A gazette extraordinary has been issued for the issuance of permanent residence visa.
Issued by Tiran Alles as the minister of public security, it is dated 07 May 2024.
The new regulations are cited as permanent residence visa regulations of 2024.
They are applicable to,
(a) a person of Sri Lankan descent or whose citizenship of Sri Lanka has ceased under sections 19, 20 or 21 of the Citizenship Act (Chapter 349);
(b) a non Sri Lankan spouse of a Sri Lankan citizen whose marriage is subsisting for more than six months at the time of making the application;
(c) the non Sri Lankan spouse of a deceased Sri Lankan citizen who has not remarried at the time of making the application and whose marriage has subsisted for more than six months at the time of the death of the Sri Lankan citizen;
(d) the non Sri Lankan spouse of the person referred to in subparagraph (a), whose marriage is subsisting for more than six months at the time of making the application; and
(e) a child of a person referred to above.
The fee for the person making the application (primary applicant) under sub paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph (1) of regulation 2 is 1,000 US dollars.
It is 400 USD for the non Sri Lankan spouse referred to in subparagraph (d) of paragraph (1) of regulation 2; and for a child referred to in subparagraph (e) of paragraph (1) of regulation 2.
