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South Korea visa rules for Sri Lanka passport holders

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The answer

No. Sri Lanka passport holders need a visa to visit South Korea.

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Visa needed
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Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

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Official source

overseas.mofa.go.krEmbassy of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of SingaporeChecked 28 Oct 2026

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Cuba, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Kyrgyz, Myanmar, Nigeria, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Yemen Apply for visa to enter Jeju Island

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Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs an e-Arrival card submitted within 3 days before arrival, unless holding an approved K-ETA.

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What South Korea passport holders need to visit Sri Lanka.

South Korea passport Sri Lanka

e-Visa · 30 days

Maximum stay
Up to 30 days

1 AUSTRALIA 11 FRANCE 21 MALAYSIA 31 SAUDI ARABIA 2 AUSTRIA 12 GERMANY 22 NEPAL 32 SOUTH KOREA 3 BAHRAIN 13 INDIA 23 NETHERLAND 33 SPAIN 4 BELARUS 14 INDONESIA 24 NEW ZEALAND 34 SWEDEN 5 BELGIUM 15 IRAN 25 NORWAY 35 SWITZERLAND 6 CANADA 16 ISRAEL 26 OMAN 36 THAILAND 7 CHINA 17 ITALY 27 PAKISTAN 37 TURKEY 8 CZECH REPUBLIC 18 JAPAN 28 POLAND 38 UAE 9 DENMARK 19 KAZAKHSTAN 29 QATAR 39 UNITED KINGDOM 10 FINLAND 20 KUWAIT 30 RUSSIA 40 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Sri Lanka passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Seoul, nearest first.

No visa-free place we have reviewed is within 2,500 km yet.

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Seoul

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Seoul, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 2.0°CLow -5.6°CRain 17 mm
  2. FebHigh 5.2°CLow -3.2°CRain 28 mm
  3. MarHigh 11.0°CLow 2.0°CRain 37 mm
  4. AprHigh 17.9°CLow 8.0°CRain 73 mm
  5. MayHigh 23.6°CLow 13.6°CRain 104 mm
  6. JunHigh 27.6°CLow 18.9°CRain 132 mm
  7. JulHigh 29.0°CLow 22.4°CRain 412 mm
  8. AugHigh 30.0°CLow 23.1°CRain 358 mm
  9. SepHigh 26.2°CLow 17.8°CRain 140 mm
  10. OctHigh 20.2°CLow 10.8°CRain 53 mm
  11. NovHigh 11.9°CLow 3.5°CRain 52 mm
  12. DecHigh 4.2°CLow -3.6°CRain 22 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 25 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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