Sri Lanka approves visa-free entry for seven countries - Sri Lanka has approved visa-free entry for visitors from seven countries as a pilot project until 31 March, 2024. Tourism Minister Harin Fernando announced the Cabinet has approved visa-free entry to the island nation for visitors from India, China, Russia, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia and Thailand with immediate effect. Part of efforts to attract more visitors to Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Tourism expects to increase tourist arrivals to five million over the coming years. The ministry also proposes to introduce an e-ticketing system for most of the tourist sites in the country in the near future. For more information, visit the official Sri Lankan government website here.For support with your flight operations to Sri Lanka, contact UAS
