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Sri Lanka visa for citizens of Iraq

Citizens of Iraq 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 Iraq: the passport opens 8 countries visa-free; Baghdad — Colombo: ≈ 4,680 km, about 6.5 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 Iraq passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Iraq 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 Iraq passport you can visit 8 countries visa-free, 18 with a visa on arrival and 58 with an e-visa; 114 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iraq passport ranks 196th of 199.
Iraq passport: visa-free access to 8 countries; Sri Lanka passport: 18.
Citizens of Iraq and Sri Lanka can travel together visa-free to 4 countries, for example: Seychelles, Dominica, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Sri Lanka, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Iraq. Iraq visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Travelling to Sri Lanka: good to know

Baghdad — Colombo: about 4,680 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2.5 hours.
Local time: Baghdad 12:00 — Colombo 14:30.
Local currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Languages: Sinhala and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LKR 330.
Sri Lanka is the 93rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Iraq.