India passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a India passport can enter 26 countries visa-free and 27 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #77.

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Visa-free destinations (26)

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

Angola AO Barbados BB Bhutan BT British Virgin Islands VG Cook Islands CK Dominica DM Fiji FJ Grenada GD Haiti HT Jamaica JM Kazakhstan KZ Kiribati KI Macao (SAR China) MO Malaysia MY Mauritius MU Micronesia FM Montserrat MS Nepal NP Philippines PH Rwanda RW Senegal SN St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Thailand TH The Gambia GM Trinidad and Tobago TT Vanuatu VU

Visa on arrival (27)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to India 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 Ethiopia ET Guinea-Bissau GW Indonesia ID Jordan JO Laos LA Madagascar MG Maldives MV Marshall Islands MH Mongolia MN Mozambique MZ Myanmar MM Niue NU Palau Islands PW Qatar QA Samoa WS Sierra Leone SL Sri Lanka LK 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 St. Kitts and Nevis KN

e-Visa available (49)

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 Bangladesh BD Benin BJ Bolivia BO Botswana BW Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Colombia CO Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Gabon GA Georgia GE Guinea GN Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Kyrgyzstan KG Malawi MW Mauritania MR Moldova MD Morocco MA Namibia NA Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Russian Federation RU São Tomé and Príncipe ST Singapore SG Somalia SO South Africa ZA South Sudan SS St. Helena SH Suriname SR Syria SY Tajikistan TJ The Bahamas BS Togo TG Türkiye TR Uganda UG Ukraine UA United Kingdom GB Uzbekistan UZ Vietnam VN Zambia ZM

Visa required (122)

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

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Argentina AR Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Belarus BY Belgium BE Belize BZ Bermuda BM Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR 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 Ecuador EC Egypt EG El Salvador SV Eritrea ER Estonia EE eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Ghana GH Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Guam GU Guatemala GT Guyana GY Honduras HN Hungary HU Iceland IS India IN Iran IR Iraq IQ Ireland IE Israel IL Italy IT Japan JP Kosovo XK Kuwait KW Latvia LV Lebanon LB Lesotho LS Liberia LR Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Mali ML Malta MT Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Montenegro ME Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Pakistan PK Palestinian Territory PS Panama PA 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 Serbia RS Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB South Korea KR Spain ES St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Tonga TO Tunisia TN Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC United Arab Emirates AE United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

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

    Holders of a India passport have visa-free access to 26 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 27 more, for a total of 53 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 52 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the India passport?

    The India passport is ranked #77 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 56.

  • Where do India passport holders need a visa?

    India passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 122 countries.

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

    Based on direct flight volume, Thailand is the most-flown visa-free destination from India, with 35 non-stop routes.

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