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Sri Lanka visa for citizens of Barbados

Citizens of Barbados get a Sri Lanka visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Barbados: the passport opens 105 countries visa-free; Bridgetown — Colombo: ≈ 15,020 km, about 19.5 hours of flying.

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

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

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Sri Lanka visa rules at a glance

With a Barbados passport you can visit 105 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 22 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Barbados passport ranks 46th of 199.
Barbados passport: visa-free access to 105 countries; Sri Lanka passport: 18.
Citizens of Barbados and Sri Lanka can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Dominica, Venezuela, Haiti, Bahamas, Gambia, Rwanda, Lesotho, Malawi, Seychelles, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Micronesia, and Singapore.
Citizens of Sri Lanka, in turn, don’t need a visa for Barbados. Barbados visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Travelling to Sri Lanka: good to know

Bridgetown — Colombo: about 15,020 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 19.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +9.5 hours.
Local time: Bridgetown 12:00 — Colombo 21:30.
Local currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Languages: Sinhala and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LKR 330.
Sri Lanka is the 179th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Barbados.