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| ThePondFence | Post subject: Re: Visa warning
 Posted: 10:53 on 23rd Nov 2011 |
Joined: 20:03 on 29th Jan 2011 Posts: 56 |
Ash02 Wrote: Quote: Can I just confirm that it's £20 we're talking about here not £200, just incase I've missed something? Kev, Its definately ?20 mate. Ash 50 dollars on the website. |
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| blueandy1mac | Post subject: Re: Visa warning
Posted: 13:01 on 23rd Nov 2011 |
Joined: 11:30 on 14th Jul 2008 Posts: 1800 Location: Preston UK |
I think the point is that the only visa available to tourists pre 2012 are long stay, cost £38. The free version is applied to your passport on arrival until 31 Dec. In short, a good idea but not possible I think. Local business news items still referring to visa cost reduction as possible conjecture, just be aware. |
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| kev | Post subject: Re: Visa warning
Posted: 13:31 on 23rd Nov 2011 |
Joined: 17:06 on 4th Dec 2008 Posts: 276 Location: Walsall West Midlands |
ThePondFence Wrote: Ash02 Wrote: Quote: Can I just confirm that it's £20 we're talking about here not £200, just incase I've missed something? Kev, Its definately ?20 mate. Ash 50 dollars on the website. Sorry i was being flippant, my point was one of surprise at the time & effort required to possibly save twenty quid  |
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| blueandy1mac | Post subject: Re: Visa warning
Posted: 13:52 on 23rd Nov 2011 |
Joined: 11:30 on 14th Jul 2008 Posts: 1800 Location: Preston UK |
DOLLARS Kev |
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| GeorgethePodge | Post subject: Re: Visa warning
Posted: 14:15 on 23rd Nov 2011 |
Joined: 00:10 on 25th Apr 2008 Posts: 1167 |
http://www.eta.gov.lk/ $50 http://info.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca201111/20111114online_visa_fee_come_down.htm $20 |
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| ThePondFence | Post subject: Re: Visa warning
Posted: 16:59 on 23rd Nov 2011 |
Joined: 20:03 on 29th Jan 2011 Posts: 56 |
Appreciate it's only a small saving (especially since they announced the reduction in fees) but if you're on a tight budget and paying for two it could have potentially saved c£65 (two or three nights accommodation in SL). I'll still give it a go on the basis that it shouldn't be a problem to pay for one in the new year if it doesn't work out. Thanks for your comments. |
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| C.O.N.T.I | Post subject: Re: Visa warning
Posted: 18:38 on 30th Nov 2011 |
Joined: 18:36 on 30th Nov 2011 Posts: 1 |
blueandy1mac Wrote: DOLLARS Kev MAC...Are you or any other the others visiting Sri Lanka? |
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| whiteensign | Post subject: Re: Visa warning
Posted: 18:47 on 30th Nov 2011 |
Joined: 22:13 on 23rd Apr 2008 Posts: 1221 Location: Redditch/Sydney |
C.O.N.T.I Wrote: blueandy1mac Wrote: DOLLARS Kev MAC...Are you or any other the others visiting Sri Lanka? Hence the discussion on Sri Lankan visa costs  |
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| swifty | Post subject: Re: Visa warning
Posted: 13:37 on 1st Dec 2011 |
Joined: 13:32 on 1st Dec 2011 Posts: 57 |
It now appears the SL authorities are saying that anyone who books up before December 31 won't have to do the online thing and can still get a free on-arrival Visa covering them until March 31. Or at least that's my reading of it. I've emailed the SL High Commission asking for confirmation of this, but am not holding my breath. If indeed this is the case then it's good for those of us who are only doing the Galle Test, but not so clever for those doing Colombo or both. www.immigration.gov.lk/web/index.php?op ... ws&lang=en www.sundaytimes.lk/index.php?option=com ... Itemid=547 |
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| ThePondFence | Post subject: Re: Visa warning
Posted: 16:23 on 1st Dec 2011 |
Joined: 20:03 on 29th Jan 2011 Posts: 56 |
swifty Wrote: It now appears the SL authorities are saying that anyone who books up before December 31 won't have to do the online thing and can still get a free on-arrival Visa covering them until March 31. Or at least that's my reading of it. I've emailed the SL High Commission asking for confirmation of this, but am not holding my breath. If indeed this is the case then it's good for those of us who are only doing the Galle Test, but not so clever for those doing Colombo or both. www.immigration.gov.lk/web/index.php?op ... ws&lang=en www.sundaytimes.lk/index.php?option=com ... Itemid=547 Excellent news. That's pretty much what I was getting at in my original post but now it looks like it's official. Please note that the visa issued on arrival will be okay for 30 days in SL so providing you're getting there before the 31 March, it should cover you for the Colombo test as well. One question though - are they saying you do not need to complete the online ETA thing i.e. you just bowl up in SL prior to 31 March (providing you have booked you trip before 31 December) and they issue a visa gratis? |
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