Permanent Residence Scheme Forthcoming For Individuals Of Sri Lankan Descent

The Sri Lankan government has announced a new permanent residency scheme that will allow individuals of Sri Lankan descent and their dependents to obtain a Permanent Residence Visa in Sri Lanka. Once it comes into effect, the following individuals will qualify for this new scheme: a person of Sri Lankan descent or whose citizenship of Sri Lanka has ceased under the law; a non-Sri Lankan spouse of a Sri Lankan citizen who has been married for more than six months at the time of filing; a non-Sri Lankan spouse of a deceased Sri Lankan citizen who has not remarried at the time of filing and whose marriage subsisted for more than six months before the death of the Sri Lankan citizen; a non-Sri Lankan spouse of the person with Sri Lankan descent, who has been married for more than six months at the time of filing; and a child under the age of 22 of any qualified individual mentioned. Holders of the Permanent Residence Visa will be allowed to enter, stay, and work in