PASSPORT : THAI NORMAL PASSPORTS ONLY ...... ( FREE VISA )

VISA TRANSIT SRI LANKA /LK/

NORMAL PASSPORTS ONLY ......

TWOV /TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA/:

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A CONFIRMED ONWARD TICKET FOR A FLIGHT TO A THIRD COUNTRY WITHIN 12 HOURS. THEY MUST STAY IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT AREA OF THE AIRPORT AND HAVE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE NEXT DESTINATION.

- TWOV DOES NOT APPLY WHEN NATIONALS OF THAILAND TRAVEL WITH A TEMPORARY PASSPORT.

- THIS TWOV FACILITY DOES NOT APPLY WHEN TRANSITING THROUGH COLOMBO /CMB/.

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS TRANSITING THROUGH COLOMBO /CMB/ WITH A CONFIRMED ONWARD TICKET FOR A FLIGHT TO A THIRD COUNTRY WITHIN 24 HOURS. THEY MUST STAY IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT AREA OF THE AIRPORT AND HAVE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE NEXT DESTINATION.

- TWOV DOES NOT APPLY WHEN NATIONALS OF THAILAND TRAVEL WITH A TEMPORARY PASSPORT.

VISA DESTINATION SRI LANKA /LK/

NORMAL PASSPORTS ONLY ......

PASSPORT REQUIRED.

- PASSPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED FOR ENTRY MUST BE VALID FOR A MINIMUM OF 6 MONTHS FROM THE ARRIVAL DATE.

PASSPORT EXEMPTIONS:

- PASSENGERS WITH A HONG KONG /SAR CHINA/ DOCUMENT OF IDENTITY FOR VISA PURPOSES.

- PASSENGERS WITH AN EMERGENCY PASSPORT.

- PASSENGERS WITH A TEMPORARY PASSPORT.

VISA ISSUANCE:

- PASSENGERS WITH A SRI LANKA ELECTRONIC TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION /ETA/ OBTAINED AT HTTPS://ETA.GOV.LK CAN OBTAIN A VISA ON ARRIVAL.

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR NATIONALS OF THAILAND CAN OBTAIN A VISA ON ARRIVAL.

WARNING:

- VISITORS NOT HOLDING RETURN/ONWARD TICKETS INFORMATION COULD BE REFUSED ENTRY

IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES MAY REQUEST VISITORS AND TRANSIT PASSENGERS TO PROVE THAT THEY WILL DEPART FROM THE COUNTRY WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED PERIOD, BY SHOWING A RETURN OR ONWARD TICKET TO THEIR NEXT INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION. UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE, RETURN/ONWARD TICKET IS DEFINED AS:

A. INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE TICKET /I.E. ANY TYPES OF AIRLINE TICKETS, RESERVATION CONFIRMATION, BOOKING CODE ETC./ OR

B. EVIDENCE OF DEPARTING FROM THE COUNTRY BY OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION /E.G. CONFIRMATION OF JOINING A CRUISE, TRAIN, BUS OR FERRY TICKETS, PROOF OF DEPARTING BY PRIVATE BOAT OR PLANE, ETC/.

SRI LANKA EMBASSY IN THAILAND

BKK Colombo Tel : +6621054851

THAI EMBASSY IN SRI LANKA

CMB Colombo Tel : +9411 752 9500