Visa Facilitation
Being the National Investment Promotion Agency, the Board of Investment (BOI) plays a vital role in facilitating companies to enhance the smooth operation of doing business in Sri Lanka. As such, BOI recommends the visas for investors, directors, senior management along with their dependents and skilled workers under identified categories, to the issuing authority, the Department of Immigration and Emigration.
Type of visa recommendation:
- Entry Visa / Multiple Entry Business Visa
- Residence Visa
- Extension of Residence Visa
- Temporary Visa (maximum 03 months only)
Investors and expatriate employees should arrive in Sri Lanka using Entry Visa and within one month from the date of arrival to the country, Entry Visa needs to be converted to Residence Visa with the recommendation of BOI. If the applicant leaves the country within the Entry Visa period (One month), no provisions are available to convert the same Entry Visa to Residence Visa, unless a fresh Entry Visa application is submitted. Temporary Visa will be recommended for contracted technical workers (expatriates) for a period of 3 months for specific assignments after evaluation of such activities.