Business Visa For Sri Lanka

Who needs the Sri Lankan business visa for travel from Sri Lanka?

Sri Lankan business visa is granted for a limited time period of business travel to conduct business activities which can include visiting with company affiliates, attend an educational, professional, scientific or business convention or conference, settle an estate or hammer out a agreement with a Sri Lankan organisation.
A business visa stamp or sticker endorsed by a Sri Lankan visa official on your passport that allows you to go to Sri Lanka to carry out business pursuits.
Business visa for Sri Lanka are generally granted by the Sri Lankan consulate in Colombo or in the nearest city to your normal residential address. When trying to get a Sri Lankan business visa, you will be required to explain the reasons for traveling to Sri Lanka.

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General Sri Lankan business visa information for residents of Sri Lanka

• Fully completed visa form for Sri Lanka and mandatory declaration
• Passport size photographs
• Valid national passport and one copy
• Original of valid visa for anyone who is national of another country and one copy
• Your current bank statement and one copy
• Confirmation letter from your holiday travel insurance for Sri Lanka showing the policy coverage and one copy
• Business references (letter from your employer, invitation from company or organization in Sri Lanka)
• Proof of group travel/ accommodation booking reservation in Sri Lanka / airline ticket reservation for Sri Lanka and one copy
• Visa fees for Sri Lankan visa
• Please click on Sri Lankan visa rules to determine if you need a travel visa to visit Sri Lanka or the current visitor visa requirements for Sri Lanka.

Please note: In individual situations, you could be asked to produce additional documents. Sri Lankan embassy guidelines and rules can and do, change over night. We accept no responsibilty for any such changes or any transaction initiated directly between an applicant and the Sri Lankan embassy.

Other types of Sri Lankan visas?

• Sri Lankan visitor visa granted for anyone going to Sri Lanka for vacations, tourism, recreation or to visit friends and relations in Sri Lanka. For anyone who is a Sri Lankan national, you do not have to request for a Sri Lankan visa. Learn more
• Sri Lankan business visa is issued to foreign nationals to either work with business associates, going to a scientific, educational, professional, or business convention or any other type of conference, settle an estate or negotiate a contract in Sri Lanka. Find out more
• Sri Lankan transit visa enables you to travel through Sri Lanka for no longer than 24 to 72 hours if either you have to enter Sri Lanka on your way to another country or you are going to join a ship as a member of the crew.

  Generally, you can include dependent children on your visa application if they are traveling with you on your passport. You might not need to submit an application for this particular visa. Find out more

• Sri Lankan student visa is typically granted to study in Sri Lanka. Student visas are generally temporary visas that allow individuals to come to Sri Lanka for a given time period to study at a Sri Lankan educational establishment. Know more
• Sri Lankan Working Visa is frequently provided to work in Sri Lanka. As a general rule, you must have a appropriate Sri Lankan visa with work rights. Many different short-term and long term work visas are available for Sri Lanka. Find out more about Sri Lankan work visas.

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Please take note: Be sure you have the right Sri Lankan visas where required which is your responsibility to get hold of them. In most cases countries require passports to be valid for six months right after the expiration of the visa. NB: Having a visa isn’t going to guarantee anyone entry on arrival in Sri Lanka.

Visitors should check personally to make sure that information of specific relevance to them is correct. We are not answerable for decisions taken by travellers based on information and facts contained in this page.

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If you need to obtain more info regarding visiting Sri Lanka from Colombo, Sri Lanka, please go through the applicable links listed below:

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