The sudden imposition of the island wide curfew in Sri Lanka due to the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many a person ‘overstaying their visa’ and thus being in violation of the Immigrants and Emigrants Act.
由于2019新型冠状病毒大流行病在斯里兰卡突然实行了全岛宵禁，导致许多人“签证逾期”，从而违法了移民法
The Department of Immigration and Emigration taking cognizance of this unavoidable situation has issued a Special Directive in terms of which ‘all types of visas, issued to a person presently in Sri Lanka, are extended until the 12th of May 2020’. The extension extends to acknowledgements issued by the Department of Immigration and Emigration, for applications already submitted and where applicants have not been able to collect the passports, due to the prevailing situation.
移民局认识到这种不可避免的情况，发布了一项特别指示，规定“向目前在斯里兰卡境内的人发放的各类签证将延长至2020年5月12日”。对于已经提交申请，且由于目前情况导致申请人无法领取护照，延长期限的适用范围包括移民局签发的确认函。
The Department of Immigration and Emigration will make known the applicable fees in due course; in the interim however, should any person be travelling out of Sri Lanka the payment of an applicable fee will be levied and payment will require to be made at the point of exit (e.g.: airport) with no penalty applicable in any event.
移民局将在适当时候公布适用的费用；但在此期间，如果任何人离开斯里兰卡，则将征收适用费用，并要求在出境地点（如机场）支付，无需缴纳罚款
If an applicant’s passport is in the custody of the Department of Immigration and Emigration and should such person require to travel out of Sri Lanka, a written request to obtain the passport may be made, along with a scanned copy of the acknowledgement and a copy of the flight ticket to any of the following e-mail addresses:
如果申请人的护照已在移民局，但需要离开斯里兰卡，可通过下列任何一个电子邮件地址提出书面申请，并附上确认函和机票复印件，要求返还护照：
The directions for collection of the passport will be communicated to the applicant.
领取护照的指示将传达给申请人
All persons are therefore requested to refrain from visiting the Department of Immigration and Emigration.
因此，请无哦呦暂勿前往移民局
In addition to this, a further directive has been issued by the Department of Immigration and Emigration to suspend the issuance of all types of visas for entry to Sri Lanka, until further notice, with already issued Electronic Travel Authorizations issued, Entry Visas, Residence Visas, Landing Endorsements to foreign nationals not having entered Sri Lanka, being suspended until further notice.
除此之外，移民局还发出了进一步指示，暂停发放所有类型的斯里兰卡入境签证，直至另行通知。并暂停已向未进入斯里兰卡的外国国民签发的电子旅行授权书、入境签、居住签、落地签证，直至另行通知。