Free Dual Citizenship for Future Generations

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced plans to launch a new "Global Sri Lankan Heritage Citizen" programme targeting second and third-generation members of the Sri Lankan diaspora.

Unveiling the proposal during the 2027 Budget Speech, the President said Sri Lanka must adopt a new approach to harness the knowledge, skills, experience and enduring connection to the motherland held by overseas Sri Lankans and their descendants.

As part of the initiative, the government proposes to grant dual citizenship free of charge to the spouses and children of dual citizenship applicants, while also extending the benefit to third-generation children of Sri Lankan origin living abroad.