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No-pay Foreign Leave

The following documents should be submitted to extend No-pay Foreign Leave.

1. Request letter addressed to the relevant authority through Sri Lanka High Commission, London. The letter needs to be consisted with all the contact details of the relevant authority.
2. Previous Leave approved Letter
3. Passport
4. Valid Visa
5. An utility bill to prove the residing address
6. Any other supporting documents related to the request

Please note that all supporting documents should be submitted in originals with 01 set of photocopies of each, on one side of A4 size paper.

* The applicant should be present to hand over the request.

*There is a fee of GBP 20/= for processing the request.

The preventive measures for persons arriving in Sri Lanka from overseas during the COVID-19 pandemic, which were last put in place by the Health Authorities of Sri Lanka on 18 April 2022 have been revised with effect from 7 December 2022.

Accordingly;

• The requirement to produce COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate by any person arriving in Sri Lanka from overseas has been removed.
•  The requirement to produce a pre-boarding on on arrival negative COVID-19 test (PCR/RAT)  by any person arriving in Sri Lanka from overseas has been removed.
• If any foreign national tests positive for COVID-19 after arrival in Sri Lanka, they should isolate for 7 days in a private hospital, hotel or place of residence. The cost of treatment or self-isolation should be borne by them.
• The above measures will supersede all other directives previously issued by the Health Authorities of Sri Lanka.

For the most recent regulations on travelling to Sri Lanka during the COVID-19 pandemic, which have come into effect on 18 April 2022, please click here.

The UK Government introduced its bespoke UK GSP Scheme “Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS)” on 16 August 2022.

• 65 countries will benefit.

• Sri Lanka is a beneficiary country under the DCTS Enhanced Preferences Scheme. 

• DCTS will replace the UK’s current Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP) in early 2023.

• The scheme will apply to countries currently benefiting under the UK’s GSP.

• DCTS will provide duty-free, quota-free trade to LDCs on everything but arms and duty-free, quota-free trade on 85% of eligible goods to most low income (LIC) and lower-middle income (LMIC) countries.

• Policy paper on DCTS https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/developing-countries-trading-scheme-dcts-new-policy-report/developing-countries-trading-scheme-government-policy-response

For more details, please contact:

Commercial Section of Sri Lanka High Commission – London

02072621841 Ext 248 /246

trade@slhc-london.co.uk / assttrade@slhc-london.co.uk

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