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By Sandun Jayawardana
tourism industry insiders say that the move to outsource e-visa processing continues to damage the country’s tourism prospects and are urging the government to follow Thailand’s example and extend visa-free entry to more countries.
The government’s tripartite agreement to outsource online and on-arrival visa processing involves GBS Technology Services, IVS Global-FZCO, and VFS VF Worldwide Holdings Ltd. Following a Cabinet decision though, the Department of Immigration and Emigration has been handling the processing of on-arrival visas for foreigners since early last month.
Outsourcing e-visas has a negative effect on tourism, say industry stakeholders
Those applying for e-visas must do so at the new online platform operated by IVS-GBS. The platform has…
