Permanent Residence Visa
A Permanent Residence Visa is a Visa Status issued to a person of Sri Lanka descent or whose Sri Lankan citizenship has ceased under section 19, 20, 21 of citizenship act or to a non-Sri Lankan spouse of Sri Lankan citizens and their children.1. Who is eligible for the PRV?
(a) a person of Sri Lankan descent or whose citizenship of Sri Lanka has ceased under sections 19, 20, or 21 of the Citizenship Act (Chapter 349);
(b) a non-Sri Lankan spouse of a Sri Lankan citizen whose marriage is subsisted for more than five years at the time of making the application;
(c) the non-Sri Lankan spouse of a deceased Sri Lankan citizen who has not remarried at the time of making the application and whose marriage has subsisted for more than five years at the time of the death of the Sri Lankan citizen;
(d) the non-Sri Lankan spouse of the person referred to in subparagraph (a), whose marriage has subsisted for more than five years at the time of making the application; and
- a child of a person referred to above.
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