Planning A Trip To Sri Lanka? Getting A Visa Is Now Easier

In a significant move, Sri Lanka has recently restored its online visa application platform to revitalise tourism. This decision comes after suspending a contentious multimillion-dollar deal that had previously involved outsourcing visa processing to a foreign consortium, a move that the country's top court halted. The government, led by newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, announced late Thursday, highlighting the strategic intention to bolster the island nation's pivotal tourism sector as it emerges from the 2022 financial crisis.