US says no change to visa policy for Sri Lankans

13 Feb, 2017

The United States says there is no change to the visa policy for?Sri Lankans.

The US Embassy in Colombo said that rumors of a change in policy with regards to visitors from Sri Lanka are not true.

Some social media websites published stories stating that?President Donald Trump had signed an executive order to allow all Sri Lanka nationals travel to the United States without visas.

The fake news stories stated that the new order, serving as a change in visa policy for Sri Lankans traveling to the United States, would permit them stay in the U.S for a maximum period of 180 days for Tourism or Business purposes only. (Colombo Gazette)

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