Exciting news for Indian tourist visiting the beautiful island nation Sri Lanka. As per reports, Indian tourist may soon be exempted from the visa requirement.
Tourism Minister John Amaratunga said that Indian tourists visiting Sri Lanka may soon be exempted from visa requirement as the government is thinking of granting visa-free entry to visitors from countries like India and China.
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Mr Amaratunga added that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a task force to study the possibility of granting visa-free entry to visitors from certain tourist friendly nations to boost arrivals.
He also said that India and China along with some other European and West Asian nations can benefit from it.
Following recommendations from the task force, this proposal may be implemented in the off-season months of October to November and March to April, the minister said.
Sri Lanka has come a long way from the civil war against LTTE and since then became a top tourism destination in Asia.
Sri Lankan tourism has recorded a growth of 15.3 percent during the first half of 2018, which was the same as compared to last year’s data.
Sri Lanka gets the highest number of tourist arrivals from India which contribute at 206,337 which is followed by Chinese tourist whose figures stood at 136,294.
Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) is required for all tourists who visit Sri Lanka before arrival.
The citizen of Singapore, the Maldives and Seychelles are exempted from the ETA on the basis of reciprocity. They can obtain a visa on arrival free of charge.