What the Palestine visa rules mean for Sri Lanka travellers
Sri Lanka passport holders need an eVisa to enter Palestine. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.
The main option is the eVisa-B2 (Israel), which costs 105 ILS.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Palestine applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The UK government says the Israeli authorities control entry to Palestine, and that to enter Israel or Palestine your passport must have an expiry date at least 90 days after the date you arrive. Israel's Population and…
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states an insurance requirement for visa-exempt visitors entering through Israel on an ETA-IL. Israel's Population and Immigration Authority lists, for the eVisa-B2 tourist visa, health …
- Return or onward ticket: Israel's Population and Immigration Authority lists round-trip tickets to Israel among the required documents for the eVisa-B2 tourist visa. No official source we could read states a return-ticket requirement for visa-e…
- Proof of funds: Israel's Population and Immigration Authority lists, for the eVisa-B2 tourist visa, proof of monetary means: bank account statements for the last three months, approval from the bank of financial feasibility, or a docum…
Palestine entry rules compared
Palestine lets 3 passports in without a visa, offers a visa on arrival to 102, issues eVisas to 2 and requires an embassy visa from 91. Sri Lanka citizens are treated the same way as India. Overall the Sri Lanka passport ranks #174 in the world with 19 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Sri Lanka passport you can also visit 2 countries in the region without a visa, including Singapore and Tajikistan.
In the other direction, Palestine citizens need eta to visit Sri Lanka.