Asia and Oceania
Sri Lanka
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Still current at: 21 April 2009
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Updated: 18 April 2009
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This advice has been reviewed and reissued with an amendment to the Crime Section. The level of the advice has not changed.
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Travel advice for this country
- Travel Summary
- Safety and security
- Local laws and customs
- Entry requirements
- Health
- Natural disasters
- General
Local laws and customs
You are subject to local laws in Sri Lanka and violating them may result in a jail sentence.
There are severe penalties for all drug offences and crimes related to the abuse of children. Convicted offenders may face lengthy jail sentences.
Same sex relations are illegal.
Nude or topless sunbathing is generally not allowed.
Although Sri Lankan attitudes to informal European styles of dress are generally relaxed, you should consider religious and other sensibilities. Do not enter a Buddhist temple wearing headgear or with bare legs or shoulders and always remove footwear. You should avoid posing for photographs standing in front of a statue of Buddha.
You can be fined if you ignore instructions not to smoke or drink in certain public areas.
For more general information for different types of travellers see Travel Advice Relevant to You.
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Travel advice for this country
- Travel Summary
- Safety and security
- Local laws and customs
- Entry requirements
- Health
- Natural disasters
- General
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contacts
Sri Lanka, Colombo, British High Commission
Address:
389 Bauddhaloka Mawatha
Colombo - 7
Telephone:
Fax:
0094 11 5390694
Email: bhctrade@slt.lk
Email: Consular.EnquiriesColombo@fco.gov.uk
Office hours:
GMT:
Mon-Thurs: 0230-1100; Fri: 0230-0730
Local Time:
Mon-Thurs: 0800-1630; Fri: 0800-1300
Consular Section
GMT:
Mon-Fri: 0230-0730
Local Time:
Mon-Fri: 0800-1300
Website: http://ukinsrilanka.fco.gov.uk/en
