Country's borders status
Borders of Sri Lanka are open with some restrictions.
People who in the past 14 days have been in or transited through Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, India, Paraguay, Peru, South Africa, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela or Viet Nam are not allowed to enter.
Coronavirus information
Arriving people must get approval from the Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka by sending an email to entry.permission@mfa.gov.lk
This doesn’t apply to:
- citizens and dual citizens of Sri Lanka staying in a designated quarantine hotel;
- tourists.
Those arriving via “Sri Lanka Tourism” must obtain approval here
Upon arrival passengers must present a completed “Health Declaration Form” that can be obtained here or upon arrival.
Arriving people must have a printed negative COVID-19 PCR test result in English of a test taken not more than 96 hours before departure from the first embarkation point.
This doesn’t apply to citizens of Sri Lanka.
Citizens of Sri Lanka must have:
- a printed negative COVID-19 PCR test result in English of a test taken not more than 96 hours before departure from the first embarkation point; or
- a printed rapid antigen test result in English of a test taken not more than 48 hours before departure from the first embarkation point.
Arriving people are subject to a COVID-19 PCR test upon arrival.
This doesn’t apply to children under 2.
Arriving people are subject to quarantine for 14 days.
