No visa needed

Do citizens of Sri Lanka need a visa for Singapore?

Citizens of Sri Lanka don’t need a visa for Singapore and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Sri Lanka: the passport opens 18 countries visa-free; Colombo — Singapore: ≈ 2,730 km, about 4 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Singapore without a visa on a Sri Lanka passport?

Yes, citizens of Sri Lanka don’t need a visa for Singapore for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Singapore visa rules at a glance

With a Sri Lanka passport you can visit 18 countries visa-free, 18 with a visa on arrival and 56 with an e-visa; 106 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Sri Lanka passport ranks 175th of 199.
Sri Lanka passport: visa-free access to 18 countries; Singapore passport: 129.
Citizens of Sri Lanka and Singapore can travel together visa-free to 16 countries, for example: Thailand, Seychelles, Tajikistan, Malawi, Rwanda, Lesotho, Micronesia, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Gambia, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, and Bahamas.
A language both countries share: Tamil.
Citizens of Singapore, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka visa for citizens of Singapore

Travelling to Singapore: good to know

Colombo — Singapore: about 2,730 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2.5 hours.
Local time: Colombo 12:00 — Singapore 14:30.
Local currency: Singapore Dollar.
Languages: English, Malay, Tamil, and Chinese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SGD 1.28.
Singapore is the 9th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Sri Lanka.