Please be informed that with effect from 26.09.2024 the ETA online visa application system was reinstated. All the Travellers from Germany, Switzerland, Croatia, North Macedonia and Montenegro can apply for 30 days Tourist or Business Visa online via https://eta.gov.lk/.

Travellers can also apply for 30 Days & 90 days Tourist or Business Visa at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Berlin.

The Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be relocated to the new premises at the 16th floor of “Suhurupaya”, Sri Subhuthipura Road, Battaramulla with effect from 02 May 2024. All consular services will be provided to the public at the new office premises during regular office hours from Monday to Friday, 8.30 am to 4.15 pm.

Sri Lanka, Thailand and USA co-chaired the 15th Inter-Sessional Meeting (ISM) of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) on Non –Proliferation and Disarmament (NPD), held from 29 April – 01 May 2024 in Hawaii, USA. The meeting followed Sri Lanka’s hosting of the 14th ARF Inter-Sessional Meeting on Non Proliferation and Disarmament in Colombo last year.

• Reliefs include concessionary 50% tax rate; enhanced capital allowance; flexibility of currency choice on payment of dividends or other financial benefits by businesses
• Lists secondary businesses of strategic importance at Colombo Port City