Tourism-reliant Sri Lanka faces backlash over new visa system

Tourism-reliant Sri Lanka faces backlash over new visa system

 A fortnight after Sri Lanka switched to a new visa issuing system, authorities are facing a backlash over higher visa costs that could deter tourists, “Indian involvement”, and “corruption” in the subject minister’s push to outsource visa processing. Beginning April 17, 2024, Sri Lanka’s Department of Immigration and Emigration directed travellers to a new visa … Read more