Sri Lanka: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 44
- Consulates
- 18
- missions abroad
- 61
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 193
Live & travel in Sri Lanka
Monthly budget
$1,200/mo
Prices vs USA: 27%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 332.42 LKR
Internet access
55%
of people online
Air quality
22.7
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
Tamil, Sinhala
Emergency
110 · 119
Plug types
BS 546, BS 1363, British and related types
Calling code
+94
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Oct 13, 2025
3.5
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.6
- Safety3.8
- Internet access2.1
- Air quality3.0
- Climate3.8
SOS · Sri Lanka110Restaurants, cafés and dishes in Sri LankaAppam · Ceylon tea · Achappam · Puttu · Kiribath
Government consensus
Increased caution· 2 of 3 governmentsSources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Digital nomad visa
- Digital Nomad VisaVerified Nov 9, 2026Min. income: $2,000/moDuration: 12 monthsUS$2,000/month remitted; +US$500/month per dependant beyond twoOfficial site
Programme rules change; always confirm on the official site linked on each card.
Upcoming public holidays
- Nov 24, 2026 · Il Full Moon Poya Day
- Dec 23, 2026 · Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Jan 3, 2027 · Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
- Jan 15, 2027 · Tamil Thai Pongal Day
- Feb 1, 2027 · Navam Full Moon Poya Day
- Feb 4, 2027 · National Day
Cities in Sri Lanka
Traveller essentials · Sri Lanka
- Emergency
- 110 · 119
- Calling code
- +94
- Currency
- LKR
- Plug types
- BS 546, BS 1363, British and related types
- Drives on the
- left
- Capital
- Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
- Time zone
- Asia/Colombo
Foreign missions in Sri Lanka
AfghanistanColombo1AustraliaColombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte2BangladeshColombo1BrazilColombo1CanadaColombo1ChinaColombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte2CzechiaSri Jayawardenepura Kotte1FranceColombo1GermanyColombo1IndiaColombo, Kandy3IndonesiaColombo1IranSri Jayawardenepura Kotte1ItalyColombo1JapanColombo1KuwaitSri Jayawardenepura Kotte1LibyaSri Jayawardenepura Kotte1MalaysiaColombo1MaldivesColombo1MyanmarSri Jayawardenepura Kotte1NepalColombo1NetherlandsColombo2New ZealandColombo1NorwayColombo1PakistanSri Jayawardenepura Kotte1PalestineColombo1PortugalSri Jayawardenepura Kotte1RomaniaColombo1RussiaColombo1Saudi ArabiaColombo1SeychellesColombo1South AfricaColombo1South KoreaColombo1SwitzerlandColombo1TürkiyeColombo1United Arab EmiratesColombo1United KingdomSri Jayawardenepura Kotte1United StatesSri Jayawardenepura Kotte1Vatican CityColombo1VietnamColombo1
Sri Lanka missions abroad
AlbaniaTirana1AustraliaCanberra1AustriaVienna1BahrainManama1BangladeshDhaka1BelgiumBrussels1BrazilBrasília1BulgariaSofia1CanadaOttawa, Toronto2ChileSantiago1ChinaBeijing1CroatiaZagreb1CubaHavana1FranceParis1GermanyBerlin, Bremen2GuineaConakry1IcelandReykjavík1IndiaNew Delhi, Chennai2IndonesiaJakarta1ItalyRome, Milan2JapanTokyo1KenyaNairobi1KuwaitKuwait City1LebanonBeirut1MalaysiaKuala Lumpur1MaldivesMalé1MyanmarYangon1NepalKathmandu1Netherlands's-Gravenhage1NorwayOslo1PakistanIslamabad1PalestineJerusalem1Philippinesماكاتي1PolandWarsaw1RussiaMoscow1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh1SerbiaBelgrade1South AfricaPretoria1South KoreaSeoul1SpainBarcelona1SwedenStockholm1ThailandBangkok1TürkiyeAnkara, İzmir, Istanbul10UgandaKampala1United Arab EmiratesDubai1United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.1VietnamHanoi1
Who can enter Sri Lanka without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Sri Lanka?
44 missions, 39 countries.
Emergency: Sri Lanka?
110 (fire department), 110 (emergency medical services), 119 (police)
Who can enter Sri Lanka without a visa?
193: …