Visa requirement policy for Indian citizen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Visa requirements for Indian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of India.
As of 2025, Indian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 57 countries and territories, ranking the Indian passport 85th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index,[1] down from 80th in 2024.[2]
As the index uses dense ranking, in certain cases, a rank is shared by multiple countries because these countries all have the same level of visa-free or visa-on-arrival access.
With visa-free entry to 26 countries, visa on arrival facility to 46 countries and ETA to 3 countries, India is 70 out of 95 in Global Passport Power Rank.[3]
Year | Changes |
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2024 |
The UAE has implemented a visa-on-arrival option for Indian citizens holding a valid US, UK, or EU visit or residence visa, or a USA Green Card. This allows for a stay of up to 14 days, with the option to extend for an additional 14 days. Additionally, travellers can opt for a 60-day, non-extendable visa-on-arrival after paying the required fees per UAE regulations. Sri Lanka has announced visa-free travel for Indian citizens from October 2024.[6] Kenya and Iran announced visa-free travel for Indian citizens starting in January 2024. Thailand implemented visa-free entry for tourism, with stays up to 60 days. This will be in effect for six months starting from 15 July 2024 .[7][8] Japan starts issuing single entry eVisas for all Indian citizens and foreign nationals residing in India starting 1 April 2024. This visa type is only for short stay tourism.[9] Philippines started eVisas for Indian citizens after a successful pilot program.[10] |
2023 |
Angola has announced a list of 98 countries, including India, whose citizens can travel visa-free for 30 days (w.e.f 29 September 2023). Thailand has announced a 6-month visa-free travel period for Indian citizens from 10 November 2023 to 10 May 2024, extending further to 11 Nov 2024.[11] Sri Lanka announced free visa for Indians from 1 December 2023 until 31 March 2024, extending further to 31 May 2024. Malaysia announced temporary visa-free for Indians from 1 December 2023 until 31 December 2024. Belarus announced visa-free travel for Indians (with EU countries and Schengen area visa holders), provided they are not transiting to or from (including airside) Russia and are arriving at Minsk International Airport.[12] Japan announced in July 2023 that Indian passport-holders who reside in Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, UAE, UK, US can apply for a single entry e-Visa for tourism purposes only.[13] Russia launched a single entry e-Visa for 16 days from the 1st of August 2023.[14][15] Egypt announced single and multiple entry e-visas for solo Indian travellers in April 2023.[16] Jordan E-visas can now be obtained at Ministry of Interior E-Services Site. However, nationals of India can still obtain a visa on arrival. |
2022 | South Africa finally launched an e-visa system for all Indian travellers in February 2022. However, this is not fully implemented and is not applicable to residents in several European countries. The website doesn't function well and travelers are advised to check with their local South African embassy[17][18][19]
Oman announced visa-free entry to Indian citizens for tourism, as of 12 January 2022 for up to 10 days.[20] Afterwards, the period of stay in Oman was changed to 14 days.[21] Albania announced visa-free travel to Indian citizens as of 23 April 2022 which is extended till the end of 2022. They then introduced e-visa applications for Indians. Morocco announced an e-visa to Indian nationals for tourism and business purposes on 1 August 2022.[22] |
2021 | Egypt has been offering e-visa for Indian nationals in tour groups since 2021.[23] They announced e-visa for solo travels in April 2023.
United States announced that all eligible Indian citizens could now participate in the Global Entry program for expedited entry into the USA.[24] |
2020 | Ukraine has begun offering e-visas for tourism to Indian travelers from 14 August 2020.[25] Subsequently, because of a sudden military conflict in Feb 2022, they suspended all air travel over their airspace. |
2019 | Sri Lanka has announced free visa-on-arrival for Indian tourists, effective 1 August 2019.[26]
Ecuador suddenly imposed visa restrictions on Indian nationals effective 12 August 2019 because of misuse of visa-free travel.[27] Barbados has announced visa-free tourist and business visas for Indian nationals.[28][29] Kazakhstan first introduced a procedure for obtaining a single-entry visa in electronic format on 1 January 2019. They then announced a 14-day visa-free travel allowance for tourism and business on 7 July 2022. Kazakhstan announced a 14-day visa exemption to Indian nationals for tourism and business purposes on 8 July 2022.[30] Chile introduced a visa on arrival for Indian citizens already in possession of a valid US visa/residency with at least 6 months validity in April 2019.[31] Argentina allowed Indian nationals with a valid US visa with at least 6 months validity to apply for an ETA since March 2019. Jordan announced that all Indian passport bearers became eligible for a visa on arrival, (but only with a valid Schengen, UK, US or Canadian visa) in December 2019,[32] |
2018 | All Indian passport bearers became eligible for a visa on arrival to Rwanda in January 2018, Zimbabwe,[33] Angola,[34] the Bahamas (but only with a valid Schengen, UK, US or Canadian visa) on 24 April 2018[35] and Iran on 22 July 2018.[36]
Myanmar has announced visa-on-arrival for Indian tourists entering the country through the international airports of Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and Mandalay beginning 12 December 2018.[37] Bangladesh and India both agreed to abolish visa application fees for each other's citizens in 2018. Thus Indian passport holders who apply for a Bangladeshi visa in India do not have to pay the visa application fee.[38][39] Russia announced an e-Visa status for parts of the Russian Far East: Primorye and the rest of Khabarovsk, Sakhalin, Chukotka, and Kamchatka regions in 2018, this was later expanded to include Saint Petersburg in 2020.[40] Vietnam[41] and Uzbekistan in 2018[42] introduced e-Visa for Indian nationals. |
2017 | The requirement for a visa was removed by Indonesia in July 2017, Qatar in August 2017,[43] Tunisia in October 2017 and Gabon in October 2017,[44]
Kyrgyzstan introduced online visitor visas in September 2017 (but they send an email after the application requiring a Letter of Invitation from a Tour company which costs at least USD 50), and Armenia in November 2017.[45][46] Indian citizens already in possession of a valid UK, United States, Canada or Schengen visa became eligible to apply for a visa on arrival to Oman in October 2017,[47] Armenia in November 2017,[45] and Chile (US visa only) in April 2019.[31] |
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Afghanistan | Visa required [48] |
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Albania | eVisa[49][50] |
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Algeria | Visa required[51] | ||
Andorra | Visa required[52][53] |
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Angola | Visa not required[54] | 30 days |
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Antigua and Barbuda | eVisa[58][59] |
| |
Argentina | Visa required[61] | Indian passport holders with Valid US Visa can secure an e-visa when travelling to Argentina.[62] | |
Armenia | eVisa[63][64] | 90 days |
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Australia and territories | Online Visa required[66][67] |
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Austria | Visa Required[68] | ||
Azerbaijan | eVisa[69][70] | 30 days |
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Bahamas | eVisa[71] | 3 months |
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Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival[72] | 14 days |
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Bangladesh | Visa required[74] |
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Barbados | Visa not required[75] | 90 days |
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Belarus | Visa required[77] |
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Belgium | Visa required[79] | ||
Belize | Visa required[80] |
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Benin | eVisa[81][82] | 30 days |
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Bhutan | Freedom of Movement[83][84] | Unlimited (only for border areas) |
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Bolivia | Online Visa / Visa on arrival[85] | 30 days[86] | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required[87] | 6 Months |
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Botswana | eVisa[88][89] | 3 months | |
Brazil | Visa Required[90] | ||
Brunei | Visa required[91] | ||
Bulgaria | Visa required[92] | ||
Burkina Faso | eVisa[93][94] | ||
Burundi | Visa on arrival[95] | 1 month | |
Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[96][97] | 30 days |
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Cameroon | eVisa[99][100] | ||
Canada | Visa required[101] |
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Cape Verde | Visa on arrival[103] | 30 days |
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Central African Republic | Visa required[105] | ||
Chad | Visa required[106] | ||
Chile | Visa required[107] |
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China | Visa required[108] |
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Colombia | Online Visa[110][111] |
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Comoros | Visa on arrival[113] | 45 days | |
Republic of the Congo | Visa required[114] |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo | eVisa[115][116] | 7 days |
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Costa Rica | Visa required[117] |
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Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa[118][119] | 3 months |
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Croatia | Visa required[120] | ||
Cuba | Visa required[121] |
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Cyprus | Visa required[122] |
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Czech Republic | Visa required[123] | ||
Denmark | Visa required[124] | ||
Djibouti | eVisa[125][126] | 90 days | |
Dominica | Visa not required[127] | 6 months | |
Dominican Republic | Visa required[128] |
| |
East Timor | Visa on arrival[129] | 30 days | |
Ecuador | Visa required[130] | ||
Egypt | eVisa[131][132] | 30 days |
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El Salvador | Visa not required[135][136] | 90 days | Since October 2023, El Salvador imposes a USD 1000 transit visa fee for Indian nationals [137] |
Equatorial Guinea | eVisa[138][139] | ||
Eritrea | Visa required[140] | ||
Estonia | Visa required[141] | ||
Eswatini | Visa required[142] | ||
Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[143] | 90 days |
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Fiji | Visa not required[146] | 4 months | |
Finland | Visa required[147] | Schengen category A visa (airport transit visa) is not required for Indian passport holders travelling through the international transit area of an airport during a stopover or a change of flights. https://um.fi/visa-to-visit-finland#Visa%20types | |
France | Visa required[148] | ||
Gabon | eVisa[149][150] | 90 days |
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Gambia | Visa not required[151] | ||
Georgia | eVisa[152][153] |
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Germany | Visa Required[154] |
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Ghana | Visa required [155] | ||
Greece | Visa required[156] | ||
Grenada | Visa not required[157] | 3 months | |
Guatemala | Visa required[158] |
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Guinea | eVisa[159][160] | 90 days | |
Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival[161] | 90 days | |
Guyana | Visa required[162] |
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Haiti | Visa not required[163] | 3 months | |
Honduras | Visa required[164] |
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Hungary | Visa required[165] | ||
Iceland | Visa required[166] | Schengen category A visa (airport transit visa) is not required for Indian passport holders travelling through the international transit area of an airport during a stopover or a change of flights. https://island.is/en/do-you-need-a-visa/airport-transit-visa | |
Indonesia | e-VOA / Visa on arrival[167] | 30 days[168] |
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Iran | Visa not required[169] | 15 days |
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Iraq | eVisa[170] | ||
Ireland | Visa required[171] |
| |
Israel | eVisa[174][175] | The Ministry of Tourism of Israel has launched a digital e-visa system for Indian travellers, effective January 1, 2025. | |
Italy | Visa required[176] | Schengen category A visa (airport transit visa) is not required for Indian passport holders travelling through the international transit area of an airport during a stopover or a change of flights. https://www.esteri.it/en/servizi-consolari-e-visti/ingressosoggiornoinitalia/visto_ingresso/paesi_soggetti_visto_transito_aeroportuale/ | |
Jamaica | Visa not required | ||
Japan | eVisa[177][178] |
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Jordan | eVisa / Visa on arrival[181][182] | 30 days | |
Kazakhstan | Visa not required[183] | 14 days | [184] |
Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation[185][186] | 90 days |
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Kiribati | Visa not required[188] | 90 days |
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North Korea | Visa required[190] | ||
South Korea | Visa required[191] |
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Kuwait | Visa required[193] |
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Kyrgyzstan | eVisa[195][196] | 60 days |
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Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival[199] | 30 days |
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Latvia | Visa required[203] | ||
Lebanon | Visa required[204] |
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Lesotho | eVisa[205][206] | ||
Liberia | Visa required[207] | ||
Libya | eVisa[208][209] | ||
Liechtenstein | Visa required[210] | ||
Lithuania | Visa required[211] | ||
Luxembourg | Visa required[212] | ||
Madagascar | Visa on arrival[213] | 60 days | |
Malawi | eVisa[214][215] | 90 days | |
Malaysia | Visa not required[216][217] | 30 days |
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Maldives | Visa not required[220] | 90 days | |
Mali | Visa required[221] | ||
Malta | Visa required[222] | ||
Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival[223] | 90 days | |
Mauritania | Visa on arrival[224] | ||
Mauritius | Visa not required[225] | 90 days | |
Mexico | Visa required[226] |
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Micronesia | Visa not required[228] | 30 days | |
Moldova | Visa required[229][230] |
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Monaco | Visa required[233] | ||
Mongolia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[234][235] | 30 days[236] | |
Montenegro | Visa required[237] |
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Morocco | eVisa[238][239] | 30 days | |
Mozambique | eVisa[240][241] | 30 days |
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Myanmar | eVisa / Visa on arrival[243][244][245] | 28 days |
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Namibia | Visa required[247] | ||
Nauru | Visa required[248] | ||
Nepal | Freedom of movement[249] | Unlimited |
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Netherlands | Visa required[251] | Schengen category A visa (airport transit visa) is not required for Indian passport holders travelling through the international transit area of an airport during a stopover or a change of flights. https://www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/visa-the-netherlands/visa-required | |
New Zealand | Visa required[252] |
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Nicaragua | Visa required[254] |
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Niger | Visa required[255] | ||
Nigeria | eVisa[256][257] | 90 days | |
North Macedonia | Visa required[258] |
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Norway | Visa required[259] | Schengen category A visa (airport transit visa) is not required for Indian passport holders travelling through the international transit area of an airport during a stopover or a change of flights. | |
Oman | Visa required[260][21] |
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Pakistan | Visa required[261] | ||
Palau | Free visa on arrival[264] | 30 days | |
Panama | Visa required[265] |
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Papua New Guinea | eVisa[270][271] | 30 days | |
Paraguay | Visa required[272] | ||
Peru | Visa required[273] |
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Philippines | eVisa[275][10] |
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Poland | Visa required[277] | Schengen category A visa (airport transit visa) is not required for Indian passport holders travelling through the international transit area of an airport during a stopover or a change of flights. https://www.gov.pl/web/india/visas---general-information | |
Portugal | Visa required[278] | Schengen category A visa (airport transit visa) is not required for Indian passport holders travelling through the international transit area of an airport during a stopover or a change of flights. https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/en/short-stay-visas-schengen/general-information/who-needs-a-visa#airport-transit-visa-requirements | |
Qatar | Visa not required[279][280] | 30 days |
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Romania | Visa required[281] | ||
Russia | eVisa[282][283] | 16 days |
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Rwanda | Visa not required[285] | 30 days |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required[286] | 3 months | |
Saint Lucia | Visa on arrival[287] | 6 weeks | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required[288] | 3 month | |
Samoa | Visa not required[289] | 60 days | |
San Marino | Visa required[290] |
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São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa[291][292] | ||
Saudi Arabia | Visa required[293] |
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Senegal | Visa not required[297] | 90 days | |
Serbia | Visa required[298] |
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Seychelles | Electronic Border System[300][301] | 3 months |
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Sierra Leone | eVisa / Visa on arrival[302][303] | 3 months / 30 days | |
Singapore | Visa required[304] | 30 days |
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Slovakia | Visa required[308] | ||
Slovenia | Visa required[309] | ||
Solomon Islands | Visa required[312] | ||
Somalia | Visa on arrival[313] | 30 days |
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South Africa | eVisa[314][315] |
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South Sudan | eVisa[317][318] |
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Spain | Visa required[319] |
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Sri Lanka | eVisa / Free Visa on arrival[320][321] | 60 days / 30 days |
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Sudan | Visa required[325] | ||
Suriname | eVisa[326][327] | 90 days | |
Sweden | Visa required[328] | ||
Switzerland | Visa required[329] | Schengen category A visa (airport transit visa) is not required for Indian passport holders travelling through the international transit area of an airport during a stopover or a change of flights. https://www.eda.admin.ch/countries/india/en/home/visa/entry-ch/transit/do-i-need-an-airport-transit-visa.html | |
Syria | eVisa[330] | ||
Tajikistan | eVisa[331][332] | 60 days |
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Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival[333][334] | 90 days | |
Thailand | Visa not required[335] | 60 days |
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Togo | eVisa[336][337] | 15 days | |
Tonga | Visa required[338] | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required[339] | 90 days | |
Tunisia | Visa required[340] | 3 months |
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Turkey | Visa required[341] |
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Turkmenistan | Visa required[343] |
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Tuvalu | Visa on arrival[344] | 1 month | |
Uganda | eVisa[345][346] | 3 months |
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Ukraine | Visa required[347] |
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United Arab Emirates | Visa required[349] |
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United Kingdom and Crown dependencies | Visa required[354] |
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United States | Visa required[356] |
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Uruguay | Visa required[357] |
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Uzbekistan | eVisa[360][361] | 30 days |
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Vanuatu | Visa not required[363] | 30 days | |
Vatican City | Visa required[364] |
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Venezuela | Visa required[365] | ||
Vietnam | eVisa[366][367] |
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Yemen | Visa required[369] | ||
Zambia | eVisa[370][371] | 90 days | |
Zimbabwe | Visa on arrival[372] | 30 days |
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Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
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Abkhazia | Visa required[373] | |
Kosovo | Visa required[374] | Schengen zone visa or residence permit valid for 15 days. Serbia will not recognize the entry if coming from Kosovo without entering it first via Serbia. No Visa needed, if a holder of a valid travel documents issued by EU Member and Schengen States, United States of America, Canada, Australia and Japan.[375]
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Northern Cyprus | Visa not required[377] | 3 months |
Palestine | Visa not required[378] | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[379] |
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | |
Somaliland | Visa on arrival | 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[380][381] |
South Ossetia | Visa not required[382] | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[383][384] |
Taiwan | Visa required[385][386] | 14 day online travel authority is available to the citizens of India with permanent residency or valid visa or expired, of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Schengen Convention countries, United Kingdom or United States. But it must not have expired for more than 10 years prior to the date of arrival in Taiwan as well as visas marked "void", "canceled" or "canceled without prejudice" are not eligible. |
Transnistria | Visa not required | Registration required after 24h.[387][388] |
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes | |
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China | |||
Hong Kong | Electronic Travel Authorization | 14 days | |
Macau | Visa not required[389] | 30 days | |
Denmark | |||
Faroe Islands | Visa required[390] | ||
Greenland | Visa required[391] | ||
France | |||
Clipperton Island | Special permit required[392] | ||
French Guiana | Visa required[393] | ||
French Polynesia | Visa required[394] | ||
Guadeloupe | Visa required[393] | ||
Martinique | Visa required[393] | ||
Saint Barthélemy | Visa required[395] | ||
Saint Martin | Visa required[395] | ||
Mayotte | Visa required[396] | ||
New Caledonia | Visa required[397] | ||
Réunion | Organized trips | 15 days if trip arranged through approved travel agencies[398][393] | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa required[393] | ||
Wallis and Futuna | Visa required[399] | ||
Netherlands | |||
Aruba Bonaire |
Visa required[400] |
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Sint Maarten | Visa required[400] |
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New Zealand | |||
Cook Islands | Visa not required[402] | 31 days | |
Niue | Visa not required[403] | 30 days | |
Tokelau | Permit required[404] | ||
Norway | |||
Jan Mayen | Permit required | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[405] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[406] | |
Svalbard | Visa not required | Unlimited period under Svalbard Treaty[407] but it is practically impossible to board a flight/ferry to Svalbard without entering Norway. Hence a double entry Schengen visa would be required to go and come back from Svalbard to mainland Norway. | |
United Kingdom | |||
Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Visa required[408] |
The visa policy is the same as for Cyprus, which follows the visa policy of the Schengen Area.[409] | |
Anguilla | Visa required[410][411] | A visa is required, except for holders of a visa issued by the United Kingdom. A valid UK, US, or Canada visa or residence permit can be used to enter Anguilla. | |
Bermuda | Visa required[412] | Visa required, except for a maximum stay of 3 months for holders of a multiple-entry visa issued by Canada, US or the UK, valid for at least 45 days beyond the period of intended stay in Bermuda. | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required[413] | ||
British Virgin Islands | Visa not required[414] | 30 days | |
Cayman Islands | Visa required[415] | Visa not required for permanent residents or holders of visas issued by the US, Canada or the UK, arriving directly from that country, except that residents of Canada may arrive from the US or Canada.[416] | |
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | Visa required[417] | ||
Gibraltar | Visa required[418] | UK Visa (6 months or more), or Multiple entry Schengen visa covers entry. Neither a permanent nor a temporary Schengen Residence Permit qualify you for entry. | |
Montserrat | Visa not required | 6 months[419][420] | |
Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required | 14 days visa-free and landing fee USD 35 or tax of USD 5 if not going ashore.[421][422][423] | |
Saint Helena | eVisa[424][425] | ||
Ascension Island | eVisa[426][427] | 3 months within any year period. | |
Tristan da Cunha | Permission required | Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[428] | |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[429][430] | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa not required[431] | 90 days[432] | |
United States | |||
American Samoa | Entry permit required[433] | ||
Guam | Visa required[434] | ||
Northern Mariana Islands | Visa required[435] | ||
Puerto Rico | Visa required[436] | Visa not required if holding a valid multiple-entry visa issued by US. | |
U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa required[437] | ||
Antarctica and adjacent islands | |||
Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[438][439][440][441][442][443][444][445][446][447][448][449] |
The Indian Government has not drafted any laws to mandate reciprocity in visa agreements with other countries. While a very small number of bilateral agreements have concluded with reciprocity for visa arrangements, a large number of visa relationships continue to be highly skewed to one side or the other.
In 2015, Iran revoked visa-on-arrival for Indian citizens after it was included as one of the eight countries in India's Prior Reference Category, which would be excluded from India's visa liberalisation plans for foreign tourists.[483] The other countries on the list at the time were Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Nigeria and Sudan.[483]
India has, by default, achieved full reciprocity in visa-free or e-Visa privileges with following countries or regions:
India has achieved partial reciprocity with following countries, where Indian Immigration rules afford the citizens of the following countries slightly lesser visa privileges than what the following countries provide for Indian Citizens:
Country | Visa requirement for Indian nationals to visit the country | Visa requirement to visit India |
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Angola | Visa not required for 30 days | e-Visa |
Barbados | Visa not required for 90 days | e-Visa |
Bolivia | Visa on arrival for 90 days, charged at La Paz airport. Prior visa is free of cost at Bolivian embassy. | e-Visa for 60 days |
Burundi | Visa on Arrival for 30 days | e-Visa |
Cambodia | Visa on arrival for 30 days | e-Visa for 60 days |
Djibouti | Visa on arrival | e-Visa for 60 days |
Dominica | Visa not required | e-Visa for 60 days |
El Salvador | Visa not required | e-Visa for 60 days |
Fiji | Visa not required | e-Visa for 60 days |
Grenada | Visa not required | e-Visa for 60 days |
Guyana | Visa on arrival | e-Visa for 60 days |
Haiti | Visa not required | e-Visa for 60 days |
Jamaica | Visa not required | e-Visa for 60 days |
Jordan | Visa on arrival | e-Visa for 60 days |
Kazakhstan | Visa not required for 14 days | e-Visa |
Kiribati | Visa not required for 90 days | e-Visa |
Laos | Visa on arrival for 30 days | e-Visa for 60 days |
Madagascar | Visa on arrival | e-Visa for 60 days |
Malawi | Visa on arrival | e-Visa for 60 days |
Malaysia | Visa on arrival of RM200 if arriving from Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei or Singapore for 15 days | e-Visa for 60 days |
Mauritius | Visa not required | e-Visa for 60 days |
Micronesia | Visa not required | e-Visa for 60 days |
Mongolia | Visa on Arrival for 30 days | e-Visa |
Myanmar | Conditional visa on arrival for business, workshops, events, etc. It is unclear if this exemption is also valid for tourist class visas.[484] However, full reciprocity exists only in providing E-visa for tourism purpose. | e-Visa for 60 days |
Nauru | Visa on arrival | e-Visa for 60 days |
Oman | Visa not required for 14 days | e-Visa |
Palau | Visa on arrival | e-Visa for 60 days |
Rwanda | Visa not required for 30 days | e-Visa |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required | e-Visa for 60 days |
Saint Lucia | Visa on arrival | e-Visa for 60 days |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required | e-Visa for 60 days |
Samoa | Visa not required for 60 days | e-Visa |
Seychelles | Visa on arrival | e-Visa for 60 days |
Sri Lanka | e-Visa/Visa on arrival | e-Visa for 60 days |
Tanzania | Visa on arrival | e-Visa for 60 days |
Thailand | e-Visa/Visa on arrival | e-Visa for 60 days |
Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival | e-Visa for 60 days |
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required | e-Visa for 60 days |
Tuvalu | Visa on arrival | e-Visa for 60 days |
Vanuatu | Visa not required | e-Visa for 60 days |
Zimbabwe | Visa on arrival | e-Visa for 60 days |
Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages.[485] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.
Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year[486] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.[487]
Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[488][489]
Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.
However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens[490][491] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).[492]
Some countries, such as Japan,[493] Ireland and the United Kingdom,[494] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.
In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain,[495] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,[496] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru,[497] Philippines,[498] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.[499]
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.
Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.
Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.
Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives[500] and South Africa.
Countries of the Schengen area require non-EU passports to be less than 10 years old upon entry.[501] A number of holders of British passports, which until September 2018 could be issued with a validity period of up to 10 years and nine months if the previous passport was not expired, were unable to travel to the EU subsequent to Brexit due to this restriction.[502]
Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,[503] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record, while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.
The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning them from entering the country or expelling them if they have already entered. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.[504]
Kuwait,[505] Lebanon,[506] Libya,[507] and Yemen[508] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.
To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017[update]) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.[citation needed]
Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.
Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.[509]
Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan,[510][511] Argentina,[512] Brunei, Cambodia,[513] China,[514] Ethiopia,[515] Ghana, Guinea,[516] India, Japan,[517][518] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),[519] Malaysia upon entry and departure,[520] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia,[521] Singapore, South Korea,[522] Taiwan, Thailand,[523] Uganda,[524] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by its own legislation),[525][526][527] intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.[528]
Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports[529] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.[530][531] The United States Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to greatly increase the biometric data it collects at US borders.[532] In 2018, Singapore began trials of iris scanning at three land and maritime immigration checkpoints.[533][534]
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In some instances, a Visa Exemption permits entry in lieu of obtaining a Visa / Entry Visa if in possession of the following Visas or Permanent Relationships; this is not limited to entitlements or provisions laid down by the country's law. For example: Indian citizens holding valid US visa are permitted to enter Mexico on the basis of their US visa, without the need for a Mexican visa.
Indian Citizens in possession of a valid United States Multiple Entry Visa in their passport may enter the following country(ies) visa-free: Albania, Argentina (Indian passport holders with a valid US B2 visa can avail an electronic travel authorization for the purposes of tourism), Bermuda, Bolivia, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Montenegro, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Korea, Turkey (e-Visa), United Arab Emirates.
European Union Family Member - Indian Citizens who are traveling with or joining their EU family members in the European Union in a Country other than where their family member is a citizen of does not require a Visa to enter and enjoy the same entry rights and stay, however, this would be difficult to prove and as a result, entry could be refused.
Visa should be applied for in advance which is usually with no or minimal requirements to meet if the applicant is a family member of an EU Citizen. For instance, a person who wants to travel with their spouse to France where their spouse is a Citizen of the Republic of Lithuania should apply for a Schengen Visa in advance or where a person wants to join their Lithuanian spouse who resides in France should also apply for a Schengen Visa in order to prove their right and avoid misconception. In most cases, airlines will not permit travel without a visa.
There is no time limit a family member can stay (indefinite stay), they must just enter before the Visa expires if joining their family or traveling at the same time. There are no costs involved either. European Union citizens and their Indian family members will need to apply for settled or pre-settled status if they wish continue residing in the UK after 31 December 2020. Settled Status can be granted when the applicant has resided in the UK for 5 years and is valid indefinitely. In order to maintain settled status, people must visit the UK every 5 years. Pre-Settled status is granted when the applicant has resided in the UK for less than 5 years and is valid for 5 years.
In order to maintain pre-settled status, people must visit the UK every 2 years. However, applicants would have to meet continuous residence until they reach 5 years if they want to qualify for settled status after 31 December 2020. It will not be possible to be granted another pre-settled Visa.
Schengen Visa (Long Stay) - Holders of a Valid Long Stay Category D Visa who arrive in the Schengen European country of their Visa and apply for a Residence Card shortly after arriving will be able to use their EU residence permit / card for travel within the Schengen States, if granted.
Visa-free or Visa on Arrival to : Egypt, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Bahrain (GCC residents only, for Bahrain).
United Arab Emirates now giving 1 month, 2 months and 3 months visit visas for Indian nationalities.[535][536]
Canada Permanent Resident : Holders of a Canadian Permanent Resident can visit certain countries visa-free, for more details refer Canada permanent resident card
According to the statistics these are the numbers of Indian visitors to various countries in 2017 (unless otherwise noted)
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