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India: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: India. 55 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 82 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 29Visa-free
  • 3ETA
  • 23On arrival
  • 56eVisa
  • 115Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
India
Rank82
No prior visa55
CodeIND

Passport strength

A mid-level passport 82

Rank 82 of 199. 55 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 2.

ThailandVisa-free30 daysIndonesiaOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 171

A prior visa is needed for 171 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

Schengen AreaVisa requiredUnited KingdomVisa requiredUnited StatesVisa requiredCanadaVisa requiredAustraliaeVisaNew ZealandVisa requiredJapaneVisaSouth KoreaVisa required
Mobility19/10055 destinations without a prior visa
US access0/100no E-2, visa required
Plan B and family0/100dual citizenship not allowed, passes to children
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a India passport gives

33of 100
rank 162 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility1955 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law50score -0.13 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life51HDI 0.685
  • Health and longevity5572.0 years life expectancy
  • Education48education index 0.59
  • Taxes41up to 39%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access0no E-2, visa required
  • Plan B and family0dual citizenship not allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 29

Entry on your passport

Popular:ThailandMaldivesMalaysiaQatar
AngolaAfrica · 30 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 90 daysBhutanAsiaBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 30 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysDominicaCaribbean · 180 daysFijiOceania · 120 daysGambiaAfrica · 90 daysGrenadaCaribbean · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysJamaicaCaribbeanKazakhstanAsia · 14 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysMacaoAsia · 30 daysMalaysiaAsia · 30 daysMaldivesAsia · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 90 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMontserratCaribbean · 180 daysNepalAsiaNiueOceania · 30 daysPhilippinesAsia · 14 daysQatarMiddle East · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSenegalAfrica · 90 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 daysThailandAsia · 30 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbean · 90 daysVanuatuOceania · 120 days

ETA 3

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:Kenya
KenyaAfrica · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 days

On arrival 23

Visa issued at the border

Popular:IndonesiaSri LankaTanzania
BurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysJordanMiddle East · 30 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysLiberiaAfrica · 90 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysMongoliaAsia · 30 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysMyanmarAsia · 28 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 90 daysSierra LeoneAfrica · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. LuciaCaribbean · 42 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 daysZimbabweAfrica · 30 days

eVisa 56

Applied for online before travel

Popular:JapanGeorgiaArmeniaEgyptIsraelSerbia
AfghanistanAsiaAlbaniaEuropeAnguillaCaribbeanAntigua and BarbudaCaribbeanArmeniaMiddle EastAustraliaOceaniaAzerbaijanEuropeBahamasCaribbeanBahrainMiddle EastBelarusEuropeBeninAfricaBotswanaAfricaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaColombiaAmericasCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEcuadorAmericasEgyptAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaGabonAfricaGeorgiaEuropeGuineaAfricaHong KongAsiaIranMiddle EastIraqMiddle EastIsraelMiddle EastJapanAsiaKyrgyzstanAsiaLibyaAfricaMalawiAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMoroccoAfricaNamibiaAfricaNigeriaAfricaPapua New GuineaOceaniaRussiaEuropeSão Tomé and PríncipeAfricaSerbiaEuropeSomaliaAfricaSouth AfricaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaSurinameAmericasSyriaMiddle EastTajikistanAsiaTogoAfricaUgandaAfricaUkraineEuropeUzbekistanAsiaVenezuelaAmericasVietnamAsiaZambiaAfrica

Visa required 115

Through a consulate

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaAndorraEuropeArgentinaAmericasArubaCaribbeanAustriaEuropeBangladeshAsiaBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericasBermudaAmericasBoliviaAmericasBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbeanBosnia and HerzegovinaEuropeBrazilAmericasBruneiAsiaBulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericasCape VerdeAfricaCayman IslandsCaribbeanCentral African RepublicAfricaChileAmericasChinaAsiaCosta RicaAmericasCroatiaEuropeCuraçaoCaribbeanCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeDominican RepublicCaribbeanEl SalvadorAmericasEritreaAfricaEstoniaEuropeEswatiniAfricaFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGermanyEuropeGhanaAfricaGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGuamOceaniaGuatemalaAmericasGuyanaAmericasHondurasAmericasHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIrelandEuropeItalyEuropeKosovoEuropeKuwaitMiddle EastLatviaEuropeLebanonMiddle EastLesothoAfricaLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMaliAfricaMaltaEuropeMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericasMoldovaEuropeMonacoEuropeMontenegroEuropeNauruOceaniaNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceaniaNicaraguaAmericasNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorth MacedoniaEuropeNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaNorwayEuropeOmanMiddle EastPakistanAsiaPalestineMiddle EastPanamaAmericasParaguayAmericasPeruAmericasPolandEuropePortugalEuropePuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeSan MarinoEuropeSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastSingaporeAsiaSint MaartenCaribbeanSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceaniaSouth KoreaAsiaSpainEuropeSudanAfricaSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsiaTongaOceaniaTunisiaAfricaTürkiyeEuropeTurkmenistanAsiaTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle EastUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericasUruguayAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanVatican CityEuropeYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 80Togo57
  2. 81Burkina Faso56
  3. 81Côte d'Ivoire56
  4. 81Senegal56
  5. 82India55
  6. 83Gabon54
  7. 83Madagascar54
  8. 83Niger54
  9. 84Algeria53

Frequently asked questions

India: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 55 of 226 countries and territories, 29 visa-free, 3 with an ETA and 23 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 82 of 199.

India: is a Schengen visa needed?

Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.

India → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

India → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

India → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 133 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 110. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.