Sri Lanka re-launches free visa on arrival scheme for India and other countries
Times of IndiaTimes Travel Editor/TRAVEL NEWS, SRI LANKA/ Created : Jan 6, 2020, 00:01 IST
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Sri Lanka is now offering free tourist visa service for 48 countries, including India till April 30, 2020. News has it that Sri Lanka has allowed free visa-on-arrival till April 30 for the residents of 48 countries.
Sri Lanka is now offering free tourist visa service for 48 countries, including India till April 30, 2020. News has it that Sri Lanka has allowed free visa-on-arrival till April 30 for the residents of 48 countries. Read less
Sri Lanka is now offering free tourist visa service for 48 countries, including India till April 30, 2020. News has it that Sri Lanka has allowed free visa-on-arrival till April 30 for the residents of 48 countries.
Tourism Minister of Sri Lanka, Prasanna Ranatunga, told the press that the nation is trying to rebuild the tourism industry which was affected by the Easter Sunday bombings that killed about 258 people. As a security measures, the Sri Lankan government has decided to stop offering visa-on-arrival to citizens of 39 countries.
A large number of foreign tourists in Sri Lanka have been from India since a long time. It is also one of the closest and favourable exotic nations where most Indian would prefer to spend their vacation days. Sri Lanka being a Hindu dominated country is preferred by travellers from India.
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