The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to maintain the existing $50 fee for a 30-day visa for foreigners visiting Sri Lanka while the free visa service is currently offered to seven countries – India, China, Russia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia remains unchanged.
President’s Media Division announced yesterday that the visa issuance responsibility will be handled solely by the Department of Immigration and Emigration.
the e tourism industry in the country, many parties in the tourism sector have requested President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the past few days to keep the maximum fee of a visa issued when a foreigner arrives in Sri Lanka at the limit of US$50.
They have further pointed out that it is a boost for the future development of the tourism industry. Accordingly, the above decisions were taken after the President explained the matters to the Cabinet
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