Diplomatic & Official/Service passport holders from the following countries are exempted from the ETA processing fee and the ETA procedures for their official and private visits to Sri Lanka. A visit visa will be issued on arrival to Sri lanka for passport holders of these countries.
| Country |
Type of Passport |
Duration of the Visa period |
| Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
Diplomatic, Official |
90 Days |
| Republic of Cuba |
Diplomatic |
90 Days |
| Republic of Indonesia |
Diplomatic, Official, Service |
30 Days |
| Union of Myanmar |
Diplomatic, Official, Service |
30 Days |
| Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
Diplomatic, Official |
30 Days |
| Federative Republic of Brazil |
Diplomatic, Official, Service |
90 Days |
| Republic of Chile |
Diplomatic, Official |
90 Days |
| Republic of Seychelles |
Diplomatic, Official, Ordinary |
60 days at each visit and cumulative duration of 90 days in a year |
| Peoples Republic of China (PRC) |
Diplomatic, Official, Service, Public Affairs |
Up to 30 days |
| Kingdom of Thailand |
Diplomatic, Official |
Not exceeding 90 days |
| Republic of Kenya |
Diplomatic, Official |
Up to 30 days |
| Republic of Belarus |
Diplomatic, Official |
Up to 30 days |
| Islamic Republic of Iran |
Diplomatic, Official, Service |
Up to 30 days |
| Republic of Maldives |
Diplomatic, Official, Ordinary |
Exemption of Ninety days Visa fee |
| Republic of Singapore |
Diplomatic, Official, Ordinary |
Up to 30 days |
| Republic of India |
Diplomatic, Official (for diplomatic and official visits only) (If employed by an International body or agency, Visa/ETA should be obtained for official and private visits) |
30 days |
| Russian Federation |
Diplomatic, Official, Service |
30 days |
| Republic of Philippines |
Diplomatic, Official |
30 days |
| Republic of Kazakhstan |
Diplomatic, Service |
30 days |
| Government of Georgie |
Diplomatic, Official/Service |
Not exceeding 90 days in any 180 days period |
| Republic of Romania |
Diplomatic |
Not exceeding 90 days within any 180 days |
| Hong Kong SAR |
Citizens of Hong Kong SAR |
30 days |
| Bangladesh |
Diplomatic, Official |
30 days |
| State of Qatar |
Diplomatic and Special passport Holders |
Up to 30 days |
| Sultanate of Oman |
Diplomatic, Special or Service |
Not exceeding ninety (90) days and during a period of 180 days from first entry |
| Kingdom of Bahrain |
Diplomatic or Special |
Not exceeding ninety (90) days during a period of 180 days from first entry |
| Ukrain |
Diplomatic, Service, and Official |
Not exceeding 30 days within 60 days |
| Kingdom of Cambodia |
Diplomatic, Official/Service |
30 days |
