Sri Lankan government decides to temporarily withdraw the suspension of visas on arrival

The Sri Lankan government has decided to temporarily withdraw its earlier decision to suspend the visa on arrival facility by the Department of Immigration and Emigration from September 30, 2010.
Controller of the Department of Immigration and Emigration, Chulananda Perera has told the local media a short while ago that the decision has been temporarily suspended until the government discusses the matter further with the relevant authorities and embassies.
Controller General of Immigration and Emigration W. A. C. Perera earlier in the day told the local media that following the government's decision, tourists arriving in Sri Lanka from nearly 70 countries will be required to obtain visas from the Department of Immigration and Emigration in Colombo or from the Sri Lankan missions overseas before their arrival in the country.
Perera has also said Sri Lanka is willing to offer visas on arrival to citizens of any country if those countries also reciprocate in the same manner.
Only Singapore and the Maldives have so far offered visas on arrival to Sri Lankans.