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Port City Commission residence category — unelaborated official listing

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

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm what the special programme or status is.

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  • Searched id=18 (Port City Commission is a bare heading with no content) and id=14 (only "Personnel employed in Colombo Port City" under Employment). No description of the programme or its purpose exists in the captured sources.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which population or situation the programme covers.

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

Access is activated by the Authorised Person (company): its request letter to the Colombo Port City Economic Commission, listing all applicants with copies of their employment contracts, starts the Landing Endorsement; at the resident-visa stage a company request letter or an individual request letter is filed.

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Limits of the record
  • Triggers for the business and resident (lessee) visa types are only on the JavaScript visas page, not read here.

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

The Authorised Person must first be registered with the Department of Immigration and Emigration (DIE) with a Letter of Recommendation from the Colombo Port City Economic Commission; the Commission then submits its recommendation letter for a Landing Endorsement to DIE, which issues it after payment. Applicants must arrive within 30 days of its issue and have a 30-day period to apply for the residence visa, filing the Commission recommendation letter, a medical certificate from IOM Sri Lanka MHAC plus medical insurance, and a police clearance certificate issued within the past three months.

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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 checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the resulting status, rights, duration and family inclusion.

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

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