Sri Lanka passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Sri Lanka passport can enter 18 countries visa-free and 18 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #93.

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Visa-free destinations (18)

Countries you can enter on a Sri Lanka passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Barbados BB British Virgin Islands VG Cook Islands CK Dominica DM Grenada GD Haiti HT Kiribati KI Lesotho LS Micronesia FM Montserrat MS Rwanda RW Singapore SG St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Tajikistan TJ Thailand TH The Bahamas BS The Gambia GM Vanuatu VU

Visa on arrival (18)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Sri Lanka passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Guinea-Bissau GW Laos LA Madagascar MG Maldives MV Mauritius MU Mozambique MZ Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Samoa WS Sierra Leone SL Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV

Electronic travel authorisation (3)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Kenya KE Seychelles SC St. Kitts and Nevis KN

e-Visa available (52)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Benin BJ Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Botswana BW Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Colombia CO Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Ethiopia ET Gabon GA Georgia GE Guinea GN India IN Indonesia ID Iran IR Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Liberia LR Malawi MW Malaysia MY Mauritania MR Moldova MD Myanmar MM Namibia NA Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK Qatar QA São Tomé and Príncipe ST Somalia SO South Sudan SS St. Helena SH Suriname SR Syria SY Tanzania TZ Togo TG Türkiye TR Uganda UG United Kingdom GB Uzbekistan UZ Vietnam VN Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Visa required (136)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Sri Lanka passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Angola AO Argentina AR Armenia AM Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Bangladesh BD Belarus BY Belgium BE Belize BZ Bermuda BM Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Canada CA Cayman Islands KY Central African Republic CF Chad TD Chile CL China CN Congo (Rep.) CG Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Dominican Republic DO Ecuador EC Egypt EG El Salvador SV Eritrea ER Estonia EE eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Fiji FJ Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Ghana GH Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Guam GU Guatemala GT Guyana GY Honduras HN Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Hungary HU Iceland IS Iraq IQ Ireland IE Israel IL Italy IT Jamaica JM Japan JP Jordan JO Kosovo XK Kuwait KW Latvia LV Lebanon LB Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Macao (SAR China) MO Mali ML Malta MT Marshall Islands MH Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Montenegro ME Morocco MA Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Palestinian Territory PS Panama PA Papua New Guinea PG Paraguay PY Peru PE Philippines PH Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO Russian Federation RU San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Senegal SN Serbia RS Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB South Africa ZA South Korea KR Spain ES Sri Lanka LK St. Lucia LC St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Tonga TO Trinidad and Tobago TT Tunisia TN Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC Ukraine UA United Arab Emirates AE United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Sri Lanka passport?

    Holders of a Sri Lanka passport have visa-free access to 18 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 18 more, for a total of 36 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 55 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Sri Lanka passport?

    The Sri Lanka passport is ranked #93 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 39.

  • Where do Sri Lanka passport holders need a visa?

    Sri Lanka passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 136 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Sri Lanka travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, Thailand is the most-flown visa-free destination from Sri Lanka, with 2 non-stop routes.

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