Sri Lanka to simplify Visa procedure

The Government has decided to further simplify the visa methodology carried out at present by the Department of Immigration and Emigration. Cabinet Spokesman and Mass Media Minister  Dr. Bandula Gunawardhana yesterday stated that the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal furnished by the Minister of Public Security in order to further simplify the visa methodologies implemented at present.

He was addressing a media conference held yesterday at the Government Information Department on the decisions taken at this week’s Cabinet meeting.

Under the Immigration and Emigration Act No. 20 of 1948 and the regulations issued thereby, the Department of Immigration and Emigration issues three categories of visas, namely visit visa, resident visa and transit visa.

Considering the complexity in the visa issued under the two categories of visas, namely, visit visa and resident visa, actions have been taken to review the visa methodology implemented in this country by considering the visa methodologies implemented in other countries.

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