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Volunteer residence visa

Sri LankaCulture, faith and volunteering

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

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What exact activity, role or purpose qualifies?

Volunteers are one of the profiles covered by the Educational Category residence visa. The official source does not define which volunteer activities or roles qualify.

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  • The source does not define which volunteer activities, roles or purposes qualify.

What organisation, institution, religious body, charity, teacher or host must support the activity?

The host must be a volunteer organisation: a request letter from that organisation is required, together with a recommendation from the Line Ministry.

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What proves the placement, role, affiliation, experience or cultural/religious/voluntary activity?

The proof is a request letter from the volunteer organisation, together with a recommendation from the Line Ministry.

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  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.

Can the person receive salary, pocket money, accommodation, meals or reimbursement? Can they undertake other work?

Under the general conditions of a Residence Visa, the holder should not engage in any form of activity other than the condition of the visa. The official source does not state whether salary, pocket money, accommodation, meals or reimbursement may be received.

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  • Source is silent on salary, pocket money, accommodation, meals or reimbursement.

How long can they stay, can they change host/activity, can family accompany, and can the status be extended?

The residence visa is valid for one year, or for the time period recommended by the Line Ministry or academic institution, and can be renewed; renewal for volunteers specifically is made to the Department of Immigration and Emigration with the recommendation of both the Line Ministry and the host institution. The official source does not state whether the volunteer can change host or whether family may accompany.

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

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