Sri Lanka includes India in ‘free visa on arrival’ scheme

In a bid to revive the country’s tourism industry, Sri Lanka included India and China in the free visa-on-arrival scheme. The tourism sector of the country witnessed a slump following the Easter Sunday bombings. In April, Sri Lanka suspended its plans to grant visas on arrival to citizens of 39 countries after the devastating Easter suicide bombings that killed 258 people.

Sri Lanka has re-launched the free visa on arrival scheme, which was enforced from August 1, for the suspended 39 countries and has also expanded the service to tourists from India and China.