Hotline to inquire about obtaining vehicle permit

The Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment has introduced three telephone numbers for obtaining information, including a hotline number to refer problems related to obtaining electric vehicle import permits under the recently introduced initiative of allowing Sri Lankan migrant workers remitting money through formal channels to import an electric vehicle.

Necessary information can be obtained by making a phone call to Pradabodha Kaggoda Arachchi on the hotline number +94 773 039 034 or 112 368 175 or to the Senior Assistant Secretary (Control) of the Ministry on 112 582 447.

Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara recently obtained the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers to allow migrant workers to import an electric vehicle based on the amount they remit to the country through official channels.

A migrant worker who has remitted over $ 3,000 through official channels from 1 May 2022 to 30 April 2023, will be granted a license to import an electric motorcycle with a CIF value of 50% less than the amount sent.

Those who have transferred over $ 20,000 from 1 May 2022 to 31 December 2022 will be permitted to import an electric car.

The opportunity to import an electric car, a double cab, a van or a tipper truck will be granted.

The applications for obtaining the relevant vehicle import licenses have now been published on the website of the Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment and the website of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE).

The Ministry further states that the applications should be completed and submitted to the Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment along with all relevant documents.