{"id":3278,"date":"2026-07-30T12:41:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T07:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambcolombo.esteri.it\/?page_id=3278"},"modified":"2026-07-30T14:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T09:01:12","slug":"cost-for-a-visa-and-how-to-pay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ambcolombo.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/visti\/cost-for-a-visa-and-how-to-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost for a visa and how to pay"},"content":{"rendered":"

Visa fees<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

The visa fee is based on the \u201cQuarterly Consular Exchange Rate\u201d and changes at the beginning of each quarter (1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October).<\/p>\n

To view the updated visa fees, please visit the following link: | vfsglobal – vfsglobal<\/a>. Once on the website, you can select the visa category of interest and consult the applicable fees under the \u201cVisa Fees\u201d<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n

The table below shows the current rates effective from 1 July:<\/p>\n

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VISA FEES FROM 01 JULY 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Category of visa<\/strong><\/td>\nFee in euros<\/strong><\/td>\nFee in LKR<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Short stay Schengen Visa Type A and C (under 90 days)<\/td>\n\u20ac 90<\/p>\n

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LKR 33.610,00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minors from 6 to 12 years old for all types of visa<\/td>\n\u20ac 45<\/td>\nLKR 16.810,00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
National Visa type D (over 90 days)<\/td>\n\u20ac 116<\/td>\nLKR 43.320,00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
National Visa type D (only for study visa)<\/td>\n\u20ac 50<\/td>\nLKR 18.670,00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Payment method<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

For both National Visas (Type D) and Schengen Visas (Type C), payment of the consular fees is made directly at the VFS office on the day of the appointment. For information on the appointment booking procedure, please refer to the \u201cWhere to Apply for a Visa\u201d<\/strong> page.<\/p>\n

Payment can be made either in cash or by credit card.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Visa fees The visa fee is based on the \u201cQuarterly Consular Exchange Rate\u201d and changes at the beginning of each quarter (1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October). To view the updated visa fees, please visit the following link: | vfsglobal – vfsglobal. Once on the website, you can select the visa category […]","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":184,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3278","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambcolombo.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambcolombo.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambcolombo.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambcolombo.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambcolombo.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3278"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ambcolombo.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3284,"href":"https:\/\/ambcolombo.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3278\/revisions\/3284"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambcolombo.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambcolombo.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}