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Sri Lanka visa exemption & requirements

As of 2024, regular passport holders from 1 countries visiting Sri Lanka for tourism purposes including Do Not require a visa and will be granted permission for short-term stay on arrival.
Sri Lanka Visa Required Visa Not Required E-visa Visa On Arrival

Sri Lanka visa exempt countries

To enter Sri Lanka for a short term visit, citizens of the following countries are able to travel in Sri Lanka without a visa:

Africa

Nationals from 0 countries in Africa are exempt from Sri Lanka visa, while those from 54 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Algeria Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Angola Visa required Yes No
Benin Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Botswana Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Burkina Faso Visa required Yes No
Burundi Visa required Yes No
Cameroon Visa required No No
Cape Verde Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Central African Republic Visa required Yes No
Chad Visa required Yes No
Comoros Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required No No
Djibouti Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Egypt Visa required No No
Equatorial Guinea Visa required Yes No
Eritrea Visa required Yes No
Ethiopia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Gabon Visa required No No
Gambia Visa required Yes No
Ghana Visa required No No
Guinea Visa required No No
Côte d'Ivoire Visa required No No
Kenya Visa required No No
Lesotho Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Liberia Visa required No No
Libya Visa required Yes No
Madagascar Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Malawi Visa required Yes No
Mali Visa required No No
Mauritania Visa required Yes No
Mauritius Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Morocco Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Mozambique Visa required Yes No
Namibia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Niger Visa required Yes No
Nigeria Visa required No No
Rwanda Visa required Yes No
São Tomé and Príncipe Visa required No No
Senegal Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Seychelles Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Sierra Leone Visa required No No
Somalia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
South Africa Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Sudan Visa required No No
Eswatini Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Tanzania Visa required Yes No
Togo Visa required Yes No
Tunisia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Uganda Visa required No No
Zambia Visa required Yes No
Zimbabwe Visa required Yes No
Republic of the Congo Visa required No No
Guinea-Bissau Visa required No No
South Sudan Visa required Yes No

Asia

Nationals from 1 countries in Asia are exempt from Sri Lanka visa, while those from 31 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Afghanistan Visa required No No
Armenia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Azerbaijan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Bangladesh Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Bhutan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Brunei Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Cambodia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
China Visa required No No
Timor-Leste Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Georgia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
India Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Indonesia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Japan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Kazakhstan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Kyrgyzstan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Laos Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Malaysia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Maldives Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Mongolia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Myanmar Visa required Yes No
Nepal Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
North Korea Visa required No No
Pakistan Visa required No No
Philippines Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Singapore Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
South Korea Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Tajikistan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Thailand Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Turkmenistan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Uzbekistan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Vietnam Visa required 15 days Yes Yes

Central America and Caribbean

Nationals from 0 countries in Central America and Caribbean are exempt from Sri Lanka visa, while those from 20 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Antigua and Barbuda Visa required Yes No
Bahamas Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Barbados Visa required Yes No
Belize Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Costa Rica Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Cuba Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Dominica Visa required Yes No
Dominican Republic Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
El Salvador Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Grenada Visa required Yes No
Guatemala Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Haiti Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Honduras Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Jamaica Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Nicaragua Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Panama Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa required Yes No
Saint Lucia Visa required Yes No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa required Yes No
Trinidad and Tobago Visa required Yes No

Europe

Nationals from 0 countries in Europe are exempt from Sri Lanka visa, while those from 46 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Albania Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Andorra Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Austria Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Belarus Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Belgium Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Bulgaria Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Croatia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Cyprus Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Czech Republic Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Denmark Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Estonia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Finland Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
France Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Germany Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Greece Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Hungary Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Iceland Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Ireland Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Italy Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Latvia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Liechtenstein Visa required Yes No
Lithuania Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Luxembourg Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Macedonia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Malta Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Moldova Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Monaco Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Montenegro Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Netherlands Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Norway Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Poland Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Portugal Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Romania Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Russia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
San Marino Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Serbia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Slovakia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Slovenia Visa required No No
Spain Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Sweden Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Switzerland Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Turkey Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Ukraine Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
United Kingdom Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Kosovo Visa required No No

Middle East

Nationals from 0 countries in Middle East are exempt from Sri Lanka visa, while those from 13 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Bahrain Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Iran Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Iraq Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Israel Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Jordan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Kuwait Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Lebanon Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Oman Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Qatar Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Saudi Arabia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Syria Visa required No No
United Arab Emirates Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Yemen Visa required 15 days Yes Yes

North America

Nationals from 0 countries in North America are exempt from Sri Lanka visa, while those from 3 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Canada Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Mexico Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
United States Visa required 15 days Yes Yes

Oceania

Nationals from 0 countries in Oceania are exempt from Sri Lanka visa, while those from 14 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Australia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Fiji Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Kiribati Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Marshall Islands Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Micronesia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Nauru Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
New Zealand Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Palau Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Papua New Guinea Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Samoa Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Solomon Islands Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Tonga Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Tuvalu Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Vanuatu Visa required 15 days Yes Yes

South America

Nationals from 0 countries in South America are exempt from Sri Lanka visa, while those from 12 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Argentina Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Bolivia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Brazil Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Chile Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Colombia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Ecuador Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Guyana Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Paraguay Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Peru Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Suriname Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Uruguay Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Venezuela Visa required 15 days Yes Yes