Sri Lanka Visa Formalities

Entry & VISA Formalities

For nationals of most countries, visas are issued on arrival for 30 days. Extention of tourist visas is handled by the Department of Immigration and Emigration (Tel: 597511).

Countries Exempt from Visas
All the countries in the SAARC region are exempt from visa
A Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan
B Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria
C Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic
D Denmark
E Estonia
F Finland, France
G Georgia, Germany, Greece
H Hong Kong (China), Hungary
I India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy
J Japan
K Kazakstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan
L Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg
M Malaysia, Maldives
N Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway
O Oman
P Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal
Q Qatar
R Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation
S Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
T Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan
U United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Ugoslavia