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Entry rule

Visa on arrival, 30 days

The allowance is per visit: it starts again on your next entry.

Entry rule for 12 September 2026 Source checked 20 August 2026
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Official wording

With effect from 25.05.2026, nationals of the following 40 countries are eligible to obtain tourist visa (ETA) free-of-charge for a period of 30 days. … GERMANY

Aevamo’s reading

Regulation 2 of the Immigrants and Emigrants Regulations 1956, made under section 48 of the Immigrants and Emigrants Act No. 20 of 1948, requires every person to whom section 10 of the Act applies to hold a visa to enter Sri Lanka; that is the instrument that creates the visa obligation which the Department's ETA system and the 2026 fee-waiver scheme implement and apply.

The notice's 40-country list includes GERMANY; the one-letter ICAO code D denotes Germany, so the German entitlement under the free-ETA scheme applies to holders of the D-coded document exactly as to DEU, with visa on arrival available without advance authorisation.

Source details

Source checked
20 August 2026
Data snapshot
10 September 2026
Publisher
Special Notice to the Short Term Visitors to Sri Lanka … Last Update : 2026-08-20
Reference ID
immigration-notice
How the documents behind this regime are dated

immigration-notice: 'With effect from 25.05.2026', page footer 'Last Update : 2026-08-20'; eta-fees: 'With effect from 25.05.2026'; qatar-embassy-notice: dated 20/02/2026; immigrants-regulations: reprint of the 1956 regulations with amendments.

Other entry routes 1 alternatives

These routes depend on a different document or additional conditions.

  • Visa on arrival, 30 days

    Nationals of these 40 countries are eligible to obtain a tourist visa (ETA) free of charge for a period of 30 days with double entry if applied for in advance through the ETA system.

What this answer covers Limits & assumptions

Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.

Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.