Sri Lanka halts on-arrival visas for Maldivians

Sri Lanka has halted the provision of on-arrival visas to Maldivians temporarily as part of efforts to contain the Covid-19 disease.

The country had implemented restrictions on the visa policy previously, from which Maldivians were exempted from. However, the policy has now been switched to include Maldivians as well. The Maldivian embassy in the country has requested locals to register at the embassy as soon as possible.

Sri Lanka has had 10 confirmed cases of the virus. The country is home to a large number of Maldivians who are mostly based around the capital Colombo area.