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In July 2024, Sri Lanka announced it will issue biometric passports to its citizens in order to address the poor standing of the passport. [17] The process, however, has been delayed due to procurement inconsistencies. [18] Most recently, Sri Lanka signed a visa waiver for diplomatic and official passport holders with Cambodia. [19]
On 17 April 2024, Sri Lanka replaced its previous Electronic Travel Authorisation system with a new e-Visa system, [5] operated by VFS Global. [ 14 ] [ 17 ] On 2 August 2024, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka issued an interim order, which suspended the e-Visa system operated by VFS Global and ordered the restoration of the previous ETA system ...
VFS Global is a visa and passport administration outsourcing company for governments and diplomatic missions. [2] Zubin Karkaria founded the company in 2001 while he was chief executive at Kuoni Travel . [ 3 ]
Sri Lanka's cabinet approved issuing free tourist visas to visitors from 35 countries including China, India and Russia, a top official said on Thursday, in an effort to boost tourism and help ...
UAE visa and/or a residence permit must be valid on the day of entry into Georgia. [40] Kyrgyzstan - Citizens of Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tunisia and Yemen who are UAE residents can obtain a short-term entry-exit visa under a simplified procedure. [38]
Beginning in the 2000s many countries introduced e-visas and electronic travel authorisations (ETAs) as an alternative to traditional visas.An ETA is a kind of pre-arrival registration, which may or may not be officially classified as a visa depending on the issuing jurisdiction, required for foreign travellers who are exempted from obtaining a full visa.
Although most of immigration from Sri Lanka started during the Sri Lankan Civil War, there have been a presence of Sri Lankans in France since the early 20th century since the times of Ceylon. Ceylonese in high positions often went to Europe to study, tour and visit, mostly in England, but also France such as that of Sir John Kotelawala.
France, India, Sri Lanka Unite to Save Film Heritage, Sumitra Peries Classic Set for Restoration. Naman Ramachandran. November 9, 2024 at 10:20 PM.