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Diplomatic and Official Visits

Foreign nationals intending to visit Sri Lanka for Diplomatic or Official purposes should forward their ETA applications to the Department of Immigration & Emigration through relevant Sri Lanka Government Ministries and Agencies or Sri Lanka Overseas Missions.

Note:

Gratis (Free of Charge) basis is applicable only for Diplomatic and Official passport holders.

The Gratis ETA is granted for ordinary passport holders, on the basis of arrangements made between the Government of Sri Lanka and the respective countries.

Diplomatic & Official passport holders should follow the normal ETA application procedure for their personal visits. However, the Gratis ETA is granted for Diplomatic and official passport holders, on the basis of arrangements made between the Government of Sri Lanka and the respective Foreign Governments

Diplomatic and official passport holders should not apply Tourist/Business ETA for their official visits or to engage in any official assignments in Sri Lanka.please note that Tourist/Business ETA cannot be converted into a Residence visa at any circumstances.

Diplomatic & Official/Service passport holders from the following countries are exempted from the ETA processing fee and the ETA procedures for their official and private visits to Sri Lanka. A visit visa will be issued on arrival to Sri lanka for passport holders of these countries.

Country	Type of Passport	Duration of the Visa period
Bahrain	Diplomatic or Special	Up to 90 days during a period of 180 days from the first entry
Bangladesh	Diplomatic or Official	Up to 30 days
Belarus	Diplomatic or Official	Up to 30 days
Brazil	Diplomatic, Official or Service	Up to 90 days
Cambodia	Diplomatic, Official or Service	Up to 30 days
Chile	Diplomatic or Official	Up to 90 days
China	Diplomatic, Official, Service or Public Affairs	Up to 30 days
Cuba	Diplomatic	Up to 90 days
Georgia	Diplomatic, Official or Service	Up to 90 days in any 180-day period
Hong Kong	Citizens of Hong Kong SAR	Up to 30 days
India	Diplomatic or Official (for diplomatic and official visits only) (If employed by an International Organization or an agency, Visa or ETA shall be obtained for official and private visits)	Up to 30 days
Indonesia	Diplomatic, Official or Service	Up to 30 days
Iran	Diplomatic, Official or Service	Up to 30 days
Kazakhstan	Diplomatic or Service	Up to 30 days
Kenya	Diplomatic or Official	Up to 30 days
Maldives	Diplomatic or Official	Up to 90 days
Myanmar	Diplomatic, Official or Service	Up to 30 days
Oman	Diplomatic, Special or Service	Up to 90 days during a period of 180 days from the first entry
Pakistan	Diplomatic or Official	Up to 30 days
Philippines	Diplomatic or Official	Up to 30 days
Qatar	Diplomatic and Special passport holders	Up to 30 days
Romania	Diplomatic	Up to 90 days within any 180-day period
Russia	Diplomatic, Official or Service	Up to 30 days
Seychelles	Diplomatic or Official	60 days at each visit and cumulative duration of 90 days in a year
Singapore	Diplomatic or Official	Up to 30 days
Thailand	Diplomatic or Official	Up to 90 days
Ukraine	Diplomatic, Service or Official	Up to 30 days within 60-day period
Vietnam	Diplomatic or Official	Up to 90 days
Benin	Diplomatic, Official or Service	Up to 30 days