Almost a month stay on the island, the term began our visa dobihaty end, surfing, and other cases zahoraninh not want to let us in the long and snowy homeland. So we decided to extend the visa for some time. In fact, today’s story — about the features and details of the diplomatic ritual.
Citizens of Ukraine after coming to Colombo airport get a visa for one month. It is worth US $25, but there is one small caveat. Visa and you can get at home, but also save $5 on coconut. For this shamanic procedures need to visit at www.eta.gov.lk/slvisa/ and receive «virtual visa» that immigration officials at the post magically turn into «real».
As we mentioned earlier, if your stay in Sri Lanka delayed longer than 30 days, a visa will need to continue. These issues dealing with the Department of Immigration and Emigration of Sri Lanka — there we go.
The Department is in Colombo at 41, Ananda Rajakaruna Mw Punchi, Boralla, Colombo 10.
If you plan to use public transport, with a clear conscience we can recommend the buses numbered 103, 144, 171, which should reach the stop “Punchi Borella Junction”, and then a little walk.
Found the building with a sign “Department of Immigration & Emigration”, walk to lift and firm hand press the button 3rd floor. We approach the counter, where the issue questionnaires forms (left of the entrance). To continue visas required form “APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF VISIT VISA”.
Find a comfortable place and proceed to complete the questionnaire, in paragraph 15 specify more money (estimated at $30-50 a day), their presence is still not tested, but the number has a role, why the island poor tourists; to the question «Is there a credit card?» is also easily answer yes; in paragraph 18 “Reasons for extension” can write “Holiday, Surfing”, generally — write more reasons Lankans like causes.
All the fields are filled, the form to paste photograph.
Then the person behind the counter ask — where to take form. He will call booth number from 1 to 4, takes place.
1Give the employee of the Department of passport application. Presumably, that will have to answer a few standard questions, as did — it was the officer responsible for making decisions about your future… stay on the island. After a preliminary casting stage and get the ticket back to standby, the announcement of our cherished number:
2After the announcement of your room, pick up the documents, we learn the final amount to be paid, and along with the period for which the visa extended. Unless, of course, continue.
Pay for a visa in the box with the number 7:
3After the payment again have to spend some time waiting. After another exclamation your room go towards the sound source and pick up the passport with visa prolonged.
4Small tips. If you do not have a will Photography — does not matter, you can easily capture your full face on the ground floor of the Department. Near the building of many different photo studio.
4 photos of your favorite faces will cost you in shrilankiyskyh 150-200 rupees ($1.5-2).
If you are traveling to Colombo from another city, we recommend to be in place before the opening of the department — 9 o’clock in the morning. Otherwise, the time to complete a full cycle of visa ritual, significantly increases the likelihood remain in Colombo for one day.
Visa fee and mode of establishment can check with the phone, but remember that the price of visas every month stay on the island increased.