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Sri Lanka visa for citizens of Malta

Citizens of Malta 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 Malta: the passport opens 123 countries visa-free; Valletta — Colombo: ≈ 7,340 km, about 9.5 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 Malta passport you can visit 123 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Malta passport ranks 3rd of 199.
Malta passport: visa-free access to 123 countries; Sri Lanka passport: 18.
Citizens of Malta and Sri Lanka can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Gambia, Rwanda, Tajikistan, Malawi, Seychelles, Lesotho, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Haiti, Venezuela, Bahamas, Thailand, and Singapore.
Citizens of Sri Lanka, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Malta. Malta visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Travelling to Sri Lanka: good to know

Valletta — Colombo: about 7,340 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3.5 hours.
Local time: Valletta 12:00 — Colombo 15:30.
Local currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Languages: Sinhala and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LKR 330.
Sri Lanka is the 130th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malta.