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Sri Lanka Investor Residence

Sri Lanka Residency
Pathway overview

At a glance

Sri Lanka’s Investor Visa can provide five years of residence for an accepted USD $100,000 investment. An accepted USD $200,000 investment supports a ten-year arrangement, starting with five years and followed by a later extension.

Five-year option
An accepted USD $100,000 investment
Ten-year arrangement
USD $200,000, with five years initially and a later extension
Investment types
Permitted shares, debt, deposits, or lawful property, subject to restrictions

Summary

Sri Lanka’s investor residence arrangements support an accepted investment documented through the prescribed investment and visa bank accounts. The five-year and ten-year arrangements have different amounts and renewal structures: the longer option starts with a five-year endorsement followed by an extension process, rather than one unconditional ten-year grant.

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Eligibility

The investment must be in a permitted category and pass through the required investment and visa bank accounts. Accepted categories include specified shares, debt, deposits, and lawful property purchases, each subject to restrictions.

Before transferring money, confirm the investment, ownership limits, and account sequence. Prepare the investment proposal, bank confirmation, passport, recent police clearance, medical clearance, and security form. A spouse and dependents need their own relationship records.

Applying for Sri Lanka’s Investor Visa
  1. Confirm the investment and banking process Check the permitted category, ownership limits, and account sequence.
  2. Document the investment and apply Prepare bank, investment, personal, and any family records.
  3. Meet the residence and extension conditions The ten-year arrangement includes a later extension after the initial five years.

Investment eligibility, ownership rights, and visa approval are separate checks.

What This Route Allows

Approval permits residence to manage the accepted investment. The USD $100,000 option is for five years. The USD $200,000 option uses an initial five-year visa endorsement and a further-extension arrangement for the next five years.

Follow the actual approval, reporting, and extension conditions throughout the investment period.

What This Route Is Not

This is not citizenship or unrestricted permission to work. Being allowed to own an investment does not automatically mean the investment qualifies for a visa.

Application fees and transaction costs are additional to the investment amount.

Next Steps

  1. Confirm the investment category, restrictions, and required bank accounts before transferring funds.
  2. Prepare the investment, financial, personal, and any family documents.
  3. Apply to the residence division and follow the conditions for the initial visa, reporting, and any later extension.

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