Student and resident visa guidelines have been revised from this month, Immigration Controller General Pasan Rathnayake told Times Online.
Accordingly, student visas will be issued only for one year thereby amending the previous policy which allowed visas to be issued for the full duration of the study programme.
Further, individuals who maintain cash deposits to obtain resident visas must invest those funds within one-month of obtaining the visa, Mr. Rathnayake said. He warned that the visas of those who do not adhere to this regulation would be cancelled.
Persons who maintain deposits of USD 500,000 would be offered a 10-year resident visa while those having a deposit of USD 300,000 will be given a five-year resident visa.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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