Entry rules · Sri Lanka passport
Do Sri Lanka passport holders need a visa for Israel?
Yes. Sri Lanka passport holders need an eVisa for Israel: apply online before you travel.
Checked against official sources on 2 Nov 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- eVisa. Apply for a visa online before you travel. You may still be asked to give fingerprints or attend an interview in person.
- Status
- Verified 2 Nov 2026
- Official source
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary Sri Lanka passport.
What the official sources say
The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.
Entry: eVisa
Country_code | No | Country_name | Fee | National_passport | National_passport_Biomenric
LKA | 112 | Sri Lanka | Yes | Required | Required
אשרות כניסה לזרים לישראל באשרות ב/2
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עודכן ב- 9 בספטמבר 2026
מידע אודות הצורך באשרות לזרים הרוצים להיכנס לארץ
Nationality Sri Lanka 2 Passport Regular passport (national) 3 Main purpose Visit (Tourism) 4 Eligibility Not Eligible
Based on your answers, you cannot apply for an ETA-IL.
The pilot program for the new e-visa system is now up and running. Indian and Sri Lankan passport holders residing in India and Sri Lanka can now apply for a B2 visa directly on the official website.
The eVisa-B2 for Israel is an efficient online visa application system that enables foreign nationals from countries that require a visa to enter Israel to easily apply for a B2 visa (tourist or visitor visa) electronically.
Indian and Sri Lankan passport holders residing in India and Sri Lanka can now apply for an eVisa-B2 directly via the official website:
* Visa applications from Sri Lanka will be submitted and processed by the Embassy of Israel in New Delhi.
Visitors from visa-required countries can apply for B2 visa through the eVisa system. The visa approval will be sent to you via email. In some cases, you may be required to attend the nearest Israeli consulate to your location.
Country_code No Country_name Fee National_passport National_passport_Biomenric Diplomatic_passport Diplomatic_passpor_Biometric Service_passport Service_passport_Biometric Remark Country_nam_H
LKA 112 Sri Lanka Yes Required Required Required Required Required Required סרי לנקה
Citizens of the following countries are invited to apply for an online tourist visa (eVisa B/2) using the following link:
India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Maldives, Thailand, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam, Timor Leste, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Sao Tome and Principe, South Sudan, Somaliland, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi, South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini (Swaziland), Namibia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Angola, Congo Democratic Rep. (Zaire), Rwanda, Burundi, Congo (Brazzaville), Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Seychelles, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Canada, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia.
Apply for eVisa-B2 Complete the eVisa application form. Ensure the information you provide is accurate. Pay the 105NIS fee Submit your application
Once your application is complete, we will get in touch with you via the email you have entered, within 10 working days. You may be requested to submit additional information and/or to appear at the mission for an interview and your request may be prolonged.
We will send the approved eVisa to you via email. Please be aware that this eVisa approval entitles you to reach the Israeli border crossing. Your entry to Israel will be subject to inspection and approval of the border control officer at the border entry point.
After submitting the online application, it will be reviewed by the consular officer, and if necessary, you will be asked to appear at the Israeli mission.
The eVisa approval will be sent to you via email, along with the Visa B2 approval PDF as an attachment.
Indian and Sri Lankan passport holders residing in India and Sri Lanka can now apply for an eVisa-B2 directly via the official website .
Israel for other passports
- eTAUp to 90 days per entry
- Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Eswatini, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu
- eTAUp to 90 days
- Colombia
- eVisaPublic data
- Angola, Benin, Bhutan, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Maldives, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Palestine, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- eVisa
- India
- Visa required
- Afghanistan, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chad, China, Comoros, Egypt, Eritrea, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Vatican City, Yemen
How this rule was checked
On 2 Nov 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to Israel, chiefly Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel. Two independent checks reached the same result.
Public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said the same; the check confirmed it.
See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.
Something here is wrong or out of date? Report a wrong rule.
Government travel advice for Israel
- United States
- Level 3: Reconsider Travel
- United Kingdom
- Advises against all travel to some areas and all but essential travel to others
- Canada
- Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories)
What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to Israel as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.
Plan your trip
- Check a trip with more stopsRoute check: the best passport at each stop
- Compare the Sri Lanka passport with anotherWhat a second passport changes, destination by destination
- See what a second passport addsCombine passports and count the destinations they open together
- Israel visa requirements for every passportThe full table for this destination
- All destinations for Sri Lanka passport holdersRank, map and every rule for the Sri Lanka passport
Before you travel
This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of Israel.