Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha has requested foreign governments to facilitate the appropriate extension of visas for Sri Lankans currently visiting their countries and facing difficulty to return to Sri Lanka on account of the travel bans that have and will… Read More »SRI LANKA URGES FOREIGN STATES TO EXTEND VISAS OF VISITING SRI LANKANS
‘Contact Sri Lanka’ an online portal jointly created by the Ministry of Foreign Relations and Information & Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) for the benefit of Overseas Sri Lankans was launched today (26 March 2020) at the Ministry of… Read More »FOREIGN MINISTRY LAUNCHES ‘CONTACT SRI LANKA’-ONLINE PORTAL FOR OVERSEAS SRI LANKANS IN COLLABORATION WITH ICTA
– Flights with Passengers may leave Sri Lanka – Ports operations continue uninterrupted To prevent imported new cases of the Coronavirus in the country, the Government decides to indefinitely extend the closure of the arrival terminal at the Airport. The… Read More »The Airport Arrival Terminal Continues to be closed for Passengers
Due to the global Corona Virus outbreak, the Sri Lankan Government has decided the following: To suspend the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) on arrival for foreign nationals who hold ordinary/normal passports with effect from 12 noon Sri Lanka time on… Read More »Sri Lankan Government’s Update on Visa-On-Arrival Status
Sri Lanka is deeply concerned about the growing tensions in the Middle East following the assasination of a senior Iranian leader. Sri Lanka urges all parties to act with utmost restraint and maintain peace and security through constructive dialogue in… Read More »ON THE GROWING TENSIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST