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Sri Lanka visa for citizens of Iran

Citizens of Iran 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 Iran: the passport opens 13 countries visa-free; Tehran — Colombo: ≈ 4,320 km, about 6 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 Iran passport you can visit 13 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 106 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iran passport ranks 184th of 199.
Iran passport: visa-free access to 13 countries; Sri Lanka passport: 18.
Citizens of Iran and Sri Lanka can travel together visa-free to 6 countries, for example: Tajikistan, Seychelles, Dominica, Micronesia, Haiti, and Venezuela.
Citizens of Sri Lanka, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Iran. Iran visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Travelling to Sri Lanka: good to know

Tehran — Colombo: about 4,320 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Tehran 12:00 — Colombo 14:00.
Local currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Languages: Sinhala and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LKR 330.
Sri Lanka is the 79th closest of 194 destinations open to citizens of Iran.