Visa services · Indian passport holders · Checked 2026-11-06
Sri Lanka visa for Indians
e-Visa
Coming soon Filing is not open for Sri Lanka yet. The note below is what we have already sourced. Use the enquiry if you want to be told when filing opens. Do not put a passport number in it.
MEA's visa-on-arrival row says tourism for 30 days with a return ticket, extendable on payment up to 90 days. Sri Lanka's own ETA site says an ETA is required before arrival.
India's Ministry of External Affairs lists an e-visa facility. MEA describes a tourist double entry for 30 days with a return ticket, extendable up to 6 months on payment; a business double entry on the same pattern; and transit up to 2 days free of charge.
Sri Lanka's ETA site says that from 25 May 2026, India is one of 40 countries whose nationals can get a tourist ETA free of charge for 30 days. It still requires the ETA before arrival, including for India. It describes double entry inside that 30-day window. Staying longer is an extension on payment. Transit is a separate MEA note.
Fees
Sri Lanka's ETA site says the tourist ETA fee is waived for Indian nationals under the scheme dated 25 May 2026. It also says ETA fees paid before that date are not refunded. MEA still describes extensions as on payment. No INR figure is published on the page we read.
No conversion. The waiver is stated by the ETA site.
How to apply
- Apply for the ETA on https://eta.gov.lk/slvisa/ before you fly, even though the tourist fee is waived for India.
- Keep a return ticket. Both MEA and the ETA site refer to the length of the tourist stay together with travel plans.
Official links
Sources recorded for this page: https://www.mea.gov.in/VFFIN.htm · https://eta.gov.lk/slvisa/