Mandatory Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)

The Department of Immigration and Emigration of Sri Lanka has informed that it is mandatory for the foreign nationals travelling to Sri Lanka to obtain a valid Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) before commencing their journey to Sri Lanka unless they already possess any of the following:

·A valid Sri Lankan Visa;

·A valid Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA);

· A valid Sri Lankan Dual Citizenship Certificate;

·5(1) / 5(2) Registration under Citizenship Act of Sri Lanka for passengers below 22 years of age;

·A valid Entry Visa;

·A Valid Landing Endorsement issued by the Department of Immigration and Emigration;

· Any other travel authorization or exemption recognized under the Immigrants and Emigrants Act, No. 20 of 1948, as amended, including persons travelling to Sri Lanka for official purposes who are exempt from the ETA requirement.

Direct travellers are advised to visit the official ETA system (www.eta.gov.lk) to obtain an ETA before travelling to Sri Lanka


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இலங்கையின் நிரந்தரத் தூதரகம், ஜெனீவா

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Government has granted compensation to places of religious worship destroyed during the conflict period

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Intervening in the 6th session of the Forum on Minority Issues at the 25th UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 19th March 2014, Sri Lanka said that mindful of the many challenges after a three-decade long conflict that had taken its toll on the population of an entire country. We are seeking to address these challenges in line with the National Plan of Action for the Implementation of the Recommendations of the LLRC which contains many recommendations that seek to promote religious tolerance and inter-communal and inter-religious understanding, as well as to address grievances and grant redress to those whose rights have been violated on ethnic or religious grounds.

In line with these recommendations, the Government has granted compensation to places of religious worship and is also rebuilding those places of worship of all religions that were destroyed during the conflict period.

Read the full statement

Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka Geneva

19 March 2014