A foreign citizen who holds a diplomatic passport, diplomatic identity card issued by the Ministry of the Minister assigned subject of Foreign Affairs and has been exempted from the requirement of obtaining resident visa issued by the Department of Immigration and Emigration.
A foreign citizen who holds a non-diplomatic passport and has been exempted from the requirement of obtaining resident visa issued by the Department of Immigration and Emigration.
Permitted Credits
Remittances in foreign exchange received from outside Sri Lanka in favor of the account holder through the banking system.
Foreign currency brought into Sri Lanka by the account holder on declaration to Customs Department.
Transfers from Inward Investment Accounts and accounts maintained in the Offshore Banking Units of the same account holder.
Transfers from Diplomatic Foreign Currency Accounts and Diplomatic Rupee Accounts, irrespective of the account holder.
Transactions or transfers from any other category of accounts that may be permitted to maintain by the Central Bank from time to time, to the extent such transactions or transfers have been permitted by directions issued by the Central Bank.
Interest earned in foreign currency on the funds held in the account.
Permitted Debits
Any outward remittances made outside Sri Lanka.
Withdrawals in foreign currency or in Sri Lanka Rupees for local expenses of the account holder.
Transfers to Inward Investment Accounts and accounts maintained in the Offshore Banking Unit of the same account holder.
Transfers to Diplomatic Foreign Currency Accounts and Diplomatic Rupee Accounts, irrespective of the account holder.
Transfers to Personal Foreign Currency Accounts of any other person.
Transactions or transfers to any other category of accounts that may be permitted to maintain by the Central Bank from time to time, to the extent such transactions or transfers have been permitted by directions issued by the Central Bank.