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Sri Lanka to drop pre-departure tests for vaccinated arrivals

Destinations
James Chapple
28 February 2022

Fully vaccinated travellers to Sri Lanka will from Tuesday (1 March) no longer have to provide evidence of a negative pre-departure test for Covid-19.

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Captain Themiya Abeywickrama, director general of Sri Lanka’s civil aviation authority, confirmed the latest easing of the country’s Covid-19 travel requirements on Monday (28 February).


To qualify as fully vaccinated, travellers must have received a full, recommended course of a recognised Covid-19 vaccine at least 14 days prior to arrival.


Children aged 12-18 who have had a single dose of a recognised Covid-19 vaccine, administered at least 14 days prior to arrival, will qualify as fully vaccinated in the same way adults do meaning they will not have to take a pre-departure test.