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Sri Lanka visa for citizens of Ireland

Citizens of Ireland 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 Ireland: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Dublin — Colombo: ≈ 9,130 km, about 12 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 Ireland passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Ireland passport ranks 27th of 199.
Ireland passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Sri Lanka passport: 18.
Citizens of Ireland and Sri Lanka can travel together visa-free to 17 countries, for example: Gambia, Tajikistan, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, Grenada, Haiti, Venezuela, Malawi, Seychelles, Lesotho, Thailand, Singapore, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Sri Lanka, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Ireland. Ireland visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Travelling to Sri Lanka: good to know

Dublin — Colombo: about 9,130 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +4.5 hours.
Local time: Dublin 12:00 — Colombo 16:30.
Local currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Languages: Sinhala and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LKR 330.
Sri Lanka is the 157th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Ireland.