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Visa-Free Countries for India Passport Holders (2026)

India passport holders can visit 70 of 246 destinations without arranging a visa in advance: 37 visa-free, 10 with an electronic travel authorization and 23 with a visa on arrival. 54 more offer an e-visa you apply for online. 116 require a visa before travel. That puts the India passport at #83 of 208 in our ranking.

  • Visa-free 37
  • ETA 10
  • On arrival 23
  • E-visa 54
  • Visa 116
  • Special 6
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Visa-free access

70

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Passport rank

#83 of 208

E-visa online

54

Visa required

116

Visa-free for India passport holders

37 destinations. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Angola30 daysBarbados90 daysBhutanFree movementBritish Virgin Islands30 daysCook Islands31 daysDominica180 daysEl Salvador180 daysFiji120 daysGambia90 daysGrenada90 daysHaiti90 daysJamaica180 daysKazakhstan14 daysKiribati90 daysKyrgyzstan60 daysMacau30 daysMaldives90 daysMauritius180 daysMicronesia30 daysMontserrat180 daysNepalFree movementNiue30 daysNorthern Cyprus90 daysOman14 daysPalau30 daysPalestinePhilippines14 daysPitcairn Islands14 daysRwanda30 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSamoa60 daysSan Marino30 daysSenegal90 daysSvalbardFree movementTransnistria45 daysTrinidad and Tobago90 daysVatican City90 days

Online travel authorization (ETA) needed for India passport holders

10 destinations. No visa, but you need an online approval before you board.

Cambodia30 daysCape Verde30 daysHong Kong14 daysJeju Island30 daysKenya90 daysMalaysia30 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis90 daysSeychelles90 daysSri Lanka30 daysThailand30 days

Visa on arrival for India passport holders

23 destinations. Get the visa at the airport or border, usually for a fee.

Bahrain90 daysBolivia30 daysBurundi90 daysComoros45 daysEthiopia90 daysGuinea-Bissau90 daysIndonesia30 daysJordan90 daysLaos30 daysMadagascar90 daysMarshall Islands90 daysMongolia30 daysMyanmar30 daysNicaragua30 daysQatar30 daysSaint Lucia42 daysSierra Leone30 daysSyriaTanzania90 daysTimor-Leste30 daysTuvalu30 daysVanuatu120 daysZimbabwe30 days

E-visa for India passport holders

54 destinations. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Albania90 daysAnguilla90 daysAntigua and BarbudaArmenia120 daysAscension Island90 daysAustraliaAzerbaijan30 daysBahamas90 daysBenin90 daysBotswana90 daysBurkina Faso30 daysCameroon180 daysChadColombia180 daysDjibouti31 daysDR Congo7 daysEcuadorEgypt30 daysEquatorial Guinea90 daysGabon180 daysGeorgia30 daysGuinea90 daysGuyanaIranIraq30 daysIsrael90 daysIvory Coast90 daysLesothoLiberiaLibya30 daysMalawi90 daysMauritania2 yearsMoldova90 daysMorocco30 daysMozambique90 daysNew ZealandNigeria90 daysPapua New Guinea30 daysRussia30 daysSaint Helena90 daysSao Tome and PrincipeSerbia90 daysSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSuriname90 daysTajikistan60 daysTogo90 daysUganda90 daysUkraine30 daysUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistan30 daysVietnam90 daysZambia90 days

Visa required for India passport holders

116 destinations. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

AfghanistanAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraArgentinaArubaAustriaBangladeshBelgiumBelizeBermudaBonaireBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBruneiBulgariaCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChileChinaCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominican RepublicEritreaEstoniaEswatiniFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaHondurasHungaryIcelandIrelandItalyJapanKosovoKurdistan Region of IraqKuwaitLatviaLebanonLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaliMaltaMartiniqueMayotteMexicoMonacoMontenegroNamibiaNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNigerNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayPakistanPanamaParaguayPeruPolandPortugalRepublic of the CongoRéunionRomaniaSabaSaint BarthélemySaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaudi ArabiaSingaporeSint EustatiusSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomalilandSouth KoreaSouth OssetiaSpainSudanSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTokelauTongaTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUS Virgin IslandsVenezuelaWallis and FutunaYemen

Special permits and unconfirmed entry

6 destinations. A special permit is needed, or entry on this passport isn't confirmed. Contact the destination's embassy.

AbkhaziaBelarusBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryJan MayenNauruWestern Sahara

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India passport: common questions

How many countries can India passport holders visit without a visa?

70 destinations: 37 visa-free, 10 with an online travel authorization (ETA) and 23 with a visa on arrival. Another 54 let you apply for an e-visa online.

Do India passport holders need a visa for the United States?

Yes. India passport holders need a visa for the United States, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do India passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom?

Yes. India passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do India passport holders need a visa for France?

Yes. India passport holders need a visa for France, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do India passport holders need a visa for Italy?

Yes. India passport holders need a visa for Italy, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do India passport holders need a visa for Spain?

Yes. India passport holders need a visa for Spain, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Which countries need an ETA for India passport holders?

Cambodia, Cape Verde, Hong Kong, Jeju Island, Kenya, Malaysia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Thailand. An ETA is an online approval, not a visa, but airlines check it before you board.

Which countries require a visa for India passport holders?

116 destinations, including Afghanistan, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium and Belize. Apply at the destination's embassy, consulate or official visa portal well before you travel.

Compare with nearby passports

Ranked by destinations you can enter visa-free, with an ETA or on arrival.

Zimbabwe#81 · 72 destinationsSierra Leone#82 · 71 destinationsBenin#83 · 70 destinationsKyrgyzstan#83 · 70 destinationsSao Tome and Principe#83 · 70 destinationsMozambique#84 · 68 destinations
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Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with the destination's official site before you book and again before you fly.