Sri LankaAncestry and return
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The qualifying connection is holding Sri Lankan citizenship in addition to another nationality.
Sri Lankan dual citizens.
Dual citizenship is applicable to a person whose Sri Lankan citizenship has ceased under section 19, 20 or 21 of the Citizenship Act, No 18 of 1948, or is likely to cease; it extends to the spouse or an unmarried child under the age of 22 years of such an applicant (Category 1.G), with child applications submitted before completing 21 years and 06 months, and eligible spouses or children are limited to persons whose Sri Lankan citizenship has ceased under section 19, 20 or 21 or is likely to cease.
Sri Lankan dual citizens.
A person whose citizenship of Sri Lanka has ceased under section 19, 20 or 21 of the Citizenship Act, No 18 of 1948 or a person whose Citizenship of Sri Lanka is likely to cease.
Following documents should be submitted if applying under the spouse of the applicant or an unmarried child under the age of 22 years of the applicant (Category 1.G) who has completed any qualification from A to F indicated in No 1 of the application.
Applications should be submitted prior to completion of the age of 21 years and 06 months.
A spouse or children eligible under this category shall be limited to a person whose citizenship of Sri Lanka has ceased under section 19,20 or 21of the Citizenship Act No 18 of 1948 or a person whose Sri Lankan citizenship is likely to cease.
For the dual citizenship on which the exemption rests, central records are the applicant's original birth certificate or a certified copy (for a citizen by registration, the relevant certificate or a copy); a resumption applicant also submits a certified copy of the foreign citizenship certificate; a child born outside Sri Lanka submits the consular birth certificate and the citizenship certificate issued under section 5(2) of the Citizenship Act.
Applicant’s original Birth Certificate or a certified copy of it. (See note 01) (If the applicant is a citizen of Sri Lanka by registration, the relevant certificate or a copy of it.)
Certified copy of foreign Citizenship Certificate;
If the child is born outside Sri Lanka the consular Birth Certificate and the Citizenship Certificate or a copy thereof issued under section 5(2) of Citizenship Act.
The result is a visa exemption, not a residence visa: eligible dual citizens may enter and stay in Sri Lanka without holding any visa at all.
Sri Lankan dual citizens.
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm what follows after the status is granted, including progression, residence obligations and family effects.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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