International vacations around the world are not a long-waited dream for Indians anymore. International traveling is easily accessible for Indian passport holders with Visa permits, Visa on arrival facility and visa free options. India is ranked at the 75th position according to the Passport Index’s Global Passport Power Rank 2017. The ranking is calculated from passports of 193 United Nations member countries and six territories. The position on the global scale means India has a ‘Visa-free score’ of 51. The easy visa facility allow Indian passport holders visa free entry to 24 countries allow Indian passport holders visa-free entry and 27 provide them with the visa on arrival.
An Indian passport entitles you to visit various countries without the need of undergoing any visa application process. There are many countries who either provide a visa-free entry or visa on arrival facility to Indians.
Country |
Type of Visa for Indians |
Visa details for Indians |
Bhutan |
No visa |
No Visa required for 30 days. Only valid ‘Travel Documents’ will grant entry (a)Indian Passport validity for minimum 6 months; and/or (b) Voter Identity Card, issued by the Election Commission of India. |
Bolivia |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 90 days. |
British Virgin Islands |
Visa on arrival |
31-day visa-free stay. Must hold tickets with confirmed onward/return reservations, all documents and sufficient funds to cover their intended stay. |
Cambodia |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 30 days |
Cape Verde |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 30 days |
Comoros |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 30 days |
Cook Islands |
Visa not required |
Valid for 31 days |
Djibouti |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 6 months with a return/onward ticket |
Dominica |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 6 months with a return/onward ticket |
Ecuador |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 90 days |
El Salvador |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 90 days |
Ethiopia |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 30 days |
Fiji |
No Visa |
Valid for 4 months |
Jeju Islands |
No Visa |
30 days visa free stay |
Grenada |
Visa on arrival |
Visa not required for 60 days |
Guinea-Bissau |
Visa on arrival |
Single entry biometric visa for 90 days |
Guyana |
No Visa |
Valid for 30 days providing a letter of invitation from host |
Haiti |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 3 months |
Indonesia |
No Visa |
Valid for 30 days for only tourism purposes |
Jamaica |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 6 months |
Jordan |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 2 weeks on proof of hotel booking and sufficient funds |
Kenya |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 3 months |
Kish Island |
Visa on arrival |
No visa for 14 days |
Laos |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 30 days |
Madagascar |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 30 days free of charge |
Malawi |
Visa not required |
Valid for 30 days at a charge |
Maldives |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for stay upto 90 days. |
Malaysia |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 30 days. Also issued if arriving from Thailand, Singapore or Indonesia and holding a valid visa for any of those countries |
Marshall Islands |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for stay up to 90 days |
Mauritania |
Visa not required |
Valid for stay up to 30 days |
Mauritius |
Visa not required |
Valid for 90 days |
Micronesia |
Visa not required |
Valid for 30 days |
Montserrat |
Visa not required |
Valid for 6 months |
Mozambique |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 30 days |
Nepal |
No visa required |
Freedom of movement for Indians |
Palau |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 30 days |
Palestine |
Visa not required |
Valid for 3 months |
Qatar |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 30 days at a charge |
Rwanda |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 30 days |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 3 months |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Visa not required |
Valid for a stay upto 60 days |
Samoa |
Entry permit on arrival |
Visa validity upto 90 days |
Senegal |
Visa not required |
Valid for 30 days within 1 year. |
Serbia |
Visa not required |
Valid for 3 months. |
Seychelles |
Visitor’s permit on arrival |
Visa on arrival for a maximum of 90 days. |
Somalia |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 30 days provided an invitation letter issued by host |
Suriname |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 90 days |
Svalbard |
Visa not required |
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Tanzania |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 30 days |
Thailand |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 15 days on showing documents at a fee |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Visa not required |
Valid for 90 days |
Togo |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 7 days. |
Tuvalu |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 1 month |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
Visa not required |
Not required |
Timor-Leste |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 60 days |
Uganda |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 30 days |
Ukraine |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 15 days for tourism and business purposes on showing booked hotel confirmation and return flight tickets |
Vanuatu |
Visa not required |
Valid for 30 days |
Vietnam |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 30 days at a charge |
Zambia |
Visa on arrival |
Valid for 30 days |
Written by – Evita Lopes