The Indian Visa Service (IVS)Application Centre resumed its operations from yesterday onwards after shut due to COVID-19, the Consulate General of India in Jaffna said.
It will function every Wednesday from 0900 hrs to 1300 hrs. It will accept all categories of visa applications except Tourism, which remains suspended due to COVID-19. Applicants have the option of receiving their service passports by courier by paying the prescribed fee at the IVS Application Centre or they can collect the serviced passport only when the IVS Application Centre open on Wednesdays or from the Consulate directly from 1700 to 1730 hrs., the Consulate General Office of India in Jaffna said.
Applicants can submit visa applications directly at the Consulate from 0900-1200 hrs on other days in the case of emergencies.Please visit the “visa” menu at the Consulate's Website “cgijaffna.gov.in” for information on online visa application,documentation required for various categories of visas and other requirements. The application centre is located at No.145 Temple Road, Jaffna,.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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