Sri Lanka to monitor foreigners electronically

[Lankan Ranger]

Sri Lanka to monitor foreigners electronically

Sri Lanka is developing a system to track and monitor foreign nationals as they enter and travel around the country, after a new online travel approval system is fully operational, an official said.

Sri Lanka is starting at electronic travel authorization program at $50 dollars a person for a 30-day stay with double entry, It would scrap free visa-on-arrival to 78 countries.

Controller general of Sri Lanka's immigration office, Chulananda Perera told reporters at a recent media briefing that the state also planned to monitor and track foreigners as they went around the country.

"Each hotel and guest house will be given a machine," he said. "Foreigners will have to keep their passport on this machine before going to their room."

Perera said the state would monitor foreigners as they travelled around the country from place to place.

The immigration department already had a 'migration intelligence unit' but another special unit would be created in the future he said.

The immigration office would find it easier to nab overstaying foreigners through this method, he said.

Sri Lanka to monitor foreigners electronically - LANKA BUSINESS ONLINE

 

[Skyline]

This is disgusting, it effects to their privacy.

 

[Dalai Lama]

This is disgusting, it effects to their privacy.

"Better to be safe than sorry"

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

I can see tourism going down FAST real fast

 

[great]

Why would tourists want to wear any trackers on them no matter what? They would much rather travel to some other country where they would treated as human beings. Its like breaking off a leg for some minor toe injury. Anyways best of luck Srilanka.