Sri Lanka visa requirements for Vietnameses

Travel and visa requirements

Sri Lankan Visa is not required for Vietnameses

Stay Duration: 30 days

Entry Requirements

  • The Sri Lanka Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) is the e-visa that the Sri Lankan Immigration Authority issued to Vietnam citizens intending to visit the country.
  • This e-visa is issued to its applicants who are visiting Sri Lanka for the purpose of a vacation, sightseeing, adventure, leisure, medical treatment or sport etc.
  • 30 days is the staying time granted on this e-visa with the option of visiting the country two times within the given 30 days.
  • Your initial arrival in Sri Lanka being the first, within the given 30 days, and the remaining days can be for the second entry into the country.
  • The Sri Lanka e-visa is charged a sum of $30 and it takes 3 days for its processing.
  • An international passport that is valid for not less than 6 months from the date of your entry into Sri Lanka is required with the reservation of a minimum of two empty pages on your passport for necessary stamps.
  • You must possess a return ticket or ticket for travelling to another country and a visa for that country if it is required.
  • Provision of proof of hotel reservation or any other means of your accommodation in Sri Lanka.
  • You are to present all above-mentioned documents to the Sri Lanka Immigration officers upon your arrival at the Sri Lanka airport or seaport.  
  • You must show a police report proving that you do not have a criminal record.
  • Medical Insurance to cover the duration of your entire stay and the presentation of documents confirming the purpose of your travel.
  • An airport embarkation tax is not levied on any passengers.
  • The standard time zone of Sri Lanka is (GMT+5:30), while that of Vietnam is also (GMT+7). This indicates that Sri Lanka is 1 hour, 30 minutes behind Vietnam.
  • The average expected time for airlines to travel to Colombo, Sri Lanka from Hanoi, Vietnam is 6 hours, 50 minutes.
  • Some airlines travelling to Sri Lanka from Vietnam are THAI, SriLankan, AirAsia, Malaysian Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Vietnam Airlines.
  • The Sri Lanka telephone code is (+94) serves as a medium for both national and international communication.
  • Banks in Sri Lanka are inoperative on weekends (Saturdays and Sundays).
  • There is no restriction to the foreign currency you are bringing in or taking out of Sri Lanka.
  • An amount or any negotiable instruments such as the promissory notes, bank drafts, cheques etc up to $10,000 or its equivalent are to be declared.
  • All baggage will be cleared at your first entry into the Sri Lankan airport or seaport.
  • Coming with your pets to Sri Lanka requires an authorization issued by the Department of Animal Production and Health (DAPH).
  • An import permit is required for the importation of arms and ammunition into Sri Lanka.
  • The official currency of Sri Lanka is Sri Lanka Rupee (LKR) and Colombo is its capital city.
  • Tamil and Sinhala are the official languages spoken in Sri Lanka by its over 21 million population.
  • An average of $30 per day should cater for your daily expenses in Sri Lanka.
  • Variety of religions are exercised in Sri Lanka and they are Theravada Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam (Sunni Muslims) and Roman Catholic is the form of Christianity practised in the country with some other religions that account for about 1.5% of its population.
  • Some of the places you can tour in Sri Lanka when on tourism are Sigiriya, Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Dambulla Royal Cave Temple, Yala National Park etc.
  • Rice and curry, deviled egg, malabar matthi curry, sweet and sour, dal, parippu etc., are some popular foods eaten in Sri Lanka.
  • The Sri Lanka power plug types are of type D and G. The type D is the plug type that has three round pins that are patterned triangularly and type G has three rectangular designed pins and also patterned triangularly.
  • The power voltage supply in Sri Lanka is 230V and 50Hz.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is English langugage spoken in Sri Lanka?

Yes. English is spoken by less than 12% of the Sri Lanka population and it is used in official and commercial activities.

What is the official code of Sri Lanka?

The Sri Lanka telephone code is (+94) serves as a medium for both national and international communication.

What are the ethnic groups that constitute Sri Lanka?

The ethnic groups that constitute Sri Lanka are the Sinhalese that comprises about 75% of the country's population and the Tamils that are about 13%, the Veddas that comprises the Aborigines, Malays, Burghers and Moors accounting for 12% of the nation's population.

Are the Sri Lankan Tamil people from Africa?

Yes. The Tamil ethnic group in Sri Lanka today originated from Africa. The Tamil is closely related to the Tamizhi known as the old Tamil.