APPROVAL MANDATORY FOR ALL INCOMING PASSENGERS

by Zulfick Farzan 12-01-2021 | 3:08 PM

Colombo (News 1st); All incoming passengers, Sri Lankan passport holders and Foreign Passport Holders, have to obtain prior approval from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Sri Lanka Mission of the respective country in order to enter into Sri Lanka due to the prevailing situation.

The announcement was made by the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka.

Such approvals will be sent directly to the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) and this Authority will direct the respective airline to issue tickets for such approved passengers.

CAASL has set up [email protected], a dedicated email address for passenger approvals with effect from 6th Jan 2021.

All approvals will be handled through this email address, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka.

The above approvals are not visas and are only due to the current pandemic situation.