Foreign university students in Sri Lanka hold a residence visa in the educational category, valid for one year or the period recommended by the relevant ministry or institution and renewable annually, with a recommendation from the Ministry of Higher Education. The residence visa fee for students is USD 200 a year. At the University of Colombo, foreign undergraduates at the School of Computing pay USD 6,000 a year, and applicants need TOEFL 79 or IELTS 6.5.
Sri Lanka's Ministry of Higher Education funds Presidential Scholarships for foreign students, listed on the University of Colombo's site without amounts. Several University of Colombo programmes charge lower fees to students from SAARC countries.