renewing visa in sri lanka. Low Budget Accommodation?

mezmo · Jul 3rd, 2007, 11:40

Hello, i need any/all relevant info on visa renewal in Sri Lanka.
i will be there for four weeks.So Columbo or Kandi,i would like to keep costs down on all aspects if poss.How long is visa on arrival valid for i hold a british passport.What is the exchange rate SLR to INR if there is one.Many thanks Mezmo.

Nick-H · Jul 3rd, 2007, 13:28

Browse the site.

You'll find all the info you need.

Mickey S · Jul 3rd, 2007, 14:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by mezmo

Hello, i need any/all relevant info on visa renewal in Sri Lanka.
i will be there for four weeks.So Columbo or Kandi,i would like to keep costs down on all aspects if poss.How long is visa on arrival valid for i hold a british passport.What is the exchange rate SLR to INR if there is one.Many thanks Mezmo.

Just a minute on Google would have given you the answers you want.

Entry requirements for UK nationals: British citizens require a passport valid for at least two months beyond the expiry date of the visa, which is issued on arrival allowing for a touristic stay of up to 30 days. A return ticket or proof of onward travel is also required. (http://www.wordtravels.com/Travelgui...Sri+Lanka/Visa)

1.00 INR = 2.74440 LKR (www.xe.com)

There. That took me 45 seconds from scratch.

mezmo · Jul 3rd, 2007, 15:22

Thanks very much for your help.I am still browsing and cant get an answer to my accommodation query anywhere i did not specify this as i only asked for help keeping costs down.I made an error of judgement that this may of been in a reply somewhere.

Nick-H · Jul 3rd, 2007, 15:47

Don't worry too much! Many questions get asked many times here... and answered. But some stuff on the site is more common than other.

I'm sure somebody will be able to help you out with accomodation information.

I'm thinking it make help to change the title of your thread a little...

Dr. Gajaprishthakara · Jul 3rd, 2007, 17:06

dear mezmo,

place a separate question regarding accommodation in colombo and you might get a better response. I don't know the answer.

Nick-H · Jul 3rd, 2007, 18:13

I've moved the thread [back?] to the Crossing the border forum, as the emphasis seems to be on the accommodation and living costs, rather than the visa aspects.

mezmo · Jul 4th, 2007, 12:48

No problem guys i have found my stuff thanks anyway.Ah! DR.Gajaprishthakara we meet again,how are the elephants,happy?

GracefulTravel · Aug 8th, 2007, 12:00

Uh, Care to share? I'll be there soon as I have to renew my visa, and would love to know what you've come up with as far as accomodations, etc.

mezmo · Aug 8th, 2007, 16:24

Please try Ocean View telephone 0094312238689.Although i havent called yet myself,and amazingly dont actually know the location of this place.If i call before you i will post details.Take care.
I think it may be Negombo.

shanthi · Aug 8th, 2007, 17:18

Hello mezmo, hope you dont have any delaysgetting your visa in Kandy or Colombo. Do be prepared for some however, as the Embassies there seem to be not ot fond of putting some of the holidays they are having onto the website and I've found many a time, that instead of the 5 working day processing of a visa, that you could be there and waiting for up to three weeks. Do take all the correct documentation with you - take originals and get the copies they need - but DO take originals, as you might be asked to produce them because you're not going back to your country of origin for this visa.. You will also have to answer why you are not returning to your country of origin for this new visa (please don't call them renewals, as there is no such thing) and although thank God it has never happened to me, two guys from the US and one from Britain were refused visa's and told to go back to their COI's. Yes Sri Lanka is expensive in comparison to India. The visa is cheaper than getting it in London though. You can find cheap accommodation if you look on the Internet - Ocean view is quite a ways out of the reach of either Kandy or Colombo - with quite a little bus ride (about 2 hours from Colombo and 3 and a half from Kandy. There are loads of Hostels around too.

Be aware of the Tuk-Tuk's there, they charge exorbitant prices - and the buses are so frequent that it's better to take them and save yer money for a beer or something

mezmo · Aug 18th, 2007, 15:58

Hello Grace,I have a friend going the week before me to Sri Lanka.So she will tell me where to stay and i wiil let you know what i learn.Do you have the approx dates when you are there?

Jul 3rd, 2007, 11:40	#1
mezmo Account Closed Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: kochi Posts: 12	renewing visa in sri lanka. Low Budget Accommodation? Hello, i need any/all relevant info on visa renewal in Sri Lanka. i will be there for four weeks.So Columbo or Kandi,i would like to keep costs down on all aspects if poss.How long is visa on arrival valid for i hold a british passport.What is the exchange rate SLR to INR if there is one.Many thanks Mezmo.

Jul 3rd, 2007, 13:28	#2
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 25,881	Browse the site. You'll find all the info you need. __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

Aug 8th, 2007, 16:24	#10
mezmo Account Closed Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: kochi Posts: 12	Sri Lanka accom Please try Ocean View telephone 0094312238689.Although i havent called yet myself,and amazingly dont actually know the location of this place.If i call before you i will post details.Take care. I think it may be Negombo.

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Jul 3rd, 2007, 15:22	#4
mezmo Account Closed Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: kochi Posts: 12	Thanks very much for your help.I am still browsing and cant get an answer to my accommodation query anywhere i did not specify this as i only asked for help keeping costs down.I made an error of judgement that this may of been in a reply somewhere.

Jul 3rd, 2007, 15:47	#5
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 25,881	Don't worry too much! Many questions get asked many times here... and answered. But some stuff on the site is more common than other. I'm sure somebody will be able to help you out with accomodation information. I'm thinking it make help to change the title of your thread a little...

Jul 3rd, 2007, 17:06	#6
Dr. Gajaprishthakara Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sydney, Melbourne, Cairo, South India Posts: 349	dear mezmo, place a separate question regarding accommodation in colombo and you might get a better response. I don't know the answer.

Jul 3rd, 2007, 18:13	#7
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 25,881	I've moved the thread [back?] to the Crossing the border forum, as the emphasis seems to be on the accommodation and living costs, rather than the visa aspects.

Jul 4th, 2007, 12:48	#8
mezmo Account Closed Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: kochi Posts: 12	No problem guys i have found my stuff thanks anyway.Ah! DR.Gajaprishthakara we meet again,how are the elephants,happy?

Aug 8th, 2007, 12:00	#9
GracefulTravel Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 12	Uh, Care to share? I'll be there soon as I have to renew my visa, and would love to know what you've come up with as far as accomodations, etc.

Aug 8th, 2007, 17:18	#11
shanthi Account closed on user's request Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: South India Posts: 785	Hello mezmo, hope you dont have any delaysgetting your visa in Kandy or Colombo. Do be prepared for some however, as the Embassies there seem to be not ot fond of putting some of the holidays they are having onto the website and I've found many a time, that instead of the 5 working day processing of a visa, that you could be there and waiting for up to three weeks. Do take all the correct documentation with you - take originals and get the copies they need - but DO take originals, as you might be asked to produce them because you're not going back to your country of origin for this visa.. You will also have to answer why you are not returning to your country of origin for this new visa (please don't call them renewals, as there is no such thing) and although thank God it has never happened to me, two guys from the US and one from Britain were refused visa's and told to go back to their COI's. Yes Sri Lanka is expensive in comparison to India. The visa is cheaper than getting it in London though. You can find cheap accommodation if you look on the Internet - Ocean view is quite a ways out of the reach of either Kandy or Colombo - with quite a little bus ride (about 2 hours from Colombo and 3 and a half from Kandy. There are loads of Hostels around too. Be aware of the Tuk-Tuk's there, they charge exorbitant prices - and the buses are so frequent that it's better to take them and save yer money for a beer or something

Aug 18th, 2007, 15:58	#12
mezmo Account Closed Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: kochi Posts: 12	Hello Grace,I have a friend going the week before me to Sri Lanka.So she will tell me where to stay and i wiil let you know what i learn.Do you have the approx dates when you are there?

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