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Golden Paradise Residence Visa. Sri Lanka’s current investment residence option, 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
The application proceeds after the licensed-bank deposit, police clearance, medical report and dependant records are complete; the deposit must remain in place through approval.
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 documenting the source of funds, police clearance and family relationship records.

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 visa doesn’t lead to 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 way to citizenship.
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. Gather these documents.
    • 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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Postern can run this for you.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.One membership, the whole family. Bank accounts and help putting your plan into action are included.

Postern runs it for one adult US citizen already lawfully in Sri Lanka with Immigration's written Golden Paradise filing clearance: USD 200,000 foreign-currency deposit retained in full, medical and security clearance, residence visa and extensions using the actual government assessment; no tourist conversion without clearance, deposit withdrawals, employment or family applications.

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. Opening your bank accounts there is included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Government fees, record fees and other costs you approve are extra.

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