whereTOemigrate
Get your free results
LK country scene

Diplomatic or official mission personnel residence visa

Sri LankaSpecial cases

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

Official link

Explore pathways in Sri Lanka Read the five questions ↓

What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

The "Diplomatic and Official visa" is one of Sri Lanka's residence-visa sub-categories. A residence visa is a permit for a non-Sri Lankan to obtain residence facilities for special purposes, issued where the prescribed authority is satisfied the stay is not prejudicial to the best interests of the population.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The source gives no specific policy rationale for the diplomatic/official category beyond the general residence-visa definition.

Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

It covers diplomats and officials formally attached to a diplomatic mission in Sri Lanka, and their accompanying dependants.

See recorded sources

What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

Access is tied to being a diplomat or officer attached to a foreign mission in Sri Lanka, or being the spouse or a dependant of such a person.

See recorded sources

What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

A recommendation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is required, and the application is submitted to the Department of Immigration & Emigration, Colombo through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

See recorded sources

What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

The residence visa is valid for the time period recommended by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and can be renewed with a fresh recommendation from that Ministry. It also covers the accompanying dependants of diplomats and officials attached to a diplomatic mission in Sri Lanka. The official source does not state what happens when the mission posting ends.

See recorded sources

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

Explore more pathways in Sri Lanka · All pathways

Your story.
Your next step.

Explore pathways in Sri Lanka →