🇱🇰 Sri Lanka: visa, entry rules and travel facts
Sri Lanka uses an online ETA (electronic travel authorization) for most visitors, applied for before arrival, plus visa on arrival options. Approval is usually quick but best done a few days ahead.
A Sri Lanka passport gives visa-free or simplified entry to about 84 countries and territories according to the visa dataset.
Key facts
- Capital
- Colombo
- Currency
- Sri Lankan rupee
- Languages
- Sinhala, Tamil
- Region
- Southern Asia
Entry rules for every passport
Below is every passport we have verified data for, grouped by how it enters. Rules change, so confirm with the official source before you book.
Visa on arrival
148 passports get a visa on arrival at the border.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇱 Albania | – |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | – |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | – |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | – |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | – |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | – |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | – |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | – |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | – |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | – |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | – |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | – |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | – |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | – |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | – |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | – |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | – |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | – |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | – |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | – |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | – |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | – |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | – |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | – |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | – |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | – |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | – |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | – |
| 🇨🇬 Congo | – |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | – |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | – |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | – |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | – |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | – |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | – |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | – |
| 🇨🇩 DR Congo | – |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | – |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | – |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | – |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | – |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | – |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | – |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | – |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | – |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | – |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | – |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | – |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | – |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | – |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | – |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | – |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | – |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | – |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | – |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | – |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | – |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | – |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | – |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | – |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | – |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | – |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | – |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | – |
| 🇰🇮 Kiribati | – |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | – |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | – |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | – |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | – |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | – |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | – |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | – |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | – |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | – |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | – |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | – |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | – |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | – |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | – |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | – |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | – |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | – |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | – |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | – |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | – |
| 🇫🇲 Micronesia | – |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | – |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | – |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | – |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | – |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | – |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | – |
| 🇳🇷 Nauru | – |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | – |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | – |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | – |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | – |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | – |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | – |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | – |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | – |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | – |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | – |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | – |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | – |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | – |
| 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | – |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | – |
| 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | – |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | – |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | – |
| 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | – |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | – |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | – |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | – |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | – |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | – |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | – |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | – |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | – |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | – |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | – |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | – |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | – |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | – |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | – |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | – |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | – |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | – |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | – |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | – |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | – |
| 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | – |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | – |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | – |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | – |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | – |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | – |
| 🇻🇦 Vatican City | – |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | – |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | – |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | – |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | – |
eTA (electronic authorization)
48 passports need an electronic travel authorization (not a visa).
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | – |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 30 days |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 30 days |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 30 days |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | 30 days |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 30 days |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | – |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 30 days |
| 🇨🇳 China | 30 days |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | 30 days |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 30 days |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 30 days |
| 🇫🇷 France | 30 days |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 30 days |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | – |
| 🇮🇳 India | 30 days |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 30 days |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | 30 days |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | 30 days |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 30 days |
| 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | – |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 30 days |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 30 days |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 30 days |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 30 days |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | 90 days |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | 30 days |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 30 days |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 30 days |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | 30 days |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | 30 days |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 30 days |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 30 days |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | 30 days |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 30 days |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 30 days |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 30 days |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 30 days |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | 30 days |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 30 days |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 30 days |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 30 days |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | 30 days |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 30 days |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 30 days |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 30 days |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 30 days |
Visa required
1 passports need a visa arranged in advance.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇸🇾 Syria | – |
Entry not permitted
Ordinary tourist entry is closed for 1 passports.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇰🇵 North Korea | – |
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a visa for Sri Lanka?
It depends on your passport. For popular passports it currently looks like this: United States: eta (electronic authorization), 30 days; United Kingdom: eta (electronic authorization), 30 days; Germany: eta (electronic authorization), 30 days; Canada: eta (electronic authorization), 30 days. The full table is above on this page.
What currency is used in Sri Lanka?
Sri Lankan rupee.
What language is spoken in Sri Lanka?
Sinhala, Tamil.
Visa requirements by passport
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| United States | eTA (electronic authorization) | 30 days |
| United Kingdom | eTA (electronic authorization) | 30 days |
| Germany | eTA (electronic authorization) | 30 days |
| Canada | eTA (electronic authorization) | 30 days |
| Australia | eTA (electronic authorization) | 30 days |
| India | eTA (electronic authorization) | 30 days |
| Russia | eTA (electronic authorization) | 30 days |
| China | eTA (electronic authorization) | 30 days |
| France | eTA (electronic authorization) | 30 days |
| Japan | eTA (electronic authorization) | 30 days |
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This page is for general information only and is not legal advice. Visa rules change often, so always confirm entry requirements with the official government source before you travel.