TRADE INFORMATION - February, 2012

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IMPORTANT NOTICE
from
Department of Immigration & Emigration (DI&E) of Sri Lanka.
Online visa for a short visit to Sri Lanka
Department of Immigration & Emigration has introduced a new system to apply visas online
when foreign clients/counterparts or any other person visit Sri Lanka for a short period. More
details could be obtained through the following Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) official
website of the Department of Immigration & Emigration (DI&E) of the Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka. www.eta.gov.lk
For further clarifications you may contact the Department of Immigration and Emigration on
Hotline: 0094 71 9967888 Fax: 0094 11 2674621 E-Mail: controller@immigration.gov.lk
Web Site: www.immigration.gov.lk
Controller General of Immigration and Emigration Commissioner for Registration of Persons
of Indian Origin: Mr. W. A. C. Perera Tel: 0094 11 5329400 Fax: 0094 11 2674621
Email: controller@immigration.gov.lk
Controller (visa): Mr. R M S Sarath Kumara Fax: 0094 11 2674631
Email: eta@immigration.gov.lk
IMPORTANT NOTICE from Department of Immigration & Emigration (DI&E) of Sri Lanka.
With effect from 1 st January 2012, all Holiday or Business travelers to Sri Lanka must have Electronic Travel
Authorization (ETA) for entering in to Sri Lanka. Please visit http://www.eta.gov.lk for more information.
When applying ETA by third parties payments are to be made through the arrangement made in our website
www.eta.gov.lk and obtain acknowledgement of ETA application. Any payments made to other websites or
agencies are not valid to process a valid ETA. Therefore, always ensure that the payments made by accessing
to Sri Lanka ETA website and avoid making repayment at the port of entry to Sri Lanka.
Link:
http://www.immigration.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=151&Itemid=196&lang
=en#