{"id":1414,"date":"2024-06-25T20:25:17","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T20:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2024-06-25T20:25:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T20:25:17","slug":"sri-lanka-digital-nomad-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/sri-lanka-digital-nomad-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka Digital Nomad Visa"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Visa category<\/strong><\/p>\n

Digital Nomad Visa (DNV)*<\/p>\n

What are the visa fees\/charges?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Proposed : US$500<\/p>\n

Is there a minimum income threshold applicable for digital nomad\/remote work visa?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Proposed: US$2,000 monthly channeled through the Sri Lankan banking system<\/p>\n

Are digital nomad\/remote work visa holders subject to income tax?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Proposed: Tax exemption for earnings<\/p>\n

Are digital nomad\/remote work visa holders subject to social security contributions?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Condition not disclosed yet<\/p>\n

Is there Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) relief available in the country?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Condition not disclosed yet<\/p>\n

Is there an income tax requirement in the country, in general?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes<\/p>\n

Is there a social security requirement in the country, in general?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes<\/p>\n

Are criminal checks required for this visa?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Proposed: A special security clearance should be obtained by the individuals from Sri Lankan embassies in their respective countries<\/p>\n

For how long is the digital nomad\/remote work visa valid?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Proposed: 1 Year visa and extendable if applicant shows monthly income of US$2,000<\/p>\n

Is the applicant bound to any work restraints\/limitations?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Local employment is not allowed
\n\u2022 The applicant must be working\/ rendering services to a foreign entity<\/p>\n

What are the standard requirements for the digital nomad\/remote work visa? Proposed:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Bank statements to prove income
\n\u2022 Passport with validity of at least 6 months from the date of entry
\n\u2022 Documents proving the purpose of trip
\n\u2022 Health insurance with coverage in Sri Lanka for the duration of stay<\/p>\n

Which countries are eligible to apply for the digital nomad\/ remote work visa?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Proposed: Available for all nationalities<\/p>\n

Is applicant required to provide proof of employment?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Proposed: Proof of a permanent job required<\/p>\n

Cost of living index:<\/strong> 33.8 – (103 out of 140)<\/p>\n

Internet fixed:<\/strong> 21.07 Mbps Median- speedtest.net Feb 2023<\/p>\n

Internet mobile:<\/strong> 14.74 Mbps Median – speedtest.net Feb 2023<\/p>\n

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  Visa category Digital Nomad Visa (DNV)* What are the visa fees\/charges? Proposed : US$500 Is there a minimum income threshold applicable for digital nomad\/remote work visa? Proposed: US$2,000 monthly channeled through the Sri Lankan banking system Are digital nomad\/remote work visa holders subject to income tax? Proposed: Tax exemption for earnings Are digital nomad\/remote […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-digital-nomad-visa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1414"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1415,"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414\/revisions\/1415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}