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On 17 April 2024, Sri Lanka replaced its previous Electronic Travel Authorisation system with a new e-Visa system, [5] operated by VFS Global. [ 15 ] [ 18 ] 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 ...
Sri Lankans are unable to travel to Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh and the Philippines, five of the world's most important markets, without a complex visa application process with a hefty visa fee. [9] The inability to access the financial markets of Hong Kong has been especially detrimental to the growth of businesses in Sri Lanka. [10]
Between 2005 and 2007, a security flaw in the VFS Global application website for the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office resulted in many visa applications from India, Nigeria and Russia being publicly accessible. [8] Sensitive data stored in VFS's online service could be accessed by simply altering the VFS website's URL address. [8]
Community portal; Recent changes; Upload file; Search. ... The ambassador of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the ambassador from Sri Lanka to Japan ...
Japan is the leading team in rugby in Asia, and Sri Lanka is the leading Asian rugby team outside East Asia (ranking fifth overall, formerly second behind only Japan). [23] Being one of the leading teams in Asia, Sri Lanka has played a number of competitive matches in Japan and plays friendly matches on a frequent basis.
The re-entry permit in Japan also exists in the form of a stamp, known as 再入国許可 (Japan Re-entry Permit), which is affixed to a foreign passport or other travel document and serves as a re-entry visa. Foreign nationals planning to travel outside Japan for more than one year are required to obtain a re-entry permit.
If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period). √ Sudan: Visa required [210] X Suriname: Visa not required [211] [212] 90 days An entrance fee of USD 25 or EUR 25 must be paid online prior to arrival. [213] Multiple entry e-Visa is also available. [214] X Sweden: Visa required [215] X Switzerland
The Sri Lanka Foreign Service -SLFS(Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා විදේශ සේවය; śrī laṁkā vidēśa sēvaya) is the body of career diplomats of Sri Lanka. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also the head of the foreign service.