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Sri Lanka offering longer visas to boost stalled tourism revival
Friday, 16 Aug, 2022
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Sri Lanka plans to issue longer visas to help revive the tourism sector. The Tourism Ministry will extend visas from 30 days to six months when applying via Electronic Travel Authorization.
The tourism industry in Sri Lanka has been struggling greatly due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing economic crisis.
It said those on certain single entry visas can stay up to 270 days, and multiple entry visas could potentially be extended for up to a year.
The tourism industry has been hit hard by political unrest with ongoing protests, curfews and blackouts.
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