Catch 22

a dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.

"Ado, machan, it's just as hard to get the hell out of Sri Lanka as it is to be stuck here. real catch 22 scene"

catch-22

Something that you need to obtain another thing, but you need the other thing to obtain "something".

"In iOS devices, when you go on the settings menu, then in the password settings, you are required to type in your password to look at your password."
"Catch-22, mate."