regular Tourist Visa for Sri Lanka
A regular tourist visa, issued by the High Commission, is mandatory when your intended period of stay in Sri Lanka is more than 30 days. It is available in double entries, offering validities of up to 1, 2, or 3 months. The maximum allowable stay per visit is 90 days. A tourist visa is granted when you enter Sri Lanka to seek medical or ayurvedic treatment, participate in sports or cultural performance, travel for sightseeing or vacations, or visit friends and family. The documentation required to avail a tourist visa is minimal. You just need the standard ones, such as an original and valid passport with a minimum of 2 blank pages, 2 recent passport size photographs, a passport copy, and of course, the completed and signed visa application form. If the applicant is a child under 16 years, he or she needs to present a consent letter from the parents, a copy of the parents’ marriage certificate, a copy of the child’s birth certificate,and copies of his or her parent’s passports.