DUAL CITIZENSHIP

The government has put a temporary halt to awarding dual citizenship status. A friend of mine tried obtaining his but was denied it and told to wait and see when it will be made available again.

It used to be a straightforward process previously, but for some reason Dual Citizenship is no longer available. Knowing how Sri Lankan regulations and politics operates, it is probably a matter of time before they authorities restart Dual Citizenship. Till then, you can always come to the country as a tourist. Best wishes.

Hi All,

Recently the Sri Lankan government resumed (on March, 2015) the granting of dual citizenship to Sri Lankan expats.

immigration.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=299&Itemid=59&lang=en

This thread aims to capture each applicants experience in obtaining dual citizenship. As of now, the expected time for this process is unclear, hopefully through your submissions we can get a rough idea.

My journey:

1) Application submitted to the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Melbourne – 02/04/2015
2) Received confirmation of receipt of my application, by mail, from the Melbourne Consulate – 10/04/2015
3) Awaiting further response...

Yes the SL government has opened the option of Dual Citizenship in March of 2015.

From what I can tell is relatively a simple process as long as you can provide all the documents, they do ask for a lot of document including previous SL passport, Citizenship certificate from the country you are from, Police clearance letter (also from the country you are from) etc.

Dual Citizenship info
http://www.immigration.gov.lk/web/index … mp;lang=en

Residence Visa for Ex-Sri Lankan
http://www.immigration.gov.lk/web/index … mp;lang=en

The fees are found here
http://www.immigration.gov.lk/web/index … mp;lang=en

Good luck - Lynne

Hi DeSilva,

Did you end up getting your Sri Lankan citizenship for you and your wife?