Known as a flotilla of aliases, the Resplendent Isle is one of the gorgeous beaches, tea plantations, and ancient cities. Scuba dive, visit an elephant orphanage and a lagoon of singing fish and explore dense jungle, shrines, and temples. Situated just 20 miles off India, the island formerly known as Ceylon is home to 20 million people and eight World Heritage sites. The country's long, brutal civil war ended in May 2009, bringing peace, stability, and a revival of tourism.

To enjoy all the beauty of the country, foreign travelers need an ETA for Sri Lanka. Dutch people can easily apply for one through a simple process.

The facility of electronic travel authorization for Sri Lanka was introduced by the government of Sri Lanka in the year 2012 to improve border security and proper facilitation of the immigration process.

Netherland citizens can apply for tourism, business, or transit Sri Lankan ETA. Applying for an Sri Lanka Visa, online is very easy simple, and fast. It saves you a lot of time and there is no need to visit the embassy.

The processing time takes almost 1 to 2 business days for the approved Sri Lankan ETA. Dutch citizens also get a Priority Service that allows getting the ETA Sri Lanka within 1 hour.

Getting an ETA Sri Lanka Visa negates the need to visit the consulate or embassy and waste the time waiting in the queue. Online ETA provides an electronic approval to the traveler to enter the country of Sri Lanka.

 

Any Dutch traveler who wishes to travel to Sri Lanka having a Netherlands passport needs to have a pre-approved visa or an ETA.

The duration and the purpose of your stay in the country will decide the type of ETA approval, a traveler would be requiring.

 

The Sri Lankan government provides three types of ETAs of Sri Lanka to the Dutch people. And they are:

• Tourist ETA of Sri Lanka: The validity of the tourist Sri Lanka eta is for 180 days from the date of the issue.A traveler gets 30 days of stay in Sri Lanka along with a dual entry in the country provided the second entry is taken within the 30 days.

• Sri Lanka ETA of Business: The validity of the business eta for Sri Lanka is for 180 days from the date of the issue. The eta for the business of Sri Lanka allows staying for up to 30 days in the country. It also grants multiple entries to a Dutch visitor in the country. But the condition is that the final entry intothe country should be within those 30 days. And the stay should not extend beyond the 30 days.

• Transit ETA: It is also for 180 days from the date of the issue. ETA for transit is provided only in certain conditions. The validity of the stay is only for 48 hours. A Dutch visitor must have a connecting flight departing Sri Lanka within 48 hours of arrival.

• The validity of the passport of the Netherland should be a minimum of 6 months from the date of entry into Sri Lanka.

 

Before applying for an ETA FOR SRI LANKA by the Dutch people, all requirements must be well known. This makes things easy for the visitor to apply and hassle-free too. Check the list below:

 A valid passport issued by the Netherlands government. It must have 6 months of validity from the date of entering the country of Sri Lanka.
 Scanned image of the first page of the passport of the Dutch holder, where all the details are present.
 A valid international debit or credit card to make the payment of the Sri Lanka ETA fee. The fee is not refundable if in case the ETA gets denied or rejected due to any reason.
 A valid and active email address of the applicant. The approved SRILANKA eta will be sent to the Email ID, registered in the application form for the ETA for Sri Lanka. After that, you can take a printout of that electronically approved eta.

 

Any Dutch traveler who wishes to travel to SRI LANKA can apply online. They have to fill in an application form for the ETA for Sri Lanka. The form asks about the basic details of the applicant like name, nationality, DOB, gender, contact info, email ID purpose of your travel, passport details, etc.

ETAs are valid for vacations, sightseeing, family functions, travel, and business only. If any citizen of the Netherlands wants to visit Sri Lanka for any other purpose like religious functions or humanitarian purposes should apply for a visa at the local embassy or consulate.

Once the ETA for Sri Lanka gets approved, it is sent directly to the registered EMAIL ID of the applicant. You can take the printout of the ETA and carry it along with you during your travel in the country.

At the Sri Lankan borders, a physical copy might be asked of the electronic visa and match the records with the digital one.

You might also be asked for the proof of funds with you to take care of your selves and also a proof of onward journey from Sri Lanka or a return ticket.