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Special Notice - Quarantine measures for travelers arriving from overseas during the pandemic of COVID – 19 irrespective of their vaccination status

EmblemFollowing quarantine measures have been imposed for travellers entering in to Sri Lanka with immediate effect by the Ministry of Health of Sri Lanka .

  • Irrespective of COVID - 19 vaccination status , all travellers (Sri Lankans, Sri Lankan Seafarers / Sea Marshalls returning home, Dual Citizens, Tourists, Foreign Nationals, also Sri Lankan Residence Visa Holders) arriving from overseas are subject to mandatory fourteen days’ quarantine at a Quarantine Hotel / Quarantine Center/ Safe and Secure Certified Level 1 Hotel.
  • All travellers will be release d from the quarantine after completion of fourteen days of quara ntine with negative COVID 19 test results done on the Day One (on arrival) and Day 11 to 14.
  • Children below two years are exempted from Day One (on arrival) and exit COVID-19 PCR testing .
  • Quarantine period of all the travellers will be extended if they are to be identified as close contacts of a COVID - 19 positive person.

This quarantine measure is effective until 31 May 2021 and subject to revision depending on the COVID - 19 situation in Sri Lanka and the global situation.

Embassy of Sri Lanka, Berlin, Germany, 12 th May 2021