The Health Ministry has revised the quarantine measures to be followed by travellers arriving from foreign countries.
According to revised guidelines, all Sri Lankans and their accompanying foreign National spouse, children, Dual Citizens (if using the Sri Lankan passport to arrive) with a travel history (including transit) in the past 14 days to India, do not need to get the prior approval from the Foreign Ministry and Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) to disembark in Sri Lanka.
However, all Foreign Nationals (including valid resident visa holders) and Dual Citizens (If using the foreign passport to arrive) with a travel history (including transit) in the past 14 days to India will be permitted to disembark in Sri Lanka only after getting the permission of Foreign Ministry followed by CAASL.
Besides, fully vaccinated travellers who have not arrived from/ transited at India or a travel restricted country and released from quarantine with an On Arrival (Day One) negative COVID-19 PCR report, do not have to undergo COVID-19 PCR test on Day Seven.
However, unvaccinated children of two years to eighteen years who have been released with the fully vaccinated parents should undergo a COVID-19 PCR test on Day Seven after arriving in Sri Lanka from a Ministry of Health approved Private Sector or State Sector Laboratory. Day Seven PCR test results should be immediately informed to the area Medical Officer of Health (MOH) by telephone or email.
The countries named as Travel Restricted Countries are South American countries and South African countries (South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambiq ue, Namibia, Swazila nd, zambia, Zimbabwe).
