{"id":1300,"date":"2023-08-15T00:38:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T22:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etasri.com\/?p=1300"},"modified":"2024-05-06T16:44:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T14:44:32","slug":"aeroport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apply.com.lk\/en\/article\/airport\/","title":{"rendered":"When should I present my e-Visa for Sri Lanka at the airport?"},"content":{"rendered":"
To travel to Sri Lanka, nationals of many countries are required to obtain a e-Visa<\/b>\u00a0before they leave. This simplified online procedure avoids the often long and tedious administrative procedures at an embassy or consulate.<\/p>\n
Focus on the key steps involved in obtaining your e-Visa for Sri Lanka and how to present it at the airport when you board your flight. We will also explain how the immigration officer checks you when you arrive in the country.<\/p>\n
Before travelling to Sri Lanka, it is essential to apply for an e-Visa online. The process is relatively quick and easy:<\/p>\n
Note that it is recommended that you apply for an e-Visa at least 10 days before your departure.<\/strong>to ensure that you receive authorisation in time for your trip.<\/p>\n When you go to the airport to catch your flight to Sri Lanka, it is essential to have the following documents with you:<\/p>\n Before boarding the plane, you will have to go through a security check, where staff check passengers' travel documents. At this stage, it is important to present your passport and the printed confirmation of your e-Visa.<\/span><\/p>\n The airline must ensure that you have taken the necessary steps to enter Sri Lanka legally. If it fails to do so, it may be penalised financially and forced to pay the cost of repatriation if entry is refused.<\/em>.<\/p>\n Once you arrive in Sri Lanka, you will have to pass through an immigration checkpoint. There, an officer will check your e-Visa and may ask a few questions about the nature of your stay, its duration and the reasons for your visit.<\/p>\n This is also when the immigration officer check that you meet all the conditions required to enter the country<\/strong>These include the validity of your passport, your financial resources and your plans for departure. It is therefore essential to be prepared to answer these questions and to provide the documents requested.<\/p>\n If you are in transit and need to change planes in Sri Lanka, you will probably not need to go through immigration control, unless you are leaving the international zone of the airport<\/span>. In this case, make sure you have taken the necessary steps to obtain an e-Visa and be prepared to present the same documents as those described above. There is a free transit e-Visa for less than 2 days, and a chargeable one for less than 4 days in Sri Lanka.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" To travel to Sri Lanka, nationals of many countries are required to obtain an e-Visa before their departure. This simplified online procedure avoids the often lengthy and time-consuming administrative procedures...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2555,"featured_media":1301,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nIntroducing the e-Visa at the airport: what you need to have with you<\/h2>\n
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When boarding: present your e-Visa and passport<\/h3>\n
Arrival in Sri Lanka: examination by the immigration officer<\/h2>\n
In the event of transit or stopover<\/h3>\n