What Chinese citizens need to enter Sri Lanka, with the official source for every fact.
ETAMaximum stay: 30 days
Sri Lanka's ETA fee page says that with effect from 25 May 2026 nationals of 40 listed countries, this one among them, are eligible to obtain a tourist visa (ETA) free of charge for a period of 30 days.
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: eta.gov.lk (opens in a new tab) · archived copy Aug 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab)The ETA portal lists USD 50 for countries outside South Asia and USD 20 for South Asian countries. It says the tourist ETA is free for 30 days for nationals of 40 listed countries from 25 May 2026, for Singapore and Seychelles (30 days) and the Maldives (90 days) under reciprocal and bilateral agreements, and for children of any nationality under 12 (up to 30 days).
Arriving from China, no yellow fever certificate is required: WHO does not list China as a transmission risk. It can still be demanded if you have been in a risk country shortly before arriving.
China is party to the and Sri Lanka to the 1949 Geneva Convention. They share none, so no treaty obliges Sri Lanka to recognize an International Driving Permit issued in China.
Whether a permit is required alongside your national license is set by national road law, which we have not checked for this pair.
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: treaties.un.org (opens in a new tab) · Convention on Road TrafficNo official source states a rule on: travel insurance.
Full wording and sources of these rules: All Sri Lanka entry requirements
Sri Lankan citizens travelling to China: Embassy visa.
Sri Lanka applies these rules — the same regime, the same allowance, the same charges — to Chinese citizens and to holders of these passports:
Each of these tables states one rule for all 199 destinations, with the government source behind every row. Sri Lanka has a row in each.
All Sri Lanka entry requirements · Everywhere Chinese citizens can travel
Yes — an electronic travel authorisation, obtained online before travelling. Sri Lanka's ETA fee page says that with effect from 25 May 2026 nationals of 40 listed countries, this one among them, are eligible to obtain a tourist visa (ETA) free of charge for a period of 30 days.
Up to 30 days per entry.
Gazette Extraordinary No. 2337/10 of 21 June 2023
Convention on Road Traffic, Geneva, 19 September 1949 (UNTS vol. 125, p. 3)
International Health Regulations (2005), Article 36 and Annex 7; WHO International Travel and Health, Annex 1, 18 November 2022 (revised 3 January 2023)
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