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Tourist ETA — Maldives reciprocal 90-day scheme

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

Maldivian nationals must still obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) before arriving in Sri Lanka, under Sri Lanka's bilateral reciprocal agreement with the Maldives.

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  • immigration.gov.lk pages_e.php?id=60, Conditions
    nationals with the bilateral reciprocal agreements with Sri Lanka (i.e. Maldives, Seychelles and Singapore) are required to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) prior to their arrival in Sri Lanka.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

This is a tourist ETA issued under the reciprocal agreement between Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

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What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

Under the bilateral reciprocal agreement between Sri Lanka and Maldives, Maldivian nationals receive a 90-day tourist visa through the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) system, processed free of charge. The general free scheme gives a tourist visa valid for 30 days with a double-entry facility permitted from the date of first arrival within the 30-day validity period; the official page does not state how this double-entry window applies to the 90-day visa for Maldivian nationals. The official source does not state a rolling-period rule.

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  • The general free scheme gives a tourist visa valid for 30 days with a double-entry facility permitted from the date of first arrival within the 30-day validity period; the official page does not state how this double-entry window applies to the 90-day visa for Maldivian nationals.
  • The official source does not state a rolling-period rule.
  • https://www.immigration.gov.lk/pages_e.php?id=60
    As per the bilateral reciprocal agreement between Sri Lanka and Maldives, Maldivian nationals will receive 90 days tourist visa through ETA system.
  • https://www.immigration.gov.lk/pages_e.php?id=60
    The Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) for nationals of the above-mentioned 40 countries and for nationals of Maldives, Seychelles and Singapore will be processed free of charge.
  • https://www.immigration.gov.lk/pages_e.php?id=60
    Under this scheme, tourists are entitled to a tourist visa (ETA) free of charge valid for 30 days (Maldivian nationals will receive 90 days), with double-entry facility permitted from the date of first arrival in Sri Lanka within the 30-day validity period.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

The general requirements for all Sri Lankan visas apply: a passport valid for a minimum period of six months from the date of arrival; Immigration must be satisfied that the traveller has adequate funds for maintenance in Sri Lanka and for the return passage; and a visit visa holder must hold a written assurance (ticket) to return to the country of domicile or a visa to the next country of destination.

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Limits of the record
  • These are general requirements for all Sri Lankan visas, not ETA-specific; eta.gov.lk not read for scheme-specific evidence.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Tourist travellers can obtain an ETA for entering Sri Lanka at eta.gov.lk. The ETA for nationals of Maldives is processed free of charge; ETA fees paid before 25.05.2026 are non-refundable. Extensions of extendable visas are applied for to the Department of Immigration and Emigration or online; the extension is single entry and is cancelled once the holder leaves the country.

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Limits of the record
  • The source gives no extension rule specific to the 90-day Maldivian ETA.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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