No visa needed

Do citizens of Sri Lanka need a visa for Venezuela?

Citizens of Sri Lanka don’t need a visa for Venezuela and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Sri Lanka: the passport opens 18 countries visa-free; Colombo — Caracas: ≈ 15,860 km, about 20.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Venezuela without a visa on a Sri Lanka passport?

Yes, citizens of Sri Lanka don’t need a visa for Venezuela for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Venezuela visa rules at a glance

With a Sri Lanka passport you can visit 18 countries visa-free, 18 with a visa on arrival and 56 with an e-visa; 106 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Sri Lanka passport ranks 175th of 199.
Sri Lanka passport: visa-free access to 18 countries; Venezuela passport: 70.
Citizens of Sri Lanka and Venezuela can travel together visa-free to 10 countries, for example: Singapore, Seychelles, Micronesia, Kiribati, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Bahamas, and Haiti.
Citizens of Venezuela, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka visa for citizens of Venezuela

Travelling to Venezuela: good to know

Colombo — Caracas: about 15,860 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 20.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9.5 hours.
Local time: Colombo 12:00 — Caracas 02:30.
Local currency: Venezuelan Bolívar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ VES 857.
Venezuela is the 183rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Sri Lanka.