This was done in order to increase the number of repeat visits to the resort.
Popular among Russian tourists resort island of Sri Lanka plans to introduce tourist visa for 5 years.
This decision was confirmed by the Minister of Tourism of the country Harin Fernando.
Thus, under the new scheme, any tourist may stay in Sri Lanka for 6 months.
Recall that now the visa is issued only for 30 days. The cost of tourist visa is from 34 to 40 dollars.