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Sri Lanka visa for citizens of the Netherlands

Citizens of the Netherlands 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 the Netherlands: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Amsterdam — Colombo: ≈ 8,380 km, about 11 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 Netherlands passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Netherlands passport ranks 6th of 199.
Netherlands passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Sri Lanka passport: 18.
Citizens of the Netherlands 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, Thailand, Lesotho, Singapore, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Sri Lanka, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Netherlands. Netherlands visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Travelling to Sri Lanka: good to know

Amsterdam — Colombo: about 8,380 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3.5 hours.
Local time: Amsterdam 12:00 — Colombo 15:30.
Local currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Languages: Sinhala and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LKR 330.
Sri Lanka is the 144th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Netherlands.