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Sri Lanka: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Sri Lanka. 39 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 96 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 20Visa-free
  • 3ETA
  • 16On arrival
  • 58eVisa
  • 129Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Sri Lanka
Rank96
No prior visa39
CodeLKA

Passport strength

A mid-level passport 96

Rank 96 of 199. 39 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 2.

SingaporeVisa-free30 daysThailandVisa-free60 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 187

A prior visa is needed for 187 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

Schengen AreaVisa requiredUnited KingdomeVisaUnited StatesVisa requiredCanadaVisa requiredAustraliaeVisaNew ZealandeVisaJapanVisa requiredSouth KoreaVisa required
Mobility10/10039 destinations without a prior visa
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Sri Lanka passport gives

51of 100
rank 108 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility1039 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law49score -0.17 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life66HDI 0.776
  • Health and longevity7277.5 years life expectancy
  • Education66education index 0.72
  • Taxes44up to 36%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access50E-2 investor visa available, visa required
  • Plan B and family50dual citizenship restricted, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 20

Entry on your passport

Popular:ThailandMaldivesSingapore
BahamasCaribbean · 90 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 180 daysBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysDominicaCaribbean · 180 daysGambiaAfrica · 90 daysGrenadaCaribbean · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysLesothoAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 90 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMontserratCaribbeanNiueOceania · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSingaporeAsia · 30 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 daysTajikistanAsia · 30 daysThailandAsia · 60 daysVanuatuOceania · 120 days

ETA 3

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:Kenya
KenyaAfrica · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 days

On arrival 16

Visa issued at the border

BurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysLiberiaAfrica · 90 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 30 daysMauritiusAfrica · 60 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 90 daysSierra LeoneAfrica · 30 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 days

eVisa 58

Applied for online before travel

Popular:United KingdomIsraelSerbiaIndonesiaVietnamIndia
AfghanistanAsiaAlbaniaEuropeAnguillaCaribbeanAntigua and BarbudaCaribbeanAustraliaOceaniaAzerbaijanEuropeBahrainMiddle EastBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBoliviaAmericasBotswanaAfricaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaColombiaAmericasCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEcuadorAmericasEquatorial GuineaAfricaEthiopiaAfricaFijiOceaniaGabonAfricaGuineaAfricaHong KongAsiaIndiaAsiaIndonesiaAsiaIranMiddle EastIraqMiddle EastIsraelMiddle EastKyrgyzstanAsiaLibyaAfricaMalaysiaAsiaMauritaniaAfricaMyanmarAsiaNamibiaAfricaNew ZealandOceaniaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaQatarMiddle EastSão Tomé and PríncipeAfricaSerbiaEuropeSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaSurinameAmericasSyriaMiddle EastTanzaniaAfricaTogoAfricaTrinidad and TobagoCaribbeanUgandaAfricaUnited KingdomEuropeUzbekistanAsiaVietnamAsiaZambiaAfricaZimbabweAfrica

Visa required 129

Through a consulate

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaAndorraEuropeAngolaAfricaArgentinaAmericasArmeniaMiddle EastArubaCaribbeanAustriaEuropeBangladeshAsiaBelarusEuropeBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericasBermudaAmericasBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbeanBosnia and HerzegovinaEuropeBrazilAmericasBruneiAsiaBulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericasCape VerdeAfricaCayman IslandsCaribbeanCentral African RepublicAfricaChileAmericasChinaAsiaCosta RicaAmericasCroatiaEuropeCuraçaoCaribbeanCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeDominican RepublicCaribbeanEgyptAfricaEl SalvadorAmericasEritreaAfricaEstoniaEuropeEswatiniAfricaFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGeorgiaEuropeGermanyEuropeGhanaAfricaGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGuamOceaniaGuatemalaAmericasGuyanaAmericasHondurasAmericasHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIrelandEuropeItalyEuropeJamaicaCaribbeanJapanAsiaJordanMiddle EastKazakhstanAsiaKosovoEuropeKuwaitMiddle EastLatviaEuropeLebanonMiddle EastLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMacaoAsiaMaliAfricaMaltaEuropeMarshall IslandsOceaniaMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericasMoldovaEuropeMonacoEuropeMongoliaAsiaMontenegroEuropeMoroccoAfricaNauruOceaniaNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceaniaNicaraguaAmericasNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorth MacedoniaEuropeNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaNorwayEuropeOmanMiddle EastPalestineMiddle EastPanamaAmericasParaguayAmericasPeruAmericasPhilippinesAsiaPolandEuropePortugalEuropePuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeRussiaEuropeSan MarinoEuropeSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastSenegalAfricaSint MaartenCaribbeanSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceaniaSouth AfricaAfricaSouth KoreaAsiaSpainEuropeSt. LuciaCaribbeanSudanAfricaSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsiaTongaOceaniaTunisiaAfricaTürkiyeEuropeTurkmenistanAsiaTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUkraineEuropeUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle EastUnited StatesAmericasUruguayAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanVatican CityEuropeVenezuelaAmericasYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 93Myanmar42
  2. 94DR Congo41
  3. 95Sudan40
  4. 96South Sudan39
  5. 96Sri Lanka39
  6. 97Eritrea37
  7. 97Iran37
  8. 97Palestine37
  9. 98Libya36

Frequently asked questions

Sri Lanka: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 39 of 226 countries and territories, 20 visa-free, 3 with an ETA and 16 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 96 of 199.

Sri Lanka: is a Schengen visa needed?

Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.

Sri Lanka → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

eVisa. Applied for online before travel.

Sri Lanka → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Sri Lanka → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 146 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 119. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.