Health Requirements – Covid – 19

Preventive measures for persons arriving
from overseas durino the oandemic of COVID-l9

  1. The requirement to produce COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate by any person arriving in Sri Lanka via any airport or seaport is removed.
  2. The requirement to produce a pre-boarding or on-arrival negative COVID-19 test (PCR/RAT) by any person arriving in Sri Lanka via any airport or seaport is removed.
  3. If foreign nationals/tourists become COVID-19 positive after arriving in Sri Lanka, they should isolate for 7 days in a private hospital/hotel/place of residence. The
    cost of treatment/isolation should be borne by foreign nationals/tourists.
  4. The above measures will be applicable irrespective of other directives in any previous guidelines/letters/circulars issued by the Director General of Health Services.This guideline is effective for the persons arriving in Sri Lanka via airports or seaports from 00:00 Hrs on 07th of December 2022 and persons who have already arrived.https://www.un.int/srilanka/sites/www.un.int/files/Sri%20Lanka/2022/December/preventive_measures_for_persons_arriving_from_overseas_during_the_pandemic_of_covid-l9_2022_12_06.pdf