remain calm during an
interview, and answer all questions as truthfully and
comprehensively as possible. Visa officers are trained in
cross-examination, and attempting to deceive or losing one's
temper will be counter-productive, and will result in you
being denied your visa.
We re-iterate that we cannot and do not influence or
guarantee visas, nor are we a visa obtaining institution. We
offer a drop and pick up service for our legitimate
customers.
1. Your current and previous passport, preferably showing a history of prior travel, and valid for up to 6 months after proposed arrival into the destination country. It is worth taking photocopies of your previous visas to the intended destination, along with two copies of your passport photo page and validity extension page. 2. Bank statements, credit cards and other relevant documents, showing financial means to support yourself during your travel, with photocopies of the same. In the case of business visas, the statements and business registration certificate (B.R.S.) of your employer will be required. 3. A letter from your employer certifying your position. This letter should also either grant leave from work, or detail your business trip and its purpose. 4. A letter of invitation from your host (relative, friend, university or business contact) or original hotel reservation with a copy, at the destination(s). Email printouts are usually not accepted. 5. A letter from you stating in brief the main purpose of your visit. 6. Between 1 and 4 recent (within 6 months) photographs of yourself. There are specific photo requirements (head and shoulders only, matte finish, white background, no sunglasses) for some visas, especially the USA. A professional photo shop will be aware of these requirements. Other than these
basic requirements, some consulates have been known to ask
for: *
Your birth certificate and that of your children, in
certified English translation.
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