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BOI project expatriate residence visa

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This category is for expatriate personnel employed in projects operating under the Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka, together with their dependants.

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Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The employer must be a BOI project company: the application includes the BOI certificate, a request letter from the representing company/institute, the BOI Agreement and a recommendation from BOI.

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What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

Eligibility is evidenced through the company's documents (company registration certificate, details of the board of directors and articles of association) rather than through a stated occupation, qualification or salary.

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Limits of the record
  • The source states no occupation, qualification, experience or salary threshold for BOI-project expatriates.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

Dependants are covered with expatriate personnel in BOI projects, and the residence visa is a multiple-entry visa. The official source does not state whether the holder is confined to the sponsoring BOI project or may change employer or sector.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not state whether the holder is confined to the sponsoring BOI project or may change employer or sector.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The residence visa is valid for one year, or for the time period recommended by the responsible authority, and it can be renewed annually. Renewal applications go to the Department of Immigration and Emigration, Battaramulla.

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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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