Visa requirements for Indian citizens

Visa requirements for Indian citizens are as follows:

According to passport information from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), some 52 countries and territories provide visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to holders of Indian passports (details in table under).^[1] Indians may access 50 countries without a pre-issued visa,^[2]^[3] out of these 33 countries and territories offer visa-upon-arrival, while 28 countries and territories are accessible visa-free.^[4]

Where visa-free access is permitted, such access is not necessarily a right, and admission may technically be at the discretion of border enforcement officers. Visitors engaging in activities other than tourism, including unpaid work, may require a visa or work permit.

The country of residence - either temporary or permanent - is a factor in determining the visa requirements for Indian passport holders when visiting some countries. For example, an Indian Citizen residing in the United States holding a permanent resident permit (Green Card) does not need a visa to travel to Canada, Mexico, and many countries and territories in the Caribbean. (See Visa free travel for Green Card holders). Indian citizens resident in Japan (with valid Alien Registration Cards) can travel to the Republic of Korea (South Korea) for tourism and short business trips. Similarly, Indian citizens who possess GCC residency will not need a visa to enter the UAE. Indian citizens do not need a visa to travel and work in Nepal or Bhutan.

Africa

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
Burundi	Visa issued on arrival [1]
Cape Verde	Visa issued on arrival [2]
Comoros	Visa issued on arrival [3]
Djibouti	Visa issued on arrival for DJF5,000 [4]
Ethiopia	Visa issued on arrival [5]
Egypt	Visa issued on arrival if holding UK/USA visa [6]
Ghana	60 day visa on arrival available for US$150 with prior arrangement [7]
Kenya	30 day visa issued on arrival for US$50 [8]
Madagascar	90 day visa issued on arrival free of cost [9]
Mauritius	1 month[10]
Seychelles	1 month [11]
Tanzania	Visa issued on arrival for US$50 [12]
Mozambique	Visa issued on arrival for US$65 [13]
Togo	7 day visa issued on arrival [14]
Uganda	Visa will be issued on arriving [15]

Americas

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
Anguilla	Visa Not Required for if holding a valid British Visa. [16]
Barbados	Visa Not Required for Cruiseship travel; Visa needed for stay of more than 24hrs. [17]
Belize	Visa Not Required for Cruiseship travel. [18]
Bolivia	Nationals of India can obtain a visa on arrival for a max. stay of 90 days. Fee: USD 52.
British Virgin Islands	31 days [19]
Cayman Islands	Visa Not Required for Cruiseship travel; Visa needed for stay of more than 24hrs. [20]
Costa Rica	Visa not required (for max 90 day stay) if holding a valid US/EU/Canada/Japan/Korea visa valid for at least 3 months beyond arrival date. [21]
Dominica	6 months [22]
Dominican Republic	Allowed for 90 days if holding a valid US/UK/EU visa. [23] [24]
Ecuador	90 days [25] [26]
El Salvador	3 months [27]
Guatemala	90 day stay permitted on arrival [28] [29]
Grenada	3 months [30][31][32]
Haiti	3 months[33]
Honduras	90 day stay permitted for visa-holders of Canada, United States or Schengen member states [34]
Jamaica	10 days[35][36]
Mexico	Allowed for 1 month if holding a valid visa for the United States or a valid Permanent resident status for Canada,USA,UK,Schengen Member State. US EAD Card holders need to apply for a Mexican visa before visiting Mexico [37]
Montserrat	3 months [38]
Nicaragua	90-day Visa On Arrival for holders of a valid visa for the United States, Canada, or Schengen member states. [39]
Panama	30 days, if holding valid visa for United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia or EU, which has been used at least once. Need to purchase tourist card ($30) at departure airline counter. [40]
Trinidad and Tobago	90 days [41]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	3 months [42][43]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1 month [44]
Turks and Caicos Islands	30 days [45][46]

Asia

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
Bhutan	2 weeks
Cambodia	30-day visa issued on arrival for US$20 (Tourist Visa) US$25 (Business Visa) [47]
Hong Kong	14 days [48]
Indonesia	30 day visa-on-arrival for US$25 [49] (also note exit fee is 150,000 Indonesian Rupaiah)
Iran	14 day visa-on-arrival - €40 [50]
Iraq	Visa-on-arrival only at Erbil Airport, on discretion of Immigration authorities [51]
Laos	30 day visa-on-arrival [52]
Jordan	14 day visa-on-arrival for JOD 20 [53]
Macau	30 days [54]
Malaysia	5 day transit without visa, provided holder is arriving at KLIA/LCCT airport on Malaysia Airlines/Air Asia, AND has confirmed onward ticket+visa to Australia, New Zealand, United States, Japan, China, Taiwan or South Korea [55]
Maldives	30 day visa issued on arrival [56]
Myanmar	28 day visa issued on arrival [57] (This VOA facility has been restored as of 2012)
Nepal	Unlimited access [58]
Philippines	14 days if holding a visa or re-entry permit for the European Union (EU), United States, Japan, Canada, Australia, Singapore or the United Kingdom. Visa may be extended for an additional seven days, allowing for a maximum total stay of 21 days. This visa on arrival may be availed only when arriving at any of the three terminals of Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport.[59]
Singapore	96-hour Visa Free Transit Facility on either the outbound or return leg of the same journey, provided holder has confirmed onward ticket to any third country + valid visa for Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom or United States [60]
Sri Lanka	30 days visa issued on arrival, provided holder has an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA). ETA is available prior to arrival or on arrival at Bandaranaike International Airport with additional fees.[61][62]
South Korea	30 days (Jeju Island Only!) [63], Allowed stay of up to 30 days (Transit), If he/she has a visa or re-entry permit for United States, Japan, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand AND is traveling to/from one of those countries. [64]
Taiwan	30 days, E-Visa application to be filled out, E-visa issued online right away,need to carry that piece of paper with you as that is your visa. he/she must have a visa or re-entry permit for United States, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, Schengen, Australia or New Zealand. [65]
Tajikistan	45 days[66]
Thailand	15 day visa issued on arrival [1000 THB] [67]
Turkey	Visa on arrival for maximum stay of one month for holders with valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit [68]
United Arab Emirates	30-day nonrenewable visa issued to GCC resident permit holders. [69]
Vietnam	30-90 day single or multiple entry visa issued on arrival (fee at airport 45 USD) if holding a prior approval letter issued by a Vietnam based tour operator (can be obtained online in a couple of days. Fees to the operator vary, usually 30-50$ per person. But pay additional 45$ at the airport when they stamp your passport).

Europe

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
Albania	Visa not required for holders of valid Schengen Type "C" or Type "D" visa [70]
Andorra	Visa not required for holders of a valid Schengen Type "C" or Type "D" visa [71]
Bulgaria	Visa not required for holders of a valid Schengen Type "C" or Type "D" visa [72]
Croatia	Temporary visa-free access from 1 January 2013 until 31 December 2013 all holders of valid Schengen documents (Schengen Area member state residence permit or Schengen Type "C" or Type "D" visa). [73]
Cyprus	No visa required for holders of a valid Schengen Type "C" visa, provided entry into Cyprus is through a Schengen member state. [74]
Gibraltar	Holders of British multiple-entry visas of any category issued for 12 months or more (some exceptions apply) are eligible to enter Gibraltar [75]
Hungary	Not required for holders of a valid EU residence permit [76]
Ireland	No visa required for holders of a valid United Kingdom short-term (non-resident) visa, provided entry into Ireland is through the UK. [77]
Macedonia	Single entry of 15 days maximum and up to 90 days within a 6-month period for holders of a valid Schengen Type "C" visa. Schengen visa should be valid 5 days beyond the intended departure from Macedonia [78]
Montenegro	7 days stay allowed for holders of visa to United States or to a Schengen member state [79]
Poland	Visa required, except for A max. stay of 3 months allowed for, family members of EEA Nationals or Switzerland, holding UK 'Family Residence' permit or holding a passport containing an "Indefinite Leave to Remain in the United Kingdom" or "Limited Leave to Remain in the United Kingdom". [80] Poland is in the Schengen Area and hence individuals with a visa from one of the Schengen countries can travel freely to Poland.^[5]
Romania	Visa required, except for A max. stay of 90 days for holders of a permanent alien residence permit (valid at least 5 years in total) issued by United Kingdom. Visa required, except for Holders of a temporary residence permit issued by United Kingdom provided continuing their journey (incl. other modes of transport) to a third country within 5 days. [81] Romania is in the Schengen Area and hence individuals with a visa from one of the Schengen countries can travel freely to Romaina. Romania does not fully implement Schengen acquis and hence the Schengen visa is not valid for Romania. But if you have a valid Schengen visa you can transir Romania for up to 5 days including date of entry and date of departure.^[6]

Oceania

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
Cook Islands	200 days [82]
Micronesia	400 days [83]
Niue	30 days [84]
Pitcairn Islands	14 days [85]
Palau	30-day visa issued upon arrival. [86] [87]
Samoa	60-day entry permit issued upon arrival [88] [89]
Tuvalu	1-month visa issued upon arrival [90]
Vanuatu	30 days [91] [92]

References

^ "Indians can travel to 52 Countries without a Pre-issued Visa". Retrieved 5 October 2013.
^ "Of 193 nations, Indians have visa-free access to only 50". The Times Of India. 2010-09-28.
^ https://www.henleyglobal.com/citizenship/visa-restrictions/
^ IATA Travel centre
^ Schengen Area
^ Schengen Area

[1] "Indians can travel to 52 Countries without a Pre-issued Visa". Retrieved 5 October 2013.

[2] "Of 193 nations, Indians have visa-free access to only 50". The Times Of India. 2010-09-28.

[3] ttps://www.henleyglobal.com/citizenship/visa-restrictions/

[4] IATA Travel centre

[5] Schengen Area

[6] Schengen Area

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Visa Passport Travel document
Africa	Algerian Angolan Beninese Botswana Burkinabe Burundian Cameroonian Cape Verdean Central African Chadian Comorian Congolese (Democratic Republic) Congolese (Republic) Djiboutian Egyptian⁴ Equatorial Guinean Eritrean Ethiopian Gabonese Gambian Ghanaian Guinea-Bissauan Guinean Ivorian Kenyan Lesothan Liberian Libyan Malagasy Malawian Malian Mauritanian Mauritian Moroccan Mozambican Namibian Nigerian Nigerien Rwandan Saint Helena¹ Santomean Senegalese Seychellois Sierra Leonean Somali (Somaliland) South African South Sudanese Sudanese Swazi Tanzanian Togolese Tunisian Ugandan Zambian Zimbabwean
Americas	American Anguillan¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentine Bahamian Barbadian Belizean Bermudian¹ Bolivian Brazilian British Virgin Islands¹ Canadian Caymanian¹ Chilean Colombian Costa Rican Cuban Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuadorian Greenlandic Grenadian Guatemalan Guyanese Haitian Honduran Jamaican Mexican Montserratian¹ Nicaraguan Panamanian Paraguayan Peruvian Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucian Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Salvadoran Surinamese Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ Uruguayan Venezuelan
Asia	Abkhaz² ⁵ Afghan Armenian³ Azerbaijani² Bahraini Bangladeshi Bhutanese Bruneian Cambodian Chinese Hong Kongese Macanese Cypriot³ East Timorese Egyptian⁴ Emirati Georgian² Indian Indonesian Iranian Iraqi Israeli Japanese Jordanian Kazakhstani² Kuwaiti Kyrgyzstani Laotian Lebanese Malaysian Maldivian Mongolian Myanmar Nepalese North Korean Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Omani Pakistani Palestinian Philippine Qatari Russian² Saudi Singaporean South Korean South Ossetian² ⁵ Sri Lankan Syrian Taiwanese⁵ Tajikistani Thai Turkish² Turkmen Uzbekistani Vietnamese Yemeni
Europe	Abkhaz² ⁵ Albanian Andorran Armenian³ Austrian Azerbaijani² Belarusian Belgian Bosnian and Herzegovinian British (BOTC · BN(O) · BOC) Bulgarian Croatian Cypriot³ Czech Danish Faroese Greenlandic Dutch Estonian (Non-citizens) EU Finnish French Georgian² German Greek Hungarian Icelandic Irish Italian Kazakhstani² Kosovar⁵ Latvian (Non-citizens) Liechtenstein Lithuanian Luxembourg Maltese Moldovan Montenegrin Monégasque North Macedonian Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian⁹ San Marino Serbian Slovak Slovenian South Ossetian² ⁵ Spanish Swedish Swiss Transnistrian⁵ Turkish² Ukrainian Vatican City
Oceania	Australian Fijian Kiribati Marshallese Micronesian Nauruan New Zealand Palauan Papua New Guinean Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoan Solomon Islands Tongan Tuvaluan Vanuatuan
Other	Crew members Sovereign Military Order of Malta Green Card
¹ British Overseas Territories. ² Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. ³ Cyprus, Armenia, and the partially recognised republic of Northern Cyprus are entirely in Western Asia but have socio-political connections with Europe. ⁴ Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia. ⁵ Partially recognized. Immigration law

v t e Visa policy by country
Visa Passport Travel document
Africa	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros DR Congo Djibouti Egypt⁶ Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea-Bissau Guinea Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria R Congo Rwanda Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha¹ São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Somaliland³ South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Americas	Anguilla¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda¹ Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands¹ Canada Cayman Islands¹ Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten) Ecuador El Salvador Falkland Islands¹ Greenland⁵ Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Montserrat¹ Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands¹ Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ United States Puerto Rico⁴ Virgin Islands⁴ Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Abkhazia² ³ Afghanistan Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Armenia² Azerbaijan² Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong Macau Cyprus² East Timor Egypt⁶ Georgia² India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan² Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Northern Cyprus² ³ Oman Pakistan Palestine³ Philippines Qatar Russia² Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea South Ossetia² Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan (Republic of China)³ Tajikistan Thailand Turkey² Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Europe	Abkhazia² ³ Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Albania Andorra Armenia² Austria Azerbaijan² Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Cyprus² Denmark Faroe Islands Greenland Estonia Finland France Overseas Georgia² Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan² Kosovo³ Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Overseas North Macedonia Northern Cyprus² ³ Norway Svalbard Poland Portugal Romania Russia² San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Ossetia² ³ Spain Sweden Switzerland Transnistria³ Turkey² Ukraine United Kingdom Overseas Vatican City
Oceania	American Samoa⁴ Australia Cook Islands Fiji Guam⁴ Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Niue Northern Mariana Islands⁴ Palau Papua New Guinea Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Historical	Artsakh² Russia²
¹ British Overseas Territories. ² These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. ³ Partially recognized. ⁴ Unincorporated territory of the United States. ⁵ Part of the Kingdom of Denmark. ⁶ Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia.