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Sri Lanka sets deadline for tourists from two countries to depart
COLOMBO- Sri Lanka has blazoned the termination of long- term sightseer visa extensions for multitudinous Russians and Ukrainians.
Commissioner- General of Immigration, Harsha Ilukpitiya, verified on Sunday that the government is halting farther visa extensions, setting a deadline of March 7 for departure. He emphasized that the flight situation has regularized, furnishing these individualities with no interference in returning to their home countries.
As far as statistics are concerned, over 288,000 Russians and nearly 20,000 Ukrainians have visited Sri Lanka over the once two times. While it remains uncertain how numerous exceeded the typical 30- day sightseer visa period, it's believed that a substantial number of Russians and a lower contingent of Ukrainians have settled in Sri Lanka, with some aiming to shirk implicit conscription( mandatory investiture for state service) into the service.
Among those who chose to stay, reports suggest that several have established caffs and clubs. still, the government's decision to terminate visa extensions coincides with heightened social media review directed at a Russian- operated café in the southern littoral resort city of Unawatuna, following the association of a controversial" whites- only" event.
Sri Lanka had preliminarily aimed to boost tourism by offering 30- day visas upon appearance, a move needed by the critical need for foreign exchange amid the nation's ongoing recovery from its severe profitable extremity sincemid-2022. The country defaulted on its$ 46 billion foreign debt in April 2022, driving months of road demurrers and leading to the abdication of also- chairman Gotabaya Rajapaksa three months latterly.
before, last month, the authorities in Sri Lanka blazoned to relax visa restrictions in a visible trouble to attract further excursionists.
In a press conference held at the Ministry of Public Security, Harsha Ilukpitiya, the Controller General of the Immigration and Emigration Department of Sri Lanka, revealed the country's intentions to ease the visa operation process.
The functionary blazoned that after a comprehensive review of all visa- related procedures, the authorities have developed a plan to simplify processes for all visa orders.
As far as the timeline is concerned, the Controller General emphasized that these new measures would be enforced within the coming two weeks.
presently, Sri Lanka's visa procedures limit individualities on sightseer visas from extending their stay until after one month of appearance; still, under the forthcoming changes, aspirants can secure a visa for the entire duration of their stay when applying from a foreign country, effectively barring the need for extensions after appearance.
In recent months, Sri Lanka has introduced multiple measures to earn further from tourism. before in October, Sri Lanka blazoned to waive visa freights for excursionists from China, Russia, India, Thailand, and Indonesia.
The end behind these measures is to boost tourism from these countries and work towards the thing of attracting five million excursionists annually in the times ahead.
Commissioner- General of Immigration, Harsha Ilukpitiya, verified on Sunday that the government is halting farther visa extensions, setting a deadline of March 7 for departure. He emphasized that the flight situation has regularized, furnishing these individualities with no interference in returning to their home countries.
As far as statistics are concerned, over 288,000 Russians and nearly 20,000 Ukrainians have visited Sri Lanka over the once two times. While it remains uncertain how numerous exceeded the typical 30- day sightseer visa period, it's believed that a substantial number of Russians and a lower contingent of Ukrainians have settled in Sri Lanka, with some aiming to shirk implicit conscription( mandatory investiture for state service) into the service.
Among those who chose to stay, reports suggest that several have established caffs and clubs. still, the government's decision to terminate visa extensions coincides with heightened social media review directed at a Russian- operated café in the southern littoral resort city of Unawatuna, following the association of a controversial" whites- only" event.
Sri Lanka had preliminarily aimed to boost tourism by offering 30- day visas upon appearance, a move needed by the critical need for foreign exchange amid the nation's ongoing recovery from its severe profitable extremity sincemid-2022. The country defaulted on its$ 46 billion foreign debt in April 2022, driving months of road demurrers and leading to the abdication of also- chairman Gotabaya Rajapaksa three months latterly.
before, last month, the authorities in Sri Lanka blazoned to relax visa restrictions in a visible trouble to attract further excursionists.
In a press conference held at the Ministry of Public Security, Harsha Ilukpitiya, the Controller General of the Immigration and Emigration Department of Sri Lanka, revealed the country's intentions to ease the visa operation process.
The functionary blazoned that after a comprehensive review of all visa- related procedures, the authorities have developed a plan to simplify processes for all visa orders.
As far as the timeline is concerned, the Controller General emphasized that these new measures would be enforced within the coming two weeks.
presently, Sri Lanka's visa procedures limit individualities on sightseer visas from extending their stay until after one month of appearance; still, under the forthcoming changes, aspirants can secure a visa for the entire duration of their stay when applying from a foreign country, effectively barring the need for extensions after appearance.
In recent months, Sri Lanka has introduced multiple measures to earn further from tourism. before in October, Sri Lanka blazoned to waive visa freights for excursionists from China, Russia, India, Thailand, and Indonesia.
The end behind these measures is to boost tourism from these countries and work towards the thing of attracting five million excursionists annually in the times ahead.
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