{"id":63275,"date":"2021-04-28T17:24:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T17:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=63275"},"modified":"2021-04-28T17:24:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T17:24:55","slug":"travel-to-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/travel-to-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel to Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #3366ff;\">Travel to Sri Lanka<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43892 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/flag_of_sri_lanka-svg-e1588235345816.png\" alt=\"INTRODUCTION As of 2010, there were 45,159 Sri Lankans living in the US. Substantial immigration began in the 1990s when many fled the violence of the Sri Lankan Civil War. The majority of Sri Lankan-Americans live in the vicinity of either New York City (where there\u2019s a Little Sri Lanka on Staten Island), central New Jersey, or Los Angeles.\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><i>Sentences\u00a0that are underlined contain external links.<\/i><i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><i>Travel restrictions are regularly being\u00a0updated. Please contact your local embassy for the most up-to-date travel announcements.<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Tourists<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The following categories of passengers are allowed entry under the Sri Lanka Tourism Safety Protocol:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Tourists (foreign nationals) who have obtained approved Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) issued via <\/span><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eta.gov.lk\/slvisa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.eta.gov.lk\/slvisa\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Foreign passport holders with a valid Sri Lankan residence visa who have a confirmation letter issued by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Sri Lankans who hold dual citizenship<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"> \u00a0<u><\/u>Sri Lankan passport holders<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Eligible passengers can access <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\" href=\" www.srilanka.travel\/helloagain\/ \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.srilanka.travel\/helloagain\/<\/a> <span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">and make a reservation at a listed Safe and Secure level 1 hotel to start the process of acquiring the ETA\/SLTDA letter. The passenger may also use a certified travel agent as listed in<\/span><\/span><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\" href=\" www.srilanka.travel\/helloagain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> www.srilanka.travel\/helloagain\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Non\u2011tourists<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The following categories of passengers are allowed entry into Sri Lanka without prior approval from the Foreign Ministry:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Sri Lankan nationals<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Dual citizens who are travelling on Sri Lankan passports \/ emergency travel documents<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Accompanied spouse and unmarried children of Sri Lankans who carry foreign passports with approved electronic travel authority or landing endorsement or residence visa<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Foreign nationals (including valid resident visa holders) and dual citizens who are travelling on a foreign passport must get prior approval from the Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka before travelling to Sri Lanka if not travelling as tourists. Application for approval should be submitted to <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\" href=\"entry.permission@mfa.gov.lk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">entry.permission@mfa.gov.lk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Foreign nationals must also carry an approved electronic travel authority or landing endorsement or residence visa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>COVID\u201119 testing requirements<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Before Departure:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Foreigners must hold a negative COVID\u201119 PCR test report in English. The test must be conducted within 96 hours prior to embarkation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Sri Lankan citizens\/ dual citizens must hold a negative COVID\u201119 test report in English. The test can either be:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">A COVID\u201119 PCR test which is conducted within 96 hours prior to embarkation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Rapid Antigen test within 48 hours prior to embarkation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The test report must be available for all passengers, irrespective of age.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Srilankan seafarers holding approval for exemption of pre\u2011boarding COVID\u201119 PCR, from Ministry of foreign affairs, are exempted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>On arrival for passengers not travelling as tourists:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Two COVID\u201119 PCR tests will be carried out on all passengers as below, except for diplomatic passport holders, as mandated by the Government of Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Testing requirements for customers who have received the recommended doses of any COVID\u201119 vaccine 14 days prior to travel:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The first test will be carried out on the day of arrival at the quarantine hotel. If tested negative, the passenger will be released to go home.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">On the 7th day after arrival, the passenger must arrange for a second test to be conducted at home by any government approved facility.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">For all other passengers:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The first test will be carried out on the day of arrival and the second on day 7 at the quarantine hotel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Passengers must arrange for the second COVID\u201119 PCR test with any government approved facility.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Health Ministry approved labs will conduct the first COVID\u201119 PCR test at the quarantine hotels. Passengers may pay the lab directly for their test.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Contact \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\" href=\"CMB.repatriation@emirates.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CMB.repatriation@emirates.com<\/a><\/span>for any further details.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Quarantine Requirements<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Tourists are not required to undergo quarantine. However, the hotels will advise the tourists on the required safety measures upon arrival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The following is applicable to passengers not travelling as tourists:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">After arrival formalities, customers will be taken to an available hotel designated for a quarantine period between 2 and 8 days depending on their category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Quarantine rules for parents also apply for accompanying unvaccinated children up to 12 years old.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Payment has to be done directly to the hotel and a standard charge per passenger, per day for full board accommodation would be as follows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Charges subject to change with standard of the hotel:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Sharing room\u2011 LKR 7500<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Single occupancy\u2011 LKR 12500<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Passenger will have to bear the following costs as well:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Transportation cost from the airport to the place of quarantine\/hotel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Any other incidental expenditure<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Please check <\/span><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/c.ekstatic.net\/ecl\/documents\/travel-requirements\/sri-lanka-quarantine-measures-for-travellers-arriving-from-overseas.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quarantine measures for travellers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>Required forms<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Customers are required to submit a completed\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caa.lk\/en\/special-notices-for-covid-19\/363-health-declaration-form-to-be-filled-by-all-passengers-arriving-sri-lankatarget=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Health Declaration Form (HDF)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Customers are required to complete and sign the <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/c.ekstatic.net\/ecl\/documents\/travel-requirements\/sri-lanka-undertaking-form-emirates-airline-updated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed undertaking form\u00a0 <\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">for paid hotel quarantine and other related expenses (Diplomatic passport holders and Seafarers are exempted)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>Other information<\/b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Passengers transiting through Colombo must have OK to board approval for onward travel and their transit time should not be longer than 12 hours.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Passengers travelling to China are not allowed to transit in CMB.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">A temporary suspension of the import of live animals accompanied with passenger baggage has been imposed. Therefore, live animals are only permitted via cargo.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Travel from Sri Lanka<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Passengers travelling from Sri Lanka are advised to arrive a minimum of 4 hours before departure to allow time for health screening and document verification.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>COVID 19 testing requirements<\/b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">It is mandatory that customers confirm the COVID\u201119 PCR test requirements as per the regulations of the destination country and present the test result certificate at check\u2011in.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travel to Sri Lanka Sentences\u00a0that are underlined contain external links. 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