Sri Lanka’s digital nomad visa finally opens to applicants

Long-awaited scheme offers one-year residency for overseas earners as country targets remote-work boom

Statues of the Buddha in the lotus position, Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple, Colombo, Sri Lanka
iStock.com/GISTEL Cezary Wojtkowski

Sri Lanka has formally launched its digital nomad visa, clarifying application procedures and making the online process available as of 4 February.