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Sri Lanka visa for citizens of the United Arab Emirates

Citizens of the United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates: the passport opens 127 countries visa-free; Abu Dhabi — Colombo: ≈ 3,340 km, about 4.5 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 United Arab Emirates passport you can visit 127 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 26 with an e-visa; 11 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United Arab Emirates passport ranks 2nd of 199.
United Arab Emirates passport: visa-free access to 127 countries; Sri Lanka passport: 18.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates and Sri Lanka can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Tajikistan, Seychelles, Thailand, Singapore, Gambia, Micronesia, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Bahamas, Haiti, Kiribati, and Vanuatu.
Citizens of Sri Lanka, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Travelling to Sri Lanka: good to know

Abu Dhabi — Colombo: about 3,340 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1.5 hours.
Local time: Abu Dhabi 12:00 — Colombo 13:30.
Local currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Languages: Sinhala and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LKR 330.
Sri Lanka is the 38th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Arab Emirates.