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Golden Paradise Residence Visa. Sri Lanka's current investment residence door, replacing the now closed-to-new-applicants Resident Guest Scheme: deposit USD 200,000 in a licensed local bank for a 10-year visa with work and study rights.

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Golden Paradise Residence Visa

A 10-year residence visa for the investor and dependants, including the right to work and study in Sri Lanka.

Who qualifies

  • Remit and deposit at least USD 200,000 into a special account at a Central Bank of Sri Lanka-licensed commercial bank; half of the deposit becomes withdrawable after 1 year.
    Golden Paradise Visa
  • A visa fee of about USD 2,000.
    Golden Paradise Visa

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

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Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Savings you could move or invest?

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Investment
About $200,000.
Time
Not stated on the official page; budget a few months to arrange the deposit, documentation, and approval, based on typical Sri Lankan bank-deposit visa processing.
Cost
About USD 2,000 in visa fees; the USD 200,000 deposit is capital, not a fee, and half becomes withdrawable after a year.
The hard part
Sourcing and depositing USD 200,000 in a Central Bank-licensed account, and confirming current operational details directly with the Department of Immigration and Emigration, since administration of Sri Lankan residence schemes has been inconsistent in past years.

Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.

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This door stops short of a passport.

  1. 2027
    First residence permit

    10 years, not renewable.

Two passports
It depends on the rules at the time and on your home country.
  • Time on this program does not count toward permanent residence or citizenship; the family would need to switch to one that does.
  • A ten-year residence visa; the official page states no renewal and no route to citizenship.
  • The Citizenship Act gives no residence-based route for foreigners without Sri Lankan descent or marriage: section 13 lets the Minister register up to 25 people a year for distinguished public service or eminence, so `citizen` is null. The text read is an older consolidation.
  • Secondary sources say people on the Resident Guest Scheme for five years can register as citizens; I could not confirm that from the Act or the immigration department.
  • The dual-citizenship scheme on the immigration site is for Sri Lankans taking or regaining another citizenship; whether a foreigner registered under section 13 must give up theirs is not stated.
The law behind these dates
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax
Sri Lankan tax residency generally follows day-count and domicile rules; becoming resident can bring worldwide income into scope.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Start today.

  1. Review the Golden Paradise Residence Visa with Sri Lanka's Department of Immigration and Emigration.Open eservices.immigration.gov.lk ↗
  2. Round up the papers.
    • Proof of the funds to invest: about $200,000, and where they came from
    • Request your FBI Identity History Summary
    • Health cover for the move
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Or let us run it.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.Standard first year: $1,200. Everyone renews at $399.One membership, the whole family. Accounts and activation included.

15 steps, from the first paper to every renewal. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Accounts and activation are included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Accounts depend on provider availability. Government, record and approved third-party charges are extra.

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