Sri Lanka ETA for UK citizens
Sri Lanka's ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization) is the tourist visa you get online from the Department of Immigration and Emigration before you travel.
Do British passport holders need one?
Yes. ETA required (Electronic Travel Authorisation). 30 days per visit from date of first arrival.
The official website is
eta.gov.lk
Go to eta.gov.lk ↗Check the address bar shows eta.gov.lk before you enter passport or card details.
Avoid paying a lookalike website
The official application is free. Any website asking you to pay for it is not the government.
- Search results and ads can show unofficial sites above the government's own. Use the link on this page, or type the address yourself.
- Compare the total you're asked to pay with the official fee on this page. If it's well above it, you are probably not on the government's website.
Key facts
- Official fee
- Free
- How long you can stay
- 30 days per visit from date of first arrival; double-entry permitted within the 30-day validity period; extendable in Sri Lanka
- How long it takes
- Usually within 24 hours; apply online at eta.gov.lk before travel
- Fee for UK nationals
- Free: the UK is one of the 40 countries whose nationals get a 30-day tourist ETA free of charge. Source ↗