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Sri Lanka visa for citizens of Iceland

Citizens of Iceland 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 Iceland: the passport opens 112 countries visa-free; Reykjavík — Colombo: ≈ 9,880 km, about 13 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 Iceland passport you can visit 112 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iceland passport ranks 39th of 199.
Iceland passport: visa-free access to 112 countries; Sri Lanka passport: 18.
Citizens of Iceland and Sri Lanka can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Gambia, Bahamas, Dominica, Tajikistan, Haiti, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Venezuela, Seychelles, Thailand, Lesotho, Singapore, Micronesia, and Kiribati.
Citizens of Sri Lanka, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Iceland. Iceland visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Travelling to Sri Lanka: good to know

Reykjavík — Colombo: about 9,880 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5.5 hours.
Local time: Reykjavík 12:00 — Colombo 17:30.
Local currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Languages: Sinhala and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LKR 330.
Sri Lanka is the 161st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Iceland.