Visa & entry requirements Sri Lanka
Visa requirements for Sri Lanka citizens
Choose a destination to see whether a Sri Lanka passport holder needs a visa, plus passport-validity, onward-ticket, transit, and vaccination requirements — each cited to an official government source.
Where a Sri Lanka passport can travel
A Sri Lanka passport reaches
38 countries
without a difficult visa — visa-free, visa-on-arrival, or travel authorisation. Every country below is colored by how difficult it is to enter.
Tap a country to see Sri Lanka entry requirements for it.
Visa-freeTravel authorisation (ETA)e-VisaVisa on arrivalVisa requiredMore data coming
This map shows the generic case for any Sri Lanka passport holder. Sign in (free) and create a traveler profile with any other passports you hold, plus held visas, residence permits, and vaccinations, for the complete picture — a second passport, visa, or permit you already hold can recolor countries on this map toward easier entry.
Easiest destinations for a Sri Lanka passport
The destinations you can enter without applying for a visa in advance — visa-free, visa on arrival, or a travel authorisation you request online. Choose one to see the full entry rules.
- BahamasVisa-free
- BarbadosVisa-free
- BermudaVisa-free
- British Virgin IslandsVisa-free
- Cayman IslandsVisa-free
- Cook IslandsVisa-free
- DominicaVisa-free
- GambiaVisa-free
- GrenadaVisa-free
- GuernseyVisa-free
- HaitiVisa-free
- KiribatiVisa-free
- LesothoVisa-free
- MaldivesVisa-free
- MicronesiaVisa-free
- MontserratVisa-free
- NiueVisa-free
- RwandaVisa-free
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free
- SingaporeVisa-free
- TajikistanVisa-free
- ThailandVisa-free
- VanuatuVisa-free
- VenezuelaVisa-free
- KenyaTravel authorisation (ETA)
- Saint Kitts and NevisTravel authorisation (ETA)
- SeychellesTravel authorisation (ETA)
- BoliviaVisa on arrival
- BurundiVisa on arrival
- ComorosVisa on arrival
- Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival
- LiberiaVisa on arrival
- MauritiusVisa on arrival
- NepalVisa on arrival
- PalauVisa on arrival
- SamoaVisa on arrival
- Timor-LesteVisa on arrival
- TuvaluVisa on arrival
Every destination A–Z
A
- Afghanistane-Visa
- Albaniae-Visa
- AlgeriaVisa required
- American SamoaMore data coming
- AndorraVisa required
- AngolaVisa required
- Anguillae-Visa
- AntarcticaMore data coming
- Antigua and Barbudae-Visa
- ArgentinaVisa required
- ArmeniaVisa required
- ArubaVisa required
- AustraliaVisa required
- AustriaVisa required
- Azerbaijane-Visa
B
- BahamasVisa-free
- Bahraine-Visa
- BangladeshVisa required
- BarbadosVisa-free
- BelarusVisa required
- BelgiumVisa required
- BelizeVisa required
- Benine-Visa
- BermudaVisa-free
- Bhutane-Visa
- BoliviaVisa on arrival
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required
- Botswanae-Visa
- BrazilVisa required
- British Indian Ocean TerritoryMore data coming
- British Virgin IslandsVisa-free
- BruneiVisa required
- BulgariaVisa required
- Burkina Fasoe-Visa
- BurundiVisa on arrival
C
- Cambodiae-Visa
- Cameroone-Visa
- CanadaVisa required
- Cape VerdeVisa required
- Caribbean NetherlandsVisa required
- Cayman IslandsVisa-free
- Central African RepublicVisa required
- Chade-Visa
- ChileVisa required
- ChinaVisa required
- Christmas IslandMore data coming
- Cocos (Keeling) IslandsMore data coming
- Colombiae-Visa
- ComorosVisa on arrival
- Cook IslandsVisa-free
- Costa RicaVisa required
- CroatiaVisa required
- Cubae-Visa
- CuraçaoVisa required
- CyprusVisa required
- CzechiaVisa required
D
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G
- Gabone-Visa
- GambiaVisa-free
- GeorgiaVisa required
- GermanyVisa required
- GhanaVisa required
- GibraltarVisa required
- GreeceVisa required
- GreenlandVisa required
- GrenadaVisa-free
- GuadeloupeVisa required
- GuamMore data coming
- GuatemalaVisa required
- GuernseyVisa-free
- Guineae-Visa
- Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival
- GuyanaVisa required
H
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J
K
L
M
- MacauVisa required
- Madagascare-Visa
- Malawie-Visa
- Malaysiae-Visa
- MaldivesVisa-free
- MaliVisa required
- MaltaVisa required
- Marshall IslandsVisa required
- MartiniqueVisa required
- Mauritaniae-Visa
- MauritiusVisa on arrival
- MayotteVisa required
- MexicoVisa required
- MicronesiaVisa-free
- MoldovaVisa required
- MonacoVisa required
- MongoliaVisa required
- MontenegroVisa required
- MontserratVisa-free
- MoroccoVisa required
- Mozambiquee-Visa
- Myanmare-Visa
N
- Namibiae-Visa
- NauruVisa required
- NepalVisa on arrival
- NetherlandsVisa required
- New CaledoniaVisa required
- New ZealandMore data coming
- NicaraguaVisa required
- NigerVisa required
- Nigeriae-Visa
- NiueVisa-free
- Norfolk IslandMore data coming
- North KoreaVisa required
- North MacedoniaVisa required
- Northern Mariana IslandsMore data coming
- NorwayVisa required
O
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S
- Saint BarthélemyVisa required
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunhae-Visa
- Saint Kitts and NevisTravel authorisation (ETA)
- Saint LuciaVisa required
- Saint MartinVisa required
- Saint Pierre and MiquelonVisa required
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free
- SamoaVisa on arrival
- San MarinoVisa required
- São Tomé and Príncipee-Visa
- Saudi ArabiaVisa required
- SenegalVisa required
- Serbiae-Visa
- SeychellesTravel authorisation (ETA)
- Sierra Leonee-Visa
- SingaporeVisa-free
- Sint MaartenVisa required
- SlovakiaVisa required
- SloveniaVisa required
- Solomon IslandsVisa required
- Somaliae-Visa
- South AfricaVisa required
- South KoreaVisa required
- South Sudane-Visa
- SpainVisa required
- SudanVisa required
- Surinamee-Visa
- SwedenVisa required
- SwitzerlandVisa required
- Syriae-Visa