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🇱🇰 Sri Lanka visa requirements for Ghanaian, Kenyan and Nigerian travellers
Short tourist or visit trip on an ordinary passport. Reviewed 11 October 2026.
Kenyan passport holders need a visa or eVisa before travelling.
Do I need a visa for Sri Lanka?
| Passport | Entry for a short visit |
|---|---|
| Ghanaian passport | Check first Sponsor-assisted ETA through Immigration head office |
| Kenyan passport | Apply online Online ETA |
| Nigerian passport | Check first Sponsor-assisted ETA through Immigration head office |
Sri Lanka's official notice directs Ghanaian and Nigerian ETA applicants through a Sri Lankan sponsor at Immigration head office. The ordinary online route applies to Kenyans.
Sri Lanka visa fees
Standard non-SAARC tourist ETA USD 50
Follow the sponsor or ETA process
Confirm the nationality scheme; Ghanaians and Nigerians need a Sri Lankan sponsor
Where to apply
Nationality and category restrictions require the precise route shown in the entry rules.
Entry count is grant-specific: use the visa or approval actually issued. No blanket single or multiple entitlement is stated.
Before you go
Mostly Buddhist with Hindu, Muslim and Christian communities; Sinhala and Tamil are official. Polite and gentle manners are valued.
Do
- Cover shoulders and knees and remove shoes at temples
- Walk clockwise around stupas
- Ask before photographing monks
Don't
- Don't pose with your back to a Buddha statue or wear Buddha tattoos visibly — it can lead to deportation
- Don't touch monks
- Don't point your feet at people or statues
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