A new Gazette notification has been issued revising the fines on visa overstay of foreigners in Sri Lanka.
The Gazette is issued by the Ministry of Public Security under Section 23 of the Immigrants and Emigrants Act, (Chapter 351) and approved by Parliament.
Accordingly, the fine for overstay of 07 to 14 days has been revised to US$ 250, while the fine for over 14 days has been revised to US$ 500, apart from visa fees.
“where the period of the overstay has exceeded seven days (07) and has continued up to fourteen (14) days calculated from the date of expiry of the period of validity of the original visa, two hundred and fifty (250) United State Dollars will be charged as a penalty in addition to the applicable visa fee.”
“Where the period of the overstay has exceeded fourteen (14) days calculated from the date of expiry of the period of validity of the original visa, five hundred (500) United State Dollars will be charged as a penalty in addition to the applicable visa fee,” the Gazette states
As per the Gazette, “a person who departs from Sri Lanka within seven (07) days calculated from the date of expiry of the period of validity of the original visa, may depart from Sri Lanka by paying the applicable visa fee at the port of departure without paying any penalty.” (NewsWire)
