Visa requirements for Indian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of India.
As of 2024, Indian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 62 countries and territories, ranking the Indian passport 81st in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]
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 32 countries and visa on arrival facility to 30 countries India is 69 out of 94 in Global Passport Power Rank.[2]
2024 | Kenya and Iran have announced visa-free travel for Indian citizens 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 Jul 2024 .[3] [4] 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.[5] |
Year | Changes | |
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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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] Russia launched a single entry e-Visa for 16 days from the 1st of August 2023.[9] [10] Egypt announced single and multiple entry e-visas for solo Indian travellers in April 2023.[11] 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[12] [13] [14] Oman announced visa-free entry to Indian citizens for tourism, as of 12 January 2022 for up to 10 days.[15] Afterwards, the period of stay in Oman was changed to 14 days.[16] 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.[17] | |
2021 | Egypt has been offering e-visa for Indian nationals in tour groups since 2021.[18] 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.[19] | |
2020 | Ukraine has begun offering e-visas for tourism to Indian travelers from 14 August 2020.[20] 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.[21] Ecuador suddenly imposed visa restrictions on Indian nationals effective 12 August 2019 because of misuse of visa-free travel.[22] Barbados has announced visa-free tourist and business visas for Indian nationals.[23] [24] 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.[25] 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.[26] 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,[27] | |
2018 | All Indian passport bearers became eligible for a visa on arrival to Rwanda in January 2018, Zimbabwe,[28] Angola,[29] the Bahamas (but only with a valid Schengen, UK, US or Canadian visa) on 24 April 2018[30] and Iran on 22 July 2018.[31] 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.[32] 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.[33] [34] 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.[35] Vietnam[36] and Uzbekistan in 2018[37] introduced e-Visa for Indian nationals. | |
2017 | The requirement for a visa was removed by Indonesia in July 2017, Qatar in August 2017,[38] Tunisia in October 2017 and Gabon in October 2017,[39] 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.[40] [41] 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,[42] Armenia in November 2017, and Chile (US visa only) in April 2019. |
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) | |
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Afghanistan | data-sort-value="4" |
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Albania | data-sort-value="3" [43] |
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Algeria | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Andorra | data-sort-value="4" [44] |
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Angola | data-sort-value="0" | 30 days |
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Antigua and Barbuda | data-sort-value="3" [46] |
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Argentina | data-sort-value="4" | Indian passport holders with Valid US Visa can secure an e-visa when travelling to Argentina.[48] | ||
Armenia | data-sort-value="3" [49] | 90 days |
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Australia and territories | data-sort-value="4" [51] |
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Austria | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Azerbaijan | data-sort-value="3" [52] | 30 days |
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Bahamas | data-sort-value="3" | 3 months |
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Bahrain | data-sort-value="1" | 14 days |
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Bangladesh | data-sort-value="4" |
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Barbados | data-sort-value="0" | 90 days |
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Belarus | data-sort-value="4" |
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Belgium | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Belize | data-sort-value="4" |
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Benin | data-sort-value="3" [56] | 30 days |
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Bhutan | data-sort-value="-1" [57] | Unlimited (only for border areas) |
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data-sort-value="1" | 30 days[58] | |||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | data-sort-value="4" | 6 Months |
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Botswana | data-sort-value="3" [59] | 3 months | ||
Brazil | data-sort-value="4" | |||
data-sort-value="4" | ||||
Bulgaria | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Burkina Faso | data-sort-value="3" [60] | |||
Burundi | data-sort-value="2" | 1 month | ||
Cambodia | data-sort-value="1" [61] | 30 days |
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Cameroon | data-sort-value="3" [63] | |||
Canada | data-sort-value="4" |
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Cape Verde | data-sort-value="2" | 30 days |
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Central African Republic | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Chad | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Chile | data-sort-value="4" |
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data-sort-value="4" |
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Colombia | data-sort-value="3" [66] |
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Comoros | data-sort-value="2" | 45 days | ||
data-sort-value="4" |
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data-sort-value="3" [68] | 7 days |
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Costa Rica | data-sort-value="4" |
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Cote d'Ivoire | data-sort-value="3" [69] | 3 months |
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Croatia | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Cuba | data-sort-value="4" |
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Cyprus | data-sort-value="4" |
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Czech Republic | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Denmark | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Djibouti | data-sort-value="3" [70] | 90 days | ||
Dominica | data-sort-value="0" | 6 months | ||
Dominican Republic | data-sort-value="4" |
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data-sort-value="2" | 30 days | |||
Ecuador | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Egypt | data-sort-value="3" [71] | 30 days |
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El Salvador | data-sort-value="0" [74] | 90 days | Since October 2023, El Salvador imposes a $1000 USD transit visa fee for Indian nationals [75] | |
Equatorial Guinea | data-sort-value="3" [76] | |||
Eritrea | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Estonia | data-sort-value="4" | |||
data-sort-value="4" | ||||
Ethiopia | data-sort-value="1" | 90 days | ||
Fiji | data-sort-value="0" | 4 months | ||
Finland | data-sort-value="4" | |||
France | data-sort-value="4" |
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Gabon | data-sort-value="3" [77] | 90 days |
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Gambia | data-sort-value="0" | |||
Georgia | data-sort-value="3" [78] |
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Germany | data-sort-value="4" |
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Ghana | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Greece | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Grenada | data-sort-value="0" | 3 months | ||
Guatemala | data-sort-value="4" |
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Guinea | data-sort-value="3" [79] | 90 days | ||
Guinea-Bissau | data-sort-value="2" | 90 days | ||
Guyana | data-sort-value="4" |
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Haiti | data-sort-value="0" | 3 months | ||
Honduras | data-sort-value="4" |
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Hungary | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Iceland | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Indonesia | data-sort-value="1" | 30 days[80] |
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data-sort-value="0" | 15 days |
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Iraq | data-sort-value="3" [81] | |||
Ireland | data-sort-value="4" |
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Israel | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Italy | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Jamaica | data-sort-value="0" | |||
Japan | data-sort-value="3" [84] |
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Jordan | data-sort-value="1" [87] | 30 days | ||
Kazakhstan | data-sort-value="0" | 14 days | [88] | |
Kenya | data-sort-value="0" [89] | 90 days |
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Kiribati | data-sort-value="0" | 90 days |
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data-sort-value="4" | ||||
data-sort-value="4" |
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Kuwait | data-sort-value="4" |
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Kyrgyzstan | data-sort-value="3" [94] | 60 days |
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data-sort-value="1" | 30 days | |||
Latvia | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Lebanon | data-sort-value="4" |
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Lesotho | data-sort-value="3" [97] | |||
Liberia | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Libya | data-sort-value="3" [98] | |||
Liechtenstein | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Lithuania | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Luxembourg | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Madagascar | data-sort-value="2" | 60 days | ||
Malawi | data-sort-value="3" [99] | 90 days | ||
Malaysia | data-sort-value="0" [100] | 30 days |
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Maldives | data-sort-value="0" | 90 days | ||
Mali | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Malta | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Marshall Islands | data-sort-value="2" | 90 days | ||
Mauritania | data-sort-value="2" | |||
Mauritius | data-sort-value="0" | 90 days | ||
Mexico | data-sort-value="4" |
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data-sort-value="0" | 30 days | |||
data-sort-value="4" [104] |
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Monaco | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Mongolia | data-sort-value="1" [107] | 30 days[108] | ||
Montenegro | data-sort-value="4" |
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Morocco | data-sort-value="3" [109] | 30 days | ||
Mozambique | data-sort-value="3" [110] | 30 days |
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Myanmar | data-sort-value="1" [112] [113] | 28 days |
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Namibia | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Nauru | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Nepal | data-sort-value="-1" | Unlimited |
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Netherlands | data-sort-value="4" | |||
New Zealand | data-sort-value="4" |
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Nicaragua | data-sort-value="4" |
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Niger | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Nigeria | data-sort-value="3" [117] | 90 days | ||
data-sort-value="4" [118] |
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Norway | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Oman | data-sort-value="0" | 14 days | ||
Pakistan | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Palau | data-sort-value="2" | 30 days | ||
Panama | data-sort-value="4" |
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Papua New Guinea | data-sort-value="3" [125] | 30 days | ||
Paraguay | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Peru | data-sort-value="4" |
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Philippines | data-sort-value="4" |
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Poland | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Portugal | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Qatar | data-sort-value="0" [128] | 30 days |
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Romania | data-sort-value="4" | |||
data-sort-value="3" [129] | 16 days |
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Rwanda | data-sort-value="0" | 30 days |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | data-sort-value="0" | 3 months | ||
Saint Lucia | data-sort-value="2" | 6 weeks | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | data-sort-value="0" | 3 month | ||
Samoa | data-sort-value="0" | 60 days | ||
San Marino | data-sort-value="4" |
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data-sort-value="3" [131] | ||||
Saudi Arabia | data-sort-value="4" |
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Senegal | data-sort-value="0" | 90 days | ||
Serbia | data-sort-value="4" |
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Seychelles | data-sort-value="0" [136] | 3 months | ||
Sierra Leone | data-sort-value="1" [137] | 3 months / 30 days | ||
Singapore | data-sort-value="4" |
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Slovakia | data-sort-value="4" |
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Slovenia | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Solomon Islands | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Somalia | data-sort-value="2" | 30 days | ||
South Africa | data-sort-value="3" [144] |
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data-sort-value="3" [146] |
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Spain | data-sort-value="4" |
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Sri Lanka | data-sort-value="1" [147] | 60 days / 30 days | ||
Sudan | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Suriname | data-sort-value="3" [150] | 90 days | ||
Sweden | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Switzerland | data-sort-value="4" | |||
data-sort-value="4" [151] | ||||
Tajikistan | data-sort-value="3" [152] | 60 days |
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data-sort-value="1" [153] | 90 days | |||
Thailand | data-sort-value="0" | 60 days |
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Togo | data-sort-value="3" [154] | 15 days | ||
Tonga | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Trinidad and Tobago | data-sort-value="0" | 90 days | ||
Tunisia | data-sort-value="4" | 3 months |
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Turkey | data-sort-value="4" |
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Turkmenistan | data-sort-value="4" |
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Tuvalu | data-sort-value="2" | 1 month | ||
Uganda | data-sort-value="3" [156] | 3 months |
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Ukraine | data-sort-value="4" |
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United Arab Emirates | data-sort-value="4" |
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United Kingdom and Crown dependencies | data-sort-value="4" |
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United States | data-sort-value="4" |
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Uruguay | data-sort-value="4" |
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Uzbekistan | data-sort-value="3" [166] | 30 days | ||
Vanuatu | data-sort-value="0" | 30 days | ||
data-sort-value="4" |
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data-sort-value="4" | ||||
data-sort-value="3" [167] |
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Yemen | data-sort-value="4" | |||
Zambia | data-sort-value="3" [169] | 90 days | ||
Zimbabwe | data-sort-value="2" | 30 days |
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Territory | Conditions of access | Notes | |
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data-sort-value="4" [170] | |||
data-sort-value="4" [171] | 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.[172]
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data-sort-value="0" [174] | 3 months | ||
data-sort-value="0" | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[175] | ||
Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | |||
data-sort-value="2" | 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[176] [177] | ||
data-sort-value="0" [178] | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[179] [180] | ||
data-sort-value="4" [181] | 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. | ||
data-sort-value="0" | Registration required after 24h.[182] [183] |
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes | |
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China | |||
Hong Kong | data-sort-value="3" | 14 days | |
data-sort-value="0" | 30 days | ||
Denmark | |||
Faroe Islands | data-sort-value="4" [184] | ||
Greenland | data-sort-value="4" [185] | ||
France | |||
data-sort-value="2" [186] | |||
French Guiana | data-sort-value="4" [187] | ||
French Polynesia | data-sort-value="4" [188] | ||
Guadeloupe | data-sort-value="4" | ||
Martinique | data-sort-value="4" | ||
data-sort-value="4" [189] | |||
data-sort-value="4" | |||
Mayotte | data-sort-value="4" [190] | ||
New Caledonia | data-sort-value="4" [191] | ||
Reunion | data-sort-value="2" | 15 days if trip arranged through approved travel agencies[192] | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | data-sort-value="4" | ||
Wallis and Futuna | data-sort-value="4" [193] | ||
Netherlands | |||
Aruba | data-sort-value="4" [194] |
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data-sort-value="4" |
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New Zealand | |||
Cook Islands | data-sort-value="0" | 31 days | |
Niue | data-sort-value="0" | 30 days | |
Tokelau | data-sort-value="4" [196] | ||
Norway | |||
Jan Mayen | data-sort-value="2" | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[197] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[198] | |
Svalbard | data-sort-value="0" | Unlimited period under Svalbard Treaty[199] 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 | |||
data-sort-value="4" [200] | The visa policy is the same as for Cyprus, which follows the visa policy of the Schengen Area.[201] | ||
Anguilla | data-sort-value="4" [202] | Visa required, except for holders of a visa issued by the United Kingdom. | |
Bermuda | data-sort-value="4" | 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 | data-sort-value="2" [203] | ||
data-sort-value="0" | 30 days | ||
Cayman Islands | data-sort-value="4" [204] | 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.[205] | |
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | data-sort-value="4" | ||
Gibraltar | data-sort-value="4" | 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 | data-sort-value="0" | 6 months[206] | |
data-sort-value="0" | 14 days visa-free and landing fee USD 35 or tax of USD 5 if not going ashore.[207] [208] [209] | ||
data-sort-value="3" [210] [211] | |||
data-sort-value="3" [212] [213] | 3 months within any year period. | ||
data-sort-value="2" | 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.[214] | ||
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | data-sort-value="2" | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[215] [216] | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | data-sort-value="0" | 90 days[217] | |
United States | |||
American Samoa | data-sort-value="4" | ||
Guam | data-sort-value="4" | ||
Northern Mariana Islands | data-sort-value="4" | ||
Puerto Rico | data-sort-value="4" | Visa not required if holding a valid multiple-entry visa issued by US. | |
data-sort-value="4" | |||
Antarctica and adjacent islands | |||
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.[251] The other countries on the list at the time were Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Nigeria and Sudan.[251]
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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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 | ||
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 | |
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 | |
Visa not required | e-Visa for 60 days | ||
Myanmar | Conditional visa on arrival for business, workshops, events, etc. It is unclear if this exemption is also valid for tourist class visas.[252] 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 | |
Palau | Visa on arrival | e-Visa for 60 days | |
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 | |
Seychelles | Visa on arrival | e-Visa for 60 days | |
Sri Lanka | e-Visa/Visa on arrival | e-Visa for 60 days | |
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 |
(This section is under construction, please help update it.)
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.
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.