What Ugandan citizens need to enter Sri Lanka, with the official source for every fact.
ETAMaximum stay: 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 Uganda, a yellow fever certificate is required: WHO lists Uganda as a transmission risk.
Sri Lanka and Uganda are both party to the 1949 Geneva Convention, so an International Driving Permit issued in Uganda is one Sri Lanka is bound to recognize.
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 Uganda: eVisa. Up to 90 days.
Sri Lanka applies these rules — the same regime, the same allowance, the same charges — to Ugandan 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 Ugandan citizens can travel
Yes — an electronic travel authorisation, obtained online before travelling.
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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