Australia visa for Sri Lankan citizens
e-Visa (apply online)
🇱🇰 Sri Lankan passport → 🇦🇺 Australia: yes — an e-visa, applied for online before travel.
How it works
Apply online before you travel: passport scan, photo, fee. Approval typically takes a few days — apply at least a week ahead, print or save the approval, and carry it.
Heads-up: Australia commonly asks for proof of onward travel (visa/eTA stage and airline check-in).
Before the airport: run the "Will I board?" checklist for this route →
Beyond Australia: the Sri Lanka passport
The 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka passport ranks #181 of 199 worldwide, entering 43 destinations without a visa arranged in advance (see the world ranking).
Also visa-free on the Sri Lanka passport: 🇻🇺 Vanuatu (120 days), 🇰🇮 Kiribati (90 days), 🇫🇲 Micronesia (30 days) — all 43 open destinations.
Going the other way? Australian citizens visiting Sri Lanka need a visa on arrival, issued at the border.
Never get caught out
Visa rules change with little notice. Get one email when Australia changes its entry rules for Sri Lankan passports.
Capital Canberra · Currency Australian dollar ($) · Dialling +61
Before you travel
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