Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Sri Lankan passport holders 10
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
BahraineVisa→Visa on arrival14 days
CubaVisa required→eVisa
FijiVisa required→eVisa
United KingdomVisa required→eVisa
LiberiaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
MaldivesVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
New ZealandVisa required→eVisa
SerbiaVisa required→eVisa
Trinidad and TobagoVisa required→eVisa
Harder for Sri Lankan passport holders 14
United Arab EmirateseVisa→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
Cabo VerdeVisa on arrival→Visa required
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IranVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
KazakhstaneVisa→Visa required
MoldovaeVisa→Visa required
MalawiVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival30 days
OmaneVisa→Visa required
Saudi ArabiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
El SalvadoreVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to Sri Lanka 32
AngolaVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days
BarbadosVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days
BurundiVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
Central African RepublicVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days
CzechiaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
GermanyVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days
AlgeriaVisa on arrival30 days→eTA60 days
EcuadorVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
FranceVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days- United KingdomVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days
GhanaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required- IranVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days
North KoreaNo admission→Visa required
Saint LuciaVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days
LibyaVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days- MoldovaVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days
- New ZealandVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days
PalestineVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days
RomaniaVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days- SeychellesVisa on arrival→Visa-free90 days
SingaporeVisa on arrival→Visa-free30 days
San MarinoVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days
Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days
SyriaeVisa30 days→Visa required
ChadVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days
TogoVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days- Trinidad and TobagoVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days
TaiwanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
TanzaniaVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days
UkraineVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days
UgandaVisa on arrival30 days→eTA
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes