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Sri Lanka visa for citizens of Cyprus

Citizens of Cyprus 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 Cyprus: the passport opens 121 countries visa-free; Nicosia — Colombo: ≈ 5,680 km, about 7.5 hours of flying.

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

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Sri Lanka visa rules at a glance

With a Cyprus passport you can visit 121 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 17 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cyprus passport ranks 14th of 199.
Cyprus passport: visa-free access to 121 countries; Sri Lanka passport: 18.
Citizens of Cyprus and Sri Lanka can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Tajikistan, Rwanda, Seychelles, Malawi, Gambia, Thailand, Lesotho, Singapore, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Bahamas, Haiti, and Venezuela.
Citizens of Sri Lanka, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Cyprus. Cyprus visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Travelling to Sri Lanka: good to know

Nicosia — Colombo: about 5,680 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2.5 hours.
Local time: Nicosia 12:00 — Colombo 14:30.
Local currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Languages: Sinhala and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LKR 330.
Sri Lanka is the 120th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cyprus.