Visa Requirements for Sri Lanka
Instant Visa policy lookup for Sri Lanka
Visa Not Required
Passport holders of 2 countries can travel to Sri Lanka without prior visa, eVisa, or on-arrival visa.
- Maldives PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free30 days
- Seychelles PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days60 days, up to 90 in a single year
Visa On Arrival
Visa to travel in Sri Lanka can be obtained at airports and other borders crossings for Passport holders of 22 countries.
- American Samoa PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Benin PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Christmas Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Cook Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Guam PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Heard and McDonald Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Indonesia PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Kiribati PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Marshall Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Micronesia PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Nauru PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Norfolk Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Northern Mariana Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Palau PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Samoa PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Singapore PermalinkShow on mapVisa On ArrivalVisas are issued on arrival free of charge with a validity of 30 days
Extendible for another 150 days. - Solomon Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Tokelau PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Tonga PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Tuvalu PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Vanuatu PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Wallis and Futuna Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
eVisa
Passport holders for 46 countries can obtain an electronic visa / authorization prior to arrival to travel to Sri Lanka.
- Angola PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Anguilla PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Antigua and Barbuda PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 daysMust hold return or onward ticket
- Barbados PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Bermuda PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Bouvet Island PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- British Indian Ocean Territory PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- British Virgin Islands PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Burkina Faso PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Burundi PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Cayman Islands PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Central African Republic PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Chad PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Dominica PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Equatorial Guinea PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Eritrea PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Falkland Islands PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Gambia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Gibraltar PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Grenada PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Guernsey PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Hong Kong PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 daysExtendable for another 150 days. Also visa available upon arrival.
- Isle of Man PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Libya PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Liechtenstein PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Malawi PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Mauritania PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Montserrat PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Mozambique PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Myanmar PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 daysVisa on arrival suspended in September 2017.
Extensions available up to 180 days - Niger PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Pitcairn PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Rwanda PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Saint Barthélemy PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Saint Helena PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Saint Kitts and Nevis PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Saint Lucia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Saint Vincent and Grenadines PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- South Sudan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- São Tome and Príncipe PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Taiwan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 daysMust hold return or onward ticket
- Tanzania PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Togo PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Trinidad and Tobago PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Zambia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Zimbabwe PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
eVisa / On Arrival
On-Arrival visa or an electronic visa / authorization is available to passport holders of 138 countries to travel to Sri Lanka.
- Albania PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Algeria PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival
- Andorra PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Argentina PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Armenia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Aruba PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Australia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Austria PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Azerbaijan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Bahamas PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Bahrain PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Bangladesh PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Belarus PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Belgium PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Belize PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysMust hold return or onward ticket.
- Bhutan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival
- Bolivia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Bosnia and Herzegovina PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Botswana PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Brazil PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Brunei PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Bulgaria PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Cambodia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Canada PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Cape Verde PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival
- Chile PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Colombia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Comoros PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Costa Rica PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Croatia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Cuba PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Cyprus PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Czech Republic PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Denmark PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Djibouti PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Dominican Republic PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Ecuador PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- El Salvador PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Estonia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Eswatini PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Ethiopia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Faroe Islands PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Fiji PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival
- Finland PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- France PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Georgia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Germany PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Greece PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Greenland PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Guatemala PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Guyana PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Haiti PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Honduras PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Hungary PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Iceland PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- India PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysTravel to Sri Lanka from 01.08.2019 to 31.01.2020 for Tourist purposes are exempted paying ETA fee, later extended From 1 August 2019 to 30 April 2020
- Iran PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Iraq PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Ireland PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysExtension of stay possible for an additional 150 days for Irish citizens.
- Israel PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Italy PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Jamaica PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysMust hold return or onward ticket
- Japan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Jordan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Kazakhstan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Kuwait PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Kyrgyzstan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Laos PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival
- Latvia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Lebanon PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days per tripValid for 30 days per trip
Electronic Travel Authorization is obtainable online, at Sri Lanka diplomatic missions abroad, or on arrival at any port of entry in Sri Lanka
Obtainable online
Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
Extensions of stay is possible up to a maximum stay of 150 days for a fee - Lesotho PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Lithuania PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Luxembourg PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Macau PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysMust hold return or onward ticket.
- Macedonia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Madagascar PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Malaysia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Malta PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Mauritius PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Mayotte PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Mexico PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysFee US$35.
- Moldova PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Monaco PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Mongolia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival
- Montenegro PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Morocco PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Namibia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Nepal PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysMust hold return or onward ticket
- Netherlands PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- New Zealand PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Nicaragua PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Niue PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Norway PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Oman PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Palestine PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival
- Panama PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Papua New Guinea PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival
- Paraguay PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Peru PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysFees vary and must be paid in USD.
Extension of stay possible for additional 150 days. May apply online. - Philippines PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Poland PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Portugal PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Puerto Rico PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Qatar PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Romania PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Russia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysExtension of stay possible for an additional 150 days.
- Réunion PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Saint Martin (Netherlands) PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- San Marino PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Saudi Arabia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysVisa is obtainable on arrival
- Senegal PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival
- Serbia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Slovakia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Slovenia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Somalia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- South Africa PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- South Korea PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Spain PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Suriname PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Sweden PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Switzerland PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Tajikistan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Thailand PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Timor-Leste PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival
- Tunisia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Turkey PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Turkmenistan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Ukraine PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On ArrivalApplying online.
- United Arab Emirates PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- United Kingdom PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysBritish citizens are allowed to extend their stay twice when in the country to a maximum stay of 90 days in total.
- United States Virgin Islands PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- United States of America PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Uruguay PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Uzbekistan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Vatican PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Venezuela PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Vietnam PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Yemen PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
Pre-arranged Visa Required
Prior to arrival at Sri Lanka, passport holders of 21 countries must obtain a visa at their corresponding consulate of Sri Lanka. Additional travel conditions (such as Visas to other countries) may waive this requirement.
- Afghanistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cameroon PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- China PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredHolders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.
- Congo PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Democratic Republic of the Congo PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Egypt PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Gabon PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ghana PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guinea-Bissau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kenya PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Liberia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mali PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nigeria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- North Korea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Pakistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sierra Leone PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sudan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Syria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Uganda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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