Sri Lanka Digital Nomad Visa
Sri Lanka
Residency
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See if you're a match →Sri Lanka's Digital Nomad Visa is a residence-visa subcategory for digital nomads working in technical or related fields. It generally requires a residence visa application, proof of monthly revenue of $2,000 to a local bank account, and the annual digital-nomad visa fee.
- Type
- Remote-work residence
- Work setup
- Digital nomads in technical or related fields
- Core requirements
- $2,000 monthly revenue, local bank account, and residence visa application
- Local work
- Digital-nomad category, not a general local employment pathway
- Duration
- 1 year or recommended period.
- Renewal / pathway
- May be renewed; not treated as a clear PR pathway.
Summary
Sri Lanka lists a Digital Nomad Visa as a residence-visa subcategory. The Department of Immigration and Emigration describes it as a visa for digital nomads who work in technical or related fields without staying in a specific venue.
The official residence-visa page requires bank-statement evidence proving monthly revenue of $2,000 to a local bank account. It also lists a one-year digital-nomad visa fee for the applicant, spouse, and dependents.
Eligibility
You generally qualify if all of the following are true:
- You work as a digital nomad in a technical or related field.
- You can open or use a local bank account in Sri Lanka for the required revenue evidence.
- You can show monthly revenue of $2,000 to the local bank account.
- You can submit the residence visa application and supporting documents required by the Department of Immigration and Emigration.
- You can pay the digital-nomad visa fee.
Duration
The official page lists the digital-nomad residence visa period as one year or a recommended period, with renewal possible.
What this pathway allows
This pathway can let you live in Sri Lanka under the digital-nomad residence-visa category while continuing qualifying remote work.
What this pathway is not
This is not a general local employment pathway and should not be treated as a clear permanent-residence pathway without separate confirmation.
Next Steps
- Confirm that your remote work fits the technical or related digital-nomad category.
- Plan for the local bank account and monthly revenue evidence.
- Prepare bank statements and residence-visa application documents.
- Apply through the Department of Immigration and Emigration process.