All citizens of the United States and Mexico planning for short visits to Sri Lanka are required to obtain Visa for the purpose. The visa should be applied online though Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) system on www.eta.gov.lk. The above is applied for all non U.S. citizens other than the citizens of Maldives and Singapore irrespective of the country of their residence. Guide to ETA Application Process 01. If your intended visit to Sri Lanka is a short-visit please log on to www.eta.gov.lk and click on Apply to start the application process. * What is a Short-visit? [Click Here] * How to submit an application? [Click Here]   02. Fill out the required details and submit the application after paying the online processing fee of US$ 30 applicable for United States and Mexican citizens above 12 years of age. Only Visa, Master and American Express Cards are accepted * More details on ETA processing fees  [Click Here] * Exceptions for ETA  [Click Here]   03. You may be required to pay the visa fee when you are applying visa for a period more than 30 days as applicable. The Visa fee when applicable can be paid online, or at the port of entry to Sri Lanka or to the nearest Sri Lanka mission. * More details of Visa fees  [Click Here]   04. Receive the acknowledgment notice sent to your email * View sample acknowledgment notice [Click Here]   05. Receive the approval notice or a referral notice in case of your ETA application being rejected sent your email within 24 hours upon the receipt of your acknowledgement notice. * View ample approval notice [Click Here]   06. If you receive a referral notice informing that your ETA application has been rejection please contact the consular section of the Sri Lanka Embassy, Washington DC for further assistance. * View samples of referral notices * Notice 1 - [Click Here] * Notice 2 - [Click Here] * Notice 3 - [Click Here] * Notice 4 - [Click Here] * Notice 5 - [Click Here]   07. In case you did not receive the approval notice or a referral note after 24 hours upon the receipt of your acknowledgement notice you can check the status of your ETA application on the following: * Log on to ETA website and enter your confirmation code and passport number –[Click Here] * Or contact 24/7 dedicated ETA call center on 00 94 71 99 67 888   08. Please keep a copy of the ETA approval notice to be produced at the port of entry in Sri Lanka with the following: * A passport valid not less than 6 months from the date of arrival * A confirmed return ticket * Sufficient funds to meet the expenses The ETA is initially limited upto 30 days from the date of arrival and it can be extended up to six months [Click Here]   09. Diplomatic and Official Visits – Citizens of United States, Mexico and U.N. Passport holders in the United States, planning to visit Sri Lanka on official purposes should submit their ETA applications to the Department of  Immigration and Emigration through the Embassy of Sri Lanka, Washington DC or the Sri Lanka Consulate, Los Angeles, or Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, New York. Click here for more details   10. If required, you can still submit your ETA applications through the nearest Sri Lanka Mission. Click here for more details