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Visa-Free Countries for Sri Lanka Passport Holders (2026)

Sri Lanka passport holders can visit 51 of 246 destinations without arranging a visa in advance: 28 visa-free, 7 with an electronic travel authorization and 16 with a visa on arrival. 56 more offer an e-visa you apply for online. 134 require a visa before travel. That puts the Sri Lanka passport at #101 of 208 in our ranking.

  • Visa-free 28
  • ETA 7
  • On arrival 16
  • E-visa 56
  • Visa 134
  • Special 5
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Visa-free access

51

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Passport rank

#101 of 208

E-visa online

56

Visa required

134

Visa-free for Sri Lanka passport holders

28 destinations. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Bahamas90 daysBarbados180 daysBritish Virgin Islands30 daysCook Islands31 daysDominica180 daysGambia90 daysGrenada90 daysHaiti90 daysKiribati90 daysLesotho90 daysMalawi90 daysMaldives90 daysMicronesia30 daysMontserrat180 daysNiue30 daysNorthern Cyprus90 daysPalestinePitcairn Islands14 daysRwanda30 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSamoa60 daysSan Marino30 daysSingapore30 daysSvalbardFree movementTajikistan30 daysTransnistria45 daysVatican City90 daysVenezuela90 days

Online travel authorization (ETA) needed for Sri Lanka passport holders

7 destinations. No visa, but you need an online approval before you board.

Cambodia30 daysCape Verde30 daysKenya90 daysPakistan30 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis90 daysSeychelles90 daysThailand60 days

Visa on arrival for Sri Lanka passport holders

16 destinations. Get the visa at the airport or border, usually for a fee.

Bahrain90 daysBolivia30 daysBurundi90 daysComoros45 daysGuinea-Bissau90 daysLaos30 daysMadagascar90 daysMauritius60 daysNepal90 daysPalau30 daysSierra Leone30 daysSyriaTanzania90 daysTimor-Leste30 daysTuvalu30 daysVanuatu120 days

E-visa for Sri Lanka passport holders

56 destinations. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Albania90 daysAngolaAnguilla90 daysAntigua and BarbudaAscension Island90 daysAustraliaAzerbaijan30 daysBenin90 daysBhutan90 daysBotswana90 daysBurkina Faso30 daysCameroon180 daysChadColombia180 daysDjibouti31 daysDR Congo7 daysEcuadorEquatorial Guinea90 daysEthiopia30 daysFiji120 daysGabon180 daysGuinea90 daysGuyanaHong KongIndia180 daysIran30 daysIraq30 daysIsrael90 daysIvory Coast90 daysJordan90 daysKyrgyzstan60 daysLiberiaLibya30 daysMalaysia30 daysMauritania2 yearsMoldova90 daysMozambique90 daysMyanmar28 daysNew ZealandNigeria90 daysPapua New Guinea60 daysQatar90 daysSaint Helena90 daysSao Tome and PrincipeSerbia90 daysSomaliaSouth SudanSuriname90 daysTogo90 daysTrinidad and TobagoUganda90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistan30 daysVietnam90 daysZambia90 daysZimbabwe90 days

Visa required for Sri Lanka passport holders

134 destinations. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

AbkhaziaAfghanistanAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraArgentinaArubaAustriaBangladeshBelgiumBelizeBermudaBonaireBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBruneiBulgariaCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChileChinaCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominican RepublicEgyptEl SalvadorEritreaEstoniaEswatiniFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaHondurasHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIrelandItalyJamaicaJapanJeju IslandKazakhstanKosovoKurdistan Region of IraqKuwaitLatviaLebanonLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMayotteMexicoMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoNamibiaNauruNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNicaraguaNigerNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRepublic of the CongoRéunionRomaniaRussiaSabaSaint BarthélemySaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaudi ArabiaSenegalSint EustatiusSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomalilandSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth OssetiaSpainSudanSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTokelauTongaTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsUkraineUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUS Virgin IslandsWallis and FutunaYemen

Special permits and unconfirmed entry

5 destinations. A special permit is needed, or entry on this passport isn't confirmed. Contact the destination's embassy.

ArmeniaBelarusBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryJan MayenWestern Sahara

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Sri Lanka passport: common questions

How many countries can Sri Lanka passport holders visit without a visa?

51 destinations: 28 visa-free, 7 with an online travel authorization (ETA) and 16 with a visa on arrival. Another 56 let you apply for an e-visa online.

Do Sri Lanka passport holders need a visa for the United States?

Yes. Sri Lanka passport holders need a visa for the United States, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Sri Lanka passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom?

Yes. Sri Lanka passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Sri Lanka passport holders need a visa for France?

Yes. Sri Lanka passport holders need a visa for France, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Sri Lanka passport holders need a visa for Italy?

Yes. Sri Lanka passport holders need a visa for Italy, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Sri Lanka passport holders need a visa for Spain?

Yes. Sri Lanka passport holders need a visa for Spain, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Which countries need an ETA for Sri Lanka passport holders?

Cambodia, Cape Verde, Kenya, Pakistan, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles and Thailand. An ETA is an online approval, not a visa, but airlines check it before you board.

Which countries require a visa for Sri Lanka passport holders?

134 destinations, including Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Bangladesh and Belgium. Apply at the destination's embassy, consulate or official visa portal well before you travel.

Compare with nearby passports

Ranked by destinations you can enter visa-free, with an ETA or on arrival.

DR Congo#100 · 52 destinationsLebanon#100 · 52 destinationsIran#101 · 51 destinationsNigeria#102 · 50 destinationsEritrea#103 · 49 destinationsLibya#104 · 48 destinations
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Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with the destination's official site before you book and again before you fly.