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However, under the 19th amendment of the Constitution of Sri Lanka. An individual who holds citizenship in both Sri Lanka and another country can obtain a Sri Lankan passport. An individual who holds citizenship in both Sri Lanka and another country can obtain a Sri Lankan passport by submitting the following documents. Completed Application Form
Visa requirements for Sri Lankan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Sri Lanka. As of 2024, Sri Lankan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 44 countries and territories, ranking the Sri Lankan passport 97th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. [1]
The concept of registration of persons and issuing identity cards was the subject of an agreement made between India and Sri Lanka in 1954, The draft bill submitted to the Sri Lankan parliament in 1962 was passed as the Act of Registration of Persons No. 32 of 1968. With the aim of activating the provisions of this Act, the Department of ...
Holders of a Interpol Passport, regardless of nationality, do not need a visa to enter Sri Lanka for a maximum stay of up to 90 days. Planned pilot visa-free program On August 21, 2024, a cabinet decision was made to allow visa-free travel to 35 countries, including the USA, UK, Canada, Russia, Thailand, and Indonesia, from October 1, 2024.
Certain passports do not, without additional endorsement, confer the right of abode anywhere and have varying international acceptance for travel: . British National (Overseas) passport - GBN [2] is widely accepted for international travel
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) is a government agency of Sri Lanka, tasked with overseeing overseas employment of Sri Lankan Citizens and their welfare. It was established in 1985, under the provisions of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment Act. No. 21 of 1985 from which it derives its remit and powers. [1]
Sri Lankan nationality law details the conditions in which a person is a national of Sri Lanka. The primary law governing nationality regulations is the Ceylon Citizenship Act, which came into force on 15 November 1948. Any person born in Sri Lanka to a Sri Lankan parent is automatically a citizen by descent.
The Gazette is published in Sinhalese, Tamil, and English which are the three official languages of Sri Lanka. It publishes promulgated bills, presidential decrees, governmental ordinances, major legal acts as well as vacancies, government exams, requests for tender, changes of names, company registrations and deregistrations, land restitution notices, liquor licence applications, transport ...