Sri Lanka passport

Visa rules for Sri Lanka passport holders

Short-stay rules for Sri Lanka citizens travelling to all 196 destinations. Click any destination to see the full rule, max stay, and key requirements. Verified 2026.

Afghanistan
eVisa required30 days (eVisa single-entry, 90-day validity)
Albania
Embassy visa required
Algeria
Embassy visa required30 days (organized tour VOA)
Andorra
Embassy visa required
Angola
eVisa required30 days (eVisa)
Antigua and Barbuda
eVisa required30 days (single entry)
Argentina
Embassy visa required
Armenia
Visa-freeUp to 180 days within a one-year period
Australia
Embassy visa required
Austria
Embassy visa required
Azerbaijan
Embassy visa required
Bahamas
Embassy visa required
Bahrain
Embassy visa required
Bangladesh
Embassy visa required
Barbados
Embassy visa required
Belarus
Embassy visa required
Belgium
Embassy visa required
Belize
Embassy visa required
Benin
eVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Bhutan
eVisa requiredAs applied for (typically up to 30 days)
Bolivia
Visa on arrival30 days (extendable)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Embassy visa required
Botswana
Visa-free90 days within 12-month period
Brazil
Embassy visa required
Brunei
Embassy visa required
Bulgaria
Embassy visa required
Burkina Faso
eVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Burundi
eVisa required30 days (eVisa single / 90 days multi)
Cambodia
Visa on arrival30 days (extendable)
Cameroon
eVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Canada
Embassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Cape Verde
Embassy visa required
Central African Republic
Embassy visa required
Chad
eVisa required90 days (eVisa multi-entry)
Chile
Embassy visa required240 hours (10 days) — transit only
China
Embassy visa required
Colombia
Embassy visa required
Comoros
Visa on arrival45 days (single-entry, extendable)
Congo (DRC)
eVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Congo (Republic)
Embassy visa required
Costa Rica
Embassy visa required
Côte d'Ivoire
eVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Croatia
Embassy visa required
Cuba
eVisa required90 days (eVisa) extendable +90
Cyprus
Embassy visa required
Czech Republic
Embassy visa required
Denmark
Embassy visa required
Djibouti
Visa on arrival30 days (extendable)
Dominica
Visa-free21 days
Dominican Republic
Embassy visa required
Ecuador
eVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Egypt
Embassy visa required
El Salvador
Embassy visa required
Equatorial Guinea
eVisa required30 days (eVisa)
Eritrea
Embassy visa required30 days
Estonia
Embassy visa required
Eswatini
Embassy visa required
Ethiopia
eVisa required30/90 days (eVisa)
Fiji
eVisa required3 months
Finland
Embassy visa required
France
Embassy visa required
Gabon
eVisa required30 days (eVisa)
Gambia
Embassy visa required90 days
Georgia
eVisa required90 days within 180
Germany
Embassy visa required
Ghana
eVisa required30 days (eVisa)
Greece
Embassy visa required
Grenada
Embassy visa required
Guatemala
Embassy visa required
Guinea
eVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Guinea-Bissau
Visa on arrival90 days
Guyana
eVisa required30 days
Haiti
Visa-free3 months
Holy See (Vatican City)
Embassy visa required
Honduras
Embassy visa required
Hungary
Embassy visa required
Iceland
Embassy visa required
India
eVisa requiredUp to 30 days (e-Tourist, single/double entry); up to 180 days within calendar year for 1/5-year visas
Indonesia
Embassy visa required
Iran
Visa on arrival30 days (VOA, extendable)
Iraq
eVisa required30 days (eVisa, USD ~160)
Ireland
Embassy visa required
Israel
eVisa required90 days
Italy
Embassy visa required
Jamaica
Embassy visa required
Japan
Embassy visa required
Jordan
Embassy visa required
Kazakhstan
eVisa required30 days (eVisa)
Kenya
ETA required90 days (single-entry eTA)
Kiribati
Embassy visa required
Kosovo
Embassy visa required
Kuwait
Embassy visa required
Kyrgyzstan
eVisa required30 or 60 days (eVisa)
Laos
Visa on arrival30 days
Latvia
Embassy visa required
Lebanon
Embassy visa required
Lesotho
Embassy visa required
Liberia
Embassy visa required90 days
Libya
eVisa required30 days (eVisa single-entry)
Liechtenstein
Embassy visa required
Lithuania
Embassy visa required
Luxembourg
Embassy visa required
Madagascar
Visa on arrival90 days (VOA or eVisa)
Malawi
eVisa required30 days (eVisa)
Malaysia
Visa-free30 days
Maldives
Visa-free90 days
Mali
Embassy visa required
Malta
Embassy visa required
Marshall Islands
Embassy visa required
Mauritania
eVisa required30 days (eVisa, 90-day validity)
Mauritius
Visa on arrival60 days
Mexico
Embassy visa required
Micronesia
Embassy visa required
Moldova
eVisa required90 days
Monaco
Embassy visa required
Mongolia
eVisa required30 days (eVisa)
Montenegro
Embassy visa required
Morocco
Embassy visa required
Mozambique
Visa on arrival30 days
Myanmar
eVisa required28 days
Namibia
Visa on arrival90 days
Nauru
Embassy visa required
Nepal
Visa on arrival30 days (free)
Netherlands
Embassy visa required
New Zealand
Embassy visa required
Nicaragua
eVisa required90 days
Niger
Embassy visa required90 days
Nigeria
eVisa required90 days (eVisa)
North Korea
Embassy visa required
North Macedonia
Embassy visa required
Norway
Embassy visa required
Oman
eVisa required30 days (eVisa)
Pakistan
eVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Palau
Embassy visa required
Palestine
Embassy visa required90 days (governed by Israeli policy)
Panama
Embassy visa required
Papua New Guinea
eVisa required30-60 days
Paraguay
Embassy visa required
Peru
Embassy visa required
Philippines
Visa-free30 days
Poland
Embassy visa required
Portugal
Embassy visa required
Qatar
Embassy visa required
Romania
Embassy visa required
Russia
Embassy visa required
Rwanda
Visa on arrival30 days (VOA or eVisa)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
eVisa required30 days
Saint Lucia
Embassy visa required
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Visa-free3 months (extendable)
Samoa
Visa on arrival90 days (free Visitor Permit)
San Marino
Embassy visa required
São Tomé and Príncipe
eVisa required30 days (single entry)
Saudi Arabia
Embassy visa required
Senegal
Visa on arrival30 days
Serbia
eVisa required90 days
Seychelles
ETA required90 days (free visitor permit)
Sierra Leone
eVisa required30 days (eVisa)
Singapore
Visa-freeUp to 90 days (granted on arrival, length at officer discretion)
Slovakia
Embassy visa required
Slovenia
Embassy visa required
Solomon Islands
Embassy visa required
Somalia
eVisa required30 days (eVisa)
South Africa
Embassy visa required
South Korea
ETA required90 days (K-ETA)
South Sudan
eVisa required30 days (eVisa single / multi)
Spain
Embassy visa required
Sudan
Embassy visa required30 days
Suriname
Visa-free90 days (with entry fee)
Sweden
Embassy visa required
Switzerland
Embassy visa required
Syria
Embassy visa required30 days
Taiwan
Embassy visa required
Tajikistan
eVisa required60 days (eVisa)
Tanzania
eVisa required90 days (eVisa or VOA)
Thailand
eVisa required60 days (eVisa) or as granted
Timor-Leste
Visa on arrival30 days
Togo
eVisa required15-90 days (eVisa)
Tonga
Embassy visa required
Trinidad and Tobago
eVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Tunisia
Embassy visa required
Turkey
eVisa required90 days within any 180-day period (eVisa) or as granted by embassy
Turkmenistan
Embassy visa required30 days
Tuvalu
Embassy visa required
Uganda
eVisa required3 months (eVisa or East African Tourist Visa)
Ukraine
Embassy visa required
United Arab Emirates
eVisa required30-60 days (eVisa)
United Kingdom
Embassy visa required6 months
United States
Embassy visa required
Uruguay
Embassy visa required
Uzbekistan
eVisa required30 days (eVisa)
Vanuatu
eVisa required30 days
Venezuela
eVisa required90 days
Vietnam
eVisa required90 days (eVisa, single or multiple entry)
Yemen
Embassy visa required30 days
Zambia
Visa on arrival90 days
Zimbabwe
eVisa required90 days