Bhutan passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Bhutan passport can enter 17 countries visa-free and 27 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #86.

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Visa-free destinations (17)

Countries you can enter on a Bhutan passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Bangladesh BD Barbados BB Colombia CO Cook Islands CK Dominica DM Ecuador EC Haiti HT Hong Kong (SAR China) HK India IN Micronesia FM Panama PA Philippines PH Singapore SG St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR Thailand TH Zambia ZM

Visa on arrival (27)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Bhutan passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Egypt EG Guinea-Bissau GW Iran IR Jordan JO Kuwait KW Laos LA Lebanon LB Macao (SAR China) MO Madagascar MG Maldives MV Mauritius MU Mozambique MZ Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Rwanda RW Samoa WS St. Lucia LC Tanzania TZ Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV Zimbabwe ZW

Electronic travel authorisation (3)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Kenya KE Seychelles SC Sri Lanka LK

e-Visa available (52)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Armenia AM Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Benin BJ Bolivia BO Botswana BW Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Ethiopia ET Gabon GA Georgia GE Guinea GN Indonesia ID Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Liberia LR Malawi MW Malaysia MY Mauritania MR Moldova MD Montserrat MS Myanmar MM Namibia NA Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK Qatar QA Russian Federation RU São Tomé and Príncipe ST Somalia SO South Sudan SS St. Helena SH St. Kitts and Nevis KN Syria SY Tajikistan TJ The Bahamas BS Togo TG Türkiye TR Uganda UG Ukraine UA United Arab Emirates AE United Kingdom GB Uzbekistan UZ Vietnam VN

Visa required (128)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Bhutan passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Angola AO Argentina AR Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Belarus BY Belgium BE Belize BZ Bermuda BM Bhutan BT Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR British Virgin Islands VG Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Canada CA Cayman Islands KY Central African Republic CF Chad TD Chile CL China CN Congo (Rep.) CG Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Dominican Republic DO El Salvador SV Eritrea ER Estonia EE eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Fiji FJ Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Ghana GH Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Grenada GD Guam GU Guatemala GT Guyana GY Honduras HN Hungary HU Iceland IS Iraq IQ Ireland IE Israel IL Italy IT Jamaica JM Japan JP Kiribati KI Kosovo XK Latvia LV Lesotho LS Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Mali ML Malta MT Marshall Islands MH Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Montenegro ME Morocco MA Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Palestinian Territory PS Papua New Guinea PG Paraguay PY Peru PE Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Senegal SN Serbia RS Sierra Leone SL Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB South Africa ZA South Korea KR Spain ES St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW The Gambia GM Tonga TO Trinidad and Tobago TT Tunisia TN Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Vanuatu VU Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Bhutan passport?

    Holders of a Bhutan passport have visa-free access to 17 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 27 more, for a total of 44 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 55 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Bhutan passport?

    The Bhutan passport is ranked #86 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 47.

  • Where do Bhutan passport holders need a visa?

    Bhutan passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 128 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Bhutan travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, India is the most-flown visa-free destination from Bhutan, with 5 non-stop routes.

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