Sri Lanka visa requirements
The rule for your own passport, from Sri Lanka's official immigration page, with the date it was last checked. The same answer for every guide in Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka, Ella, Galle, Sigiriya & Dambulla, Kandy.
e-Visa requiredup to 30 daysUSD 50
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The ETA is applied for online before travel and is normally granted within a day. Extendable to 90 days inside the country.
e-Visa requiredup to 30 daysUSD 50
Every other passport
Sri Lanka ETA — required
When: Before you fly; approval is usually quick but is not instant.
Have ready: passport, the full address of your first night, your onward or return flight date.
Official form · checked 2026-09-11
Entry rules change often and depend on your passport, your route and the purpose of the trip. Confirm on the official page before booking.
The guides in Sri Lanka
Sri LankaSri LankaTea hills, ruined capitals and two coasts with opposite seasons
EllaSri LankaA gap in the hills with tea on every slope, reached on the best train journey in Asia
GalleSri LankaA Dutch fort on a headland, walled, walkable and lived in, with the south coast beaches beside it
Sigiriya & DambullaSri LankaA palace on top of a two-hundred-metre rock, and a cave temple full of Buddhas an hour away
KandySri LankaThe last kingdom of Sri Lanka, around a lake, with the Buddha’s tooth in a temple above it