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Former Sri Lankan citizen residence visa

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What family, citizenship, ethnic, historical or former-resident connection creates access to this route?

The route is for ex-Sri Lankans and their dependants.

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  • The source does not define 'Ex-Sri Lankan' (for example, whether citizenship by descent and by registration are both covered).

How far back can the qualifying connection extend, and what important transmission limitations exist?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm how far back the qualifying connection can extend and its transmission limits.

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  • Searched id=18 Section 7 and id=14 residence summary for any statement on how many generations back the connection may extend or on transmission limits; none found. The document list (birth/citizenship certificates) belongs to R3.

What records are central to proving the lineage or historical connection?

Proof of the connection is by original birth certificate or birth registration under section 5(2) of the Citizenship Act, or a citizenship certificate if citizenship was by registration; marriage and dependants' birth certificates are added where applicable.

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Does the pathway result in a visa, residence permit, right of return, citizenship or another status?

The pathway results in a residence visa (not automatic restoration of citizenship), valid for one year and renewable annually.

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What application progression, residence obligations, family consequences or further citizenship/residence possibilities follow?

Extension applications are made to the Department of Immigration and Emigration, Battaramulla, and the intended stay in Sri Lanka should end at least two months before the expiry date of the travel document. The official source does not state any citizenship restoration or further residence possibility beyond this residence visa.

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Limits of the record
  • The source describes no citizenship-restoration step or further residence possibility beyond this residence visa.

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

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