Travellers to Sri Lanka are now required to use a new visa portal run
by VFS Global, replacing the previous Electronic Travel Authorization
system. The old system has been scrapped.
Effective 7 May, a 30-day single entry is available online at US$50 via the Department of Immigration & Emigration: https://www.srilankaevisa.lk/. The previous website for online visa applications is no longer operational.
Free visas will continue to be offered to citizens from India, China,
Russia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia; however, a US$10
service fee will still apply.
A two-year multiple entry tourist visa will now cost US$300. Prices for business visas have also increased.
The new system run by VFS has not been popular with some on social
media who say the old e-visa system was cheaper and easier to navigate.
There have also been complaints that the government is receiving less
revenue from the new system after VFS takes its cut.