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Sri Lanka visa for citizens of Norway

Citizens of Norway 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 Norway: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; null — Colombo: ≈ 8,190 km, about 10.5 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 Norway passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 31 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 Norway passport ranks 27th of 199.
Norway passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Sri Lanka passport: 18.
Citizens of Norway and Sri Lanka can travel together visa-free to 17 countries, for example: Tajikistan, Gambia, Bahamas, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Grenada, Seychelles, Venezuela, Malawi, Thailand, Lesotho, Singapore, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Sri Lanka, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Norway. Norway visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Travelling to Sri Lanka: good to know

null — Colombo: about 8,190 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3.5 hours.
Local time: null 12:00 — Colombo 15:30.
Local currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Languages: Sinhala and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LKR 330.
Sri Lanka is the 140th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Norway.