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Sri Lanka visa for citizens of the Central African Republic

Citizens of the Central African Republic 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 the Central African Republic: the passport opens 21 countries visa-free; Bangui — Colombo: ≈ 6,780 km, about 9 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 Central African Republic passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of the Central African Republic get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Sri Lanka visa rules at a glance

With a Central African Republic passport you can visit 21 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 102 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Central African Republic passport ranks 166th of 199.
Central African Republic passport: visa-free access to 21 countries; Sri Lanka passport: 18.
Citizens of the Central African Republic and Sri Lanka can travel together visa-free to 9 countries, for example: Rwanda, Gambia, Seychelles, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Singapore, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Sri Lanka, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Central African Republic. Central African Republic visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Travelling to Sri Lanka: good to know

Bangui — Colombo: about 6,780 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +4.5 hours.
Local time: Bangui 12:00 — Colombo 16:30.
Local currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Languages: Sinhala and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LKR 330.
Sri Lanka is the 124th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Central African Republic.