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Registered private-sector company employee 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 personnel employed in a registered private-sector company in 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 application must include a request letter from the representing company/institute, the company registration certificate, and a recommendation from the Line Ministry.

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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 details of the board of directors and articles of association rather than individual occupation, qualification or salary thresholds.

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Limits of the record
  • The source states no occupation, qualification, experience or salary criteria for the individual employee.

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

The residence visa holder must not engage in any activity other than the condition of the visa, and the residence visa is a multiple-entry visa. The category covers company personnel together with their dependants. The official source does not state whether the holder is tied to the sponsoring company or sector.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not state whether the holder is tied to the sponsoring company or sector; the family position is in the category heading cited under R1.

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 require the recommendation of the relevant Line Ministry.

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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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