Those who hold passports of listed countries and travel to Sri Lanka from 01.08.2019 to 31.01.2020 for Tourist purposes are exempted paying ETA fee, in view of enhancing tourist arrivals from designated countries.
- Thailand
- Iceland
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Japan
- Australia
- South Korea
- Canada
- Singapore
- New Zealand
- Malaysia
- Switzerland
- Cambodia
- China
- India
- Indonesia
- Israel
- Ukraine
- Philippines
- Russia
- Austria
- Belgium,
- Bulgaria,
- Croatia,
- Cyprus,
- Czechia,
- Denmark,
- Estonia,
- Finland,
- France
- Germany,
- Greece,
- Hungary,
- Ireland,
- Italy,
- Latvia,
- Lithuania,
- Luxembourg,
- Malta,
- Norway,
- Netherlands,
- Poland,
- Portugal,
- Romani,
- Slovakia,
- Slovenia,
- Spain,
- Sweden
However, any foreign national who will be visiting Sri Lanka for a short period is required to apply ETA and ensure pre approval before the journey to avoid unnecessary delays at the port of entry and adhere with enhanced pre clearance.