How to Get a Residence Visa for Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Residence Visa

Sri Lanka Residence Visa

If you are considering relocating to Sri Lanka, you need to know that there are 8 different subcategories of Residence Visas for Sri Lanka.

  • Employment Category
  • Investor Category
  • Religious Category
  • Student Category
  • Registered Indians covered by the 1954 Indo-Lanka Agreement.
  • Ex- Sri Lankans and their dependants
  • Family Members of a Sri Lankan
  • Diplomatic and Official visa

If you are interested in applying for one of the different types of Residence visas for Sri Lanka, check out this page at the Sri Lanka Department of Immigration and Emigration which has pretty much anything you need to know. Fees are listed here.

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Go to my Sri Lanka visa page for information on other types of visas for Sri Lanka.

Where to find the Sri Lanka Embassy or Consulate closest to your place of residence: 

If you’re inside the U.S.:

Embassy of Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Consulate General

UN Mission in New York City

If you’re outside of the U.S.: Click here.

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