Sri Lanka visa processing flow:
1. Ordinary passport holders
1, short-term travel, short-term business trip or transit, ETA.
(1) Starting from 20 12, 1, Sri Lanka requires foreign citizens who enter or transit Sri Lanka and stay in Sri Lanka for no more than 6 months to apply for ETA online before entering the country. Those who get ETA will get a visa and can stay at the port of entry for up to 30 days. If you need an extension, you should apply to the immigration bureau after entering the country.
(2)ETA application process: log in ETA system, fill in the application, and pay the fee by credit card (US$ 35 for tourist visa, US$ 40 for business visa, and no more than 2 days for transit, which is subject to the website of Sri Lanka Immigration Bureau).
Applicants will receive approval notice or transfer notice within 24 hours. The approved applicant should print the notice and take it with him as a visa. The person receiving the transfer notice should contact the nearest Sri Lankan embassy or consulate.
(3) Note: A copy of passport and photos are not required; Only Visa, MasterCard and American cards are accepted.
Express card payment; You need to show a round-trip air ticket and enough living expenses in Sri Lanka when you enter the country. Passports are valid for not less than 6 months.
(4) Special circumstances: If the participants do not obtain ETA in advance, they can apply at the ETA counters of Bandaranaike International Airport and Hambantota International Airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The tour fee is 40 dollars, and the stopover for no more than 2 days is free. He can pay by credit card or major currencies such as RMB, Hong Kong dollar, US dollar, Euro and Japanese yen.
China citizens who come to China for business activities must obtain ETA in advance, and cannot go through the ETA counter after arriving in the country. Passengers who are notified of approval can enter the country, and those who are notified of connecting flights are repatriated by the original plane.
(5) The crew and crew are exempt from ETA.
2. Except for those who can apply for ETA mentioned above, ordinary passport holders for other purposes of visit need to apply for a visa in embassies and consulates in China. The fee is 150 yuan/person, and two working days is desirable; If it's urgent, it's acceptable for everyone in 250 yuan that day. The visa requirements for the Sri Lankan Embassy in China are as follows:
(1) Basic documents required for applying for a Sri Lankan visa: visa application form filled in English, original passport and a 2-inch color photo.
(2) Please prepare relevant documents according to your purpose of coming to Sri Lanka. To apply for an entry visa for a long-term job (more than one month), you must also provide: a fax of approval from the Immigration Bureau, a copy of the work agreement,
Copy of relevant skills certificate, invitation letter from Sri Lankan company, recommendation letter/letter of introduction from domestic company. To apply for a long-term visit visa, you need to provide the approval from the Immigration Bureau.
(3) The Sri Lankan Embassy in China accepts visa applications by mail.
(2) From April 2013 18, holders of ordinary diplomatic, official and official passports may enter Sri Lanka without a visa if they want to stay in Sri Lanka for less than 30 days. In other cases, visas should be obtained from Sri Lankan embassies and consulates abroad. If you want to extend your stay after entering the country, you need to go to the Sri Lankan Immigration Bureau for extension registration.
In addition, Sri Lanka has also launched the "My Sunshine Home Visa Program" (specially designed for foreign elderly people over 55 who want to live in Sri Lanka for a long time) and the "Guest Visa Program" (aimed at encouraging foreign investors and professionals who have contributed to Sri Lanka's economic, social and cultural development). Note: Please consult embassies and consulates in China for details.
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Sri Lanka entry and exit customs regulations:
I. Entry Customs Regulations
Duty-free entry items that passengers above 1 and 18 can carry: 2 bottles of red wine,10.5 liter of spirits, a small amount of perfume, personal items such as eau de toilette below 250 ml, clothes and cosmetics, and souvenirs with non-commercial value not exceeding $250.
Note: Sri Lanka strictly controls the entry of cigarettes. Only enterprises authorized by the Sri Lankan government can import cigarettes. Passengers are forbidden to bring cigarettes into the country. Otherwise, if found, it will be punished as smuggling. Recently, Sri Lanka stepped up investigation and punishment, and many people were arrested and sentenced by the court for possessing several cigarettes sold in non-local markets.
Smokers are strongly advised to smoke local cigarettes. Passengers need to declare valuables when they arrive in Sri Lanka to ensure that they can leave the country duty-free.
2. List of prohibited items: drugs and narcotics, pornographic materials, and any materials that insult religious beliefs.
3. List of restricted articles: weapons, ammunition and explosives; Plants, fruits, birds and related products; Drugs (except for personal use); Goods for sale (except samples).
4. Luggage requirements: declare the currency, valuables and jewelry you carry according to regulations; If there is nothing to declare, please take the green channel; Luggage shall not include: other people's articles, a large number of commodities, prohibited articles, restricted articles, drugs, weapons, explosives and gold; Please take back all your personal belongings when you leave Sri Lanka.
5. On the condition of holding the certification document or bank guarantee or paying the refundable deposit equivalent to the import duty,
Photographic and video equipment is allowed to enter this country.
Second, the exit customs regulations
1. List of articles allowed to leave the country: articles for personal use; Articles declared at the time of entry and brought into Sri Lanka, jewelry and other articles purchased in Sri Lanka with the funds declared at the time of entry; /kloc-Sri Lankan duty-free tea within 0/0 kg; Foreign currency declared at the time of entry and brought into Sri Lanka. Unused Sri Lankan currency needs to be converted into foreign currency when leaving the country. It is forbidden to bring undeclared gold and silver jewelry out of the country except for personal needs.
2. List of prohibited items: drugs and narcotics; Pornographic and obscene materials; Any material that insults religious beliefs; Undeclared jewels and other valuables at the time of entry, and jewels and other articles purchased in Sri Lanka without declared funds at the time of entry; Gold (natural gold, gold bars and coins); Tea trees, rubber trees and coconut trees.
3. List of articles restricted from leaving the country: weapons, ammunition and explosives; Plants, animals and related products (live or dead), including fruits, birds and reptiles; Antiques, Buddha statues, treasures, ancient books, etc. Drugs (except for personal use); Goods for sale (except samples); All currencies exceeding the declared entry and exit amount; Sri Lanka has more than 20,000 rupees in cash.
4. If you buy a small amount of precious stones, you need to bring the invoice issued by the jewelry store to leave the country normally; But if you buy a lot of gems, someone from Sri Lanka Jewelry Store will take your purchase invoice to the Sri Lanka Jewelry Bureau for customs declaration, and then you will go to the airport to pick up the gems when you leave the country.
Don't take contraband out of the country. Without permission, wood products such as five-story dragon wood and Daphne family, marine animals such as sea cucumber and seahorse and their products shall not be brought out of the country. When carrying more cash or other items that need to be declared, please declare them to the customs consciously. If there is any violation of the regulations, we should try our best to explain and try to deal with it lightly. If the other party insists on punishment according to law, you should accept it. If you have any objection to the punishment result, you can appeal to the local competent department.
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