As per the 2023 budget proposal, the Immigration and Emigration Department has decided to increase the visa fees and other charges with effect from December 1.
The Department’s Controller-General has issued a special notice in this regard.
Accordingly, the fee for issuing dual citizenship has been amended to USD 2,000, the Department said in a notice.
The fee for issuing dual citizenship to a spouse or child under 22 years of age entitled to dual citizenship has been amended to USD 500.
The fee for obtaining certified copies of certificates issued under citizenship has been increased to Rs. 2,000. The administrative cost related to the bond signed by merchant seamen on landing was amended to USD 25.
The fee for obtaining electronic travel authorisation online for tourists will be USD 50, and for businesses will be USD 55.
The fee for obtaining electronic travel authorisation on arrival will be USD 60 for tourists and USD 65 for businesses. The cost for issuing a visa under the “My Dream Home Visa” program will be USD 200.
The fee for issuing a visa under the Resident Guest Scheme (RGS) Visa program will be USD 200.
The fee for issuing a visa for an appearance before the court will be USD 200.
The age group needs to be considered when charging a fee for issuing a visa for children of Sri Lankan parents with foreign passports, which will be USD 150.
Even the age group is not considered for the issuance of a visa for children dependent on a non-Sri Lankan spouse, and the fee will be USD 150.
Penalties for overstay
- A foreigner staying in Sri Lanka without a valid visa will be charged US $ 500 penalty in addition to the visa fee.
- Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), the prescribed Authority may grant a grace period – (a) of two days at the port of departure to a person referred to in paragraph (1); or (b) seven days when applying for an extension of the period of stay specified in the visa from the Department of Immigration and Emigration.
More Details: Department of immigration and Emigration Sri Lanka
