{"question":{"passport":"AFG","destination":"LKA","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Visa, stay set by the visa","requirement":{"kind":"visa_consular","message":"Before you travel: you need a visa from an embassy or consulate."},"stay":{"kind":"SET_BY_VISA","phrasing":"How long you may stay is set by your visa."},"conditions":[{"kind":"PROCEDURE","text":"Short-term visa applications by nationals of Cameroon, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Afghanistan, Ghana and Syria must be made through a Sri Lankan sponsor at the Head Office of the Department of Immigration & Emigration; the ETA/on-arrival route is not available to them."}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"qatar-embassy-notice","url":"https://www.slembassy-qatar.com/notice-to-all-eta-applicants/","passage":"All passengers from Cameroon, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Afghanistan Ghana and Syria intending to visit should apply their short-term visa applications through a Sri Lankan sponsor at the Head Office of the Department of Immigration & Emigration, Sri Lanka.","explanation":"The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Qatar's notice requires nationals of Cameroon, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Afghanistan, Ghana and Syria to apply for short-term visas through a Sri Lankan sponsor at the Head Office of the Department of Immigration & Emigration, so these nationalities must arrange their visa in advance (a consular/sponsor route), not on arrival.","publisher":"Notice to all ETA Applicants | Embassy of Sri Lanka - Qatar … 20/02/2026"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-20","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}