All fully vaccinated Sri Lankans will not need prior approval from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) to disembark in Sri Lanka.
The CAASL said the passengers permitted to disembark, include fully vaccinated Sri Lankans, their spouses and children of the same nationality, and dual citizens using the Sri Lankan passport.
Passengers with travel history, including transit, in the past 14-days to India also do not require to get the prior approval of the Foreign Ministry or the CAASL.
The Civil Aviation Authority said, however, the passengers will be subjected to the mandatory on arrival PCR test.
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 after getting the permission of Foreign Ministry (entry.permission@mfa.gov.lk) followed by Civil Aviation Authority (ca aslpax@caa.lk) of Sri Lanka.
All travellers of two years and above arriving in Sri Lanka should mandatorily carry a negative COVID-19 PCR test report in the English language done within 72 hours prior to embarkation. The pre-departure COVID-19 Rapid Antigen test report is not accepted.
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, the CAASL said.
The Authority further said 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.
It added that Day Seven PCR test results should be immediately informed to the area Medical Officer of Health (MOH) by telephone or email. (NewsWire)