The Sri Lankan Department of Immigration has extended the validity period of all types of visas issued to all foreigners currently in Sri Lanka up to 11th July, 2020, as many were unable to get an appointment before the previous deadline of June 11.

Accordingly, All applicants are advised to pay the relevant visa fee and get the visa endorsed in the Passport by securing an appointment on or before 11th July 2020 using the following online link.

https://eservices.immigration.gov.lk/vs

All visas which expire between March 7th to July 11th, 2020, will be exempted from being charged the overstay penalty.

Those who possess a due Appointment Notice are only be permitted to enter the Department and only a limited number of appointments will be given per day and the applicants shall be present at the Department 15 min prior to the allocated time.

Inquiries for visit visas could be made through the following emails.

acvisa1@immigration.gov.lk
acvisa2@immigration.gov.lk
acvisa@immigration.gov.lk

Inquiries for resident visas could be made through the following email.

dcvisa@immigration.gov.lk

Telephone number 070 – 7101050 (between 09.00 a.m to 04.00 p.m only)