The Department of Immigration and Emigration has informed that tourists from 30 countries, who are unsuccessful in making credit card payments for Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) to travel to Sri Lanka, due to the ongoing upgrade and maintenance of the ETA front end system, will be issued On Arrival ETA as an alternative Channel, with a view to promote the tourism industry.
Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka Upul Dharmadasa said this facility will be available to arrivals from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Greece, Sweden, Hungary, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, United States of America, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Estonia, Mauritius, Iceland, Cuba, Singapore, Russia and Ukraine.
Dharmadasa said respective Missions, and posts accredited or concurrently accredited to the relevant countries can convey the information to relevant authorities, in the travel industry/associations and intended travelers.
