Azerbaijan or Sri Lanka
Two countries side by side across the same rows as the full comparison. A dash means the value is missing: fields are not filled with guesses. about the data
| Azerbaijan | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary in IT | — | — |
| Citizenship | 5 years | — |
| Partner can work | yes | no |
| Parents | — | — |
| Pets | — | difficult |
| Pet limit | no limit | no limit |
| Quarantine | — | 30 days |
| Residence permit fee | — | — |
| Rent, 2 bedrooms | $ 663 · estimate | $ 563 · estimate |
| Basket | $ 18,5 | $ 28,7 |
| Life expectancy | 74.58 | 77.67 |
| Homicides/100k | 1.99 | 2.51 |
| Natural hazards, 0–10 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
How the two sets of routes differ
Long-stay routes in this reference: Azerbaijan — 33, Sri Lanka — 24. Types present in both: work, study, family, investment and talent. Sri Lanka adds: remote work, repatriation and retirement.
Fees, thresholds and deadlines
Azerbaijan: fees range from 10 to 1,400 AZN. Routes stating an income threshold: 8; the lowest is 100,000 AZN a month. Routes with a published decision deadline: 33; the shortest is 3 days. Sri Lanka: fees range from 100 to 1,000 USD. Routes with no fee: 1. Routes stating an income threshold: 8; the lowest is 1,500 USD a year.
Beyond the first permit
Permanent status: Azerbaijan after 2 years; the other country publishes no term. Citizenship: Azerbaijan after 5 years; the other country publishes no term. Sri Lanka allows a second citizenship, Azerbaijan does not. A spouse’s right to work: Azerbaijan — yes, Sri Lanka — no.
Azerbaijan in brief
Azerbaijan is a Caspian country on the border of Europe and Asia with its business centre in Baku. Residence is built around the temporary residence permit (Migration Code, art. 45.1): close kinship with a citizen of the country, investment from AZN 500,000, real estate, a bank deposit or securities from AZN 100,000, employment with a work permit, study, or entrepreneurship. The permit is valid for up to a year and is renewable; after 2 years of continuous residence, the right to a permanent residence permit arises — a status valid for 5 years with an unlimited number of renewals. Naturalisation requires a further 5 years of permanent residence and knowledge of the state language; dual citizenship is not recognised by law, and voluntary acquisition of another citizenship is an independent ground for loss of Azerbaijani citizenship through the courts. Outside Baku, the economy rests on industry (Sumgayit), agriculture, and tourism (Ganja, Sheki, Lankaran); the country lies in a zone of high seismic activity.
Sri Lanka in brief
Sri Lanka is an island state in the Indian Ocean; the country's de jure capital is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, where parliament sits, but the neighbouring city of Colombo remains the economic, business and diplomatic centre. The Department of Immigration and Emigration operates 16 residence visa categories: among those in force are the Employment Category Residence Visa (including projects approved by the Board of Investment, BOI), the investor visa (from USD 100,000 for 5 years, or from USD 200,000 for 10 years) and the newly introduced digital nomad visa with an income threshold from USD 2,000 a month; the Resident Guest Scheme and My Dream Home programmes are closed to new applicants and allow only renewal by existing holders. No separate route to permanent residence or to citizenship by length of residence for a foreigner without Sri Lankan origin has been found in the authority's published materials, other than marriage to a Sri Lankan citizen (Permanent Residence Visa, category (b)); dual citizenship is available on application, but it is addressed to persons who already held or currently hold Sri Lankan citizenship. Bringing in dogs and cats requires a veterinary certificate and the statutory minimum 30-day quarantine. On the INFORM scale the country's tsunami risk is rated at 8.0 out of 10 — relevant for the coastal cities of the southern and eastern coasts, which were affected by the 2004 disaster.
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This material is for reference and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Visa rules, tax thresholds and prices change. Before deciding anything, check the official sources and consult a licensed professional in the relevant country.