6. RESIDENTS VISA
Residence Visa
A Residence Visa is a permit for a non-Sri Lankan to obtain residence facilities for special purposes. It is issued to persons of non-Sri Lankan nationality to whom it has been decided to extend residence facilities for the purpose of investment or otherwise, in circumstances where the prescribed authority is satisfied that their stay in Sri Lanka and the pursuit of their vocations are not prejudicial to the best interests of the population.
Visit Visas can't be considered for conversion into Residence
All categories of residence visa applicants should complete and handover the “Photo Capture Paper” along with the residence visa application and relevant documents with effect from 18th of March 2015. This is a mandatory requirement.
Residence Visa Categories
Consular Menu
- Issuance of a New Passport
- Application for an Emergency Travel Documents (NMRP)
- VISA
- Registration of Births outside Sri Lanka
- Registration of Marriages
- Registration of Deaths
- Dual Citizenship
- Police Clearance Certificate
- Authentication of Documents
- Translations – Sri Lankan Birth/Marriage/Death Certificates
- Payment of Pensions
- Importation of Animals
- Consular Forms
- Consular Fees
- Issuance of Driving Licence for Sri Lankans Living Abroad