Where can Sri Lanka passport holders live?

As of 2026, a Sri Lanka passport lets you enter 40 countries without applying for a visa — 19 visa-free and 21 with a visa issued on arrival. Another 50 only ask for a quick eVisa or eTA online. For longer stays, 3 countries let Sri Lanka citizens stay more than 90 days without any visa.

Updated July 2026 · Source: Passport Index open dataset · See it on the interactive map →

Visa-free (just show up)	19
Visa on arrival (at the airport)	21
eVisa / eTA (quick online form)	50
Stay beyond 90 days, no visa	3
Embassy visa needed	108

Stay beyond 90 days, no visa (3)

Barbados (180 days), Dominica (180 days), Vanuatu (120 days)

Visa-free (19)

Bahamas (90 days), Barbados (180 days), Dominica (180 days), Gambia (90 days), Grenada (90 days), Haiti (90 days), Kiribati (90 days), Lesotho, Malawi (90 days), Micronesia (30 days), Rwanda (30 days), Saint Kitts and Nevis (90 days), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (90 days), Seychelles (90 days), Singapore (30 days), Tajikistan (30 days), Thailand (60 days), Vanuatu (120 days), Venezuela (90 days)

Visa on arrival (21)

Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Laos, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nepal, Palau, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu

Quick online form first (eVisa / eTA) (50)

Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, DR Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Guinea, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Malaysia, Moldova, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, South Korea, South Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Togo, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Embassy visa needed (108)

Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican, Yemen

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Frequently asked questions

How many countries can Sri Lanka citizens visit without a visa?

Sri Lanka passport holders can visit 40 countries without applying for a visa in advance: 19 are fully visa-free and 21 issue a visa on arrival. 50 more require only an online eVisa or eTA.

Where can Sri Lanka citizens stay for more than 90 days without a visa?

3 countries allow Sri Lanka citizens to stay more than 90 days visa-free, including Barbados, Dominica, Vanuatu.

Can Sri Lanka citizens move to Europe permanently?

Staying past the tourist window requires a residence visa. Popular routes include digital-nomad, passive-income, student and work visas in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Ireland, France and the UK. Residently builds your exact document checklist and checks every document against the official rules before you file.

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