Sri Lanka’s Tourism Minister announced that the country has extended its multiple-entry tourist visa to five years in order to boost repeat tourism business.
The minister said that Sri Lanka now offers one-year multiple entry visas. The country also issues single entry visas with a six-month stay period.
The minister said that the cabinet of ministers approved his proposal on Monday.
“Cabinet agreed to extend five-year multiple entry tourist visas for 35 countries to help boost repeat tourism in Sri Lanka. A tourist can stay in Sri Lanka for six months in one stretch with this scheme,” the minister said.
The minister said that the country had earlier offered a three-month “digital nomad” visa for tourists to attract foreigners engaged in remote work.
The minister said that tourism has picked up in July and August. He added that they expect 1 million tourists to arrive in Sri Lanka in 2022.
“We expect 2 billion dollars from tourism this year,” he said. ■
Source: https://english.news.cn/asiapacific/20220830/fc7269a269b24a3d8d28e8ee4cb80c8d/c.html and https://nnn.ng/sri-lanka-introduces-5-year-multiple-entry-tourist-visa-scheme/
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