Sri Lanka student visa: residence visa, ETA and the US$200 fee
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Sri Lanka's Department of Immigration and Emigration lists "Student Category" as a residence visa for university students and for students at institutions the government has approved 1. The page also lists volunteers in this category 1. The visa is multiple entry, and the holder may not take part in activity other than the visa condition 1.
The passport must be valid for at least six months from arrival, and immigration officers must be satisfied with the purpose of entry 1. The department's fee list gives US$200 for a student residence visa, "for a year or part thereof" 2. The fee page does not name Bangladesh 2.
Separately, the ETA site says all foreign nationals need an Electronic Travel Authorisation before arrival 3. Its list of 40 countries that get a free 30-day ETA does not include Bangladesh 3.
The official ETA status tracker asks for the confirmation code from the ETA acknowledgement and the passport number 4.
Documents for the student residence visa and the procedure in Dhaka are not published on the pages read. Ask the Department of Immigration and Emigration before applying.
Have the ETA confirmation code and passport number ready for the status check above.
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