Hi Everyone
Good to be here! I am new to the forum so hello to all and thank you in advance to everyone who will help me in my mission to make Sri Lanka my new home!
I am in the initial planning stages of a new holistic health business in Colombo. It is all very exciting and I cannot wait to be back in beautiful Sri Lanka but I have some very important paperwork to get in place before I do that - and garner some financial support too!! So no small mission..
So what do I need to know?? Ohhh, where to begin (I have already started my research but I want to get more advice from people who have been there, done that etc!!)
If anyone has any advice about starting wellness businesses in Sri Lanka - leasing land/buying land - esp difficult with the land rights issues from displacement; gaining right paperwork and visas to work and invest in SL (I will be working, a colleague will be investing (under $250k BOI limit); networking opportunities for financial backers - actually any advice would be hugely appreciated!!
If I was to study at a Uni (there is a p/t course I would like to do at Colombo Uni) would I be able to work on a student visa and start a new business when on a student visa? Or is it best to get the work visa and then apply for course when out there and get right paperwork out in SL?
Thanks everyone - and I am very jealous of those of you who are already enjoying the life out there!!
Caroline