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


ජිනීවාහි ශ්‍රී ලංකා නිත්‍ය දූත මණ්ඩලය

இலங்கையின் நிரந்தரத் தூதரகம், ஜெனீவா

Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in Geneva

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Sri Lanka express its support for the reconvening of the Conference on Middle East as of Zone Free of Weapons of Mass Destruction

While underscoring the importance of establishment of Nuclear Weapon –Free Zones, as a form of mutually assuring security among members, Sri Lanka expressed its support for the reconvening of the Conference on Middle East as a Zone Free of Weapons of Mass Destruction, as decided in the 2010 NPT Review Conference.

Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Vienna, Ambassador A.L.A. Azeez made these observation on 8th May 2015 under the Agenda Item: Regional Issues, nuclear weapon free zones and related matters (Subsidiary Body II – Nuclear Non-Proliferation) of the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons held in New York.

Full Statement

Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka

Geneva

8 May 2015