Visa & General Info


DEAR PARTICIPANTS:

Kindly visit the Official Portal, Immigration Department, Ministry of Home Affairs of respective countries for information related to visa application and entry requirement for travelling to any country where GATR/GCOET Series is organizing conferences.


OBTAINING A VISA:

Before visiting Sri Lanka, do the following to get a 30-day visa:

  • Visit the Sri Lanka electronic visa website www.eta.gov.lk several days before arriving.
  • Follow the online application process and pay with a credit or debit card.
  • Once approved, print out the visa confirmation.

You can also obtain visas at Sri Lankan embassies abroad and there is a counter at Bandaranaike International Airport for people who arrive without a visa, although you'll have to wait with the other visa-less masses (which can take several hours) and pay a higher fee: US$40.


VISA EXTENSIONS:

You can renew a 30-day tourist visa twice, for 30 days each time. Contact the Department of Immigration and Emigration.Extensions are not hard to get but require jumping through some bureaucratic hoops and downloading some forms. To complete the process in one day, arrive to the office by 10 am and expect it to take at least four hours.

Thank you,

GCOET Committee.


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