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Sri Lanka visa for citizens of Singapore

Citizens of Singapore 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 Singapore: the passport opens 129 countries visa-free; Singapore — Colombo: ≈ 2,730 km, about 4 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 Singapore passport you can visit 129 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 28 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Singapore passport ranks 1st of 199.
Singapore passport: visa-free access to 129 countries; Sri Lanka passport: 18.
Citizens of Singapore and Sri Lanka can travel together visa-free to 16 countries, for example: Thailand, Seychelles, Tajikistan, Micronesia, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Malawi, Rwanda, Lesotho, Gambia, Bahamas, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Haiti.
A language both countries share: Tamil.
Citizens of Sri Lanka, in turn, don’t need a visa for Singapore. Singapore visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Travelling to Sri Lanka: good to know

Singapore — Colombo: about 2,730 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2.5 hours.
Local time: Singapore 12:00 — Colombo 09:30.
Local currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Languages: Sinhala and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LKR 330.
Sri Lanka is the 12th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Singapore.