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Visa Requirements for Indian Passports

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An Indian passport requires advance arrangements for the large majority of destinations tracked here, and Europe is the clearest example, since not a single destination on this list grants visa-free entry. Where Indian travelers do get more flexibility is through eVisa and visa on arrival programs, which cover a big share of Africa, the Americas, and Asia rather than outright visa waivers. Compared with the Western and Gulf passports in this group, India's visa-free share sits far lower, closer to the pattern seen with Nigeria and Vietnam than with the UK or UAE.

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This page covers requirements for short-stay tourist and visitor travel only. Business trips, work assignments, study programs, and immigration all follow separate application processes with their own documentation, so check with the relevant embassy or consulate before traveling for any of those purposes.

Visa requirement data last verified October 15, 2026. Fee and refusal-rate figures are sourced separately -- see the methodology page for how refusal rates are calculated.

DestinationRequirementTypical stayFeeRefusal RateDocuments Needed
AfghanistanVisa required———1+
AlbaniaeVisa90 days——1+
AlgeriaVisa required———1+
AndorraVisa required———1+
AngolaVisa not required30 days——1+
Antigua and BarbudaeVisa———1+
ArgentinaVisa required———1+
ArmeniaeVisa120 days——1+
AustraliaOnline visa required———1+
AustriaVisa required——22.1%1+
AzerbaijaneVisa30 days——1+
BahamasOnline visa required90 days——1+
BahraineVisa30 days——1+
BangladeshVisa required———1+
BarbadosVisa not required90 days——1+
BelarusVisa required———1+
BelgiumVisa required——7.8%1+
BelizeVisa required———1+
BenineVisa30 days——1+
BhutanVisa not required14 days——1+
BoliviaOnline visa required———1+
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required———1+
BotswanaeVisa30 days——1+
BrazilVisa required———1+
BruneiVisa required———1+
BulgariaVisa required——37.9%1+
Burkina FasoeVisa90 days——1+
BurundiVisa on arrival30 days——1+
Cabo VerdeVisa required———1+
CambodiaVisa on arrival30 days——1+
CameroonOnline visa required180 days——1+
CanadaVisa required———1+
Central African RepublicVisa required———1+
ChadeVisa90 days——1+
ChileOnline visa required90 days——1+
ChinaOnline visa required———1+
ColombiaeVisa30 days——1+
ComorosVisa on arrival45 days——1+
Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)Visa required———1+
Costa RicaVisa required———1+
Côte d'IvoirePre-enrollment90 days——1+
CroatiaVisa required——29.2%1+
CubaeVisa———1+
CyprusVisa required———1+
Czechia (Czech Republic)Visa required——20.1%1+
Democratic Republic of the CongoeVisa7 days——1+
DenmarkVisa required——7.1%1+
DjiboutiVisa on arrival30 days——1+
DominicaVisa not required180 days——1+
Dominican RepublicVisa required———1+
EcuadorOnline visa required———1+
EgypteVisa30 daysUSD 30—1+
El SalvadoreVisa90 days——1+
Equatorial GuineaeVisa———1+
EritreaVisa required———1+
EstoniaVisa required——30.1%1+
Eswatini (fmr. "Swaziland")Visa required———1+
EthiopiaVisa on arrival90 daysUSD 62—1+
FijiVisa not required120 days——1+
FinlandVisa required——13.9%1+
FranceVisa required——15.3%1+
GaboneVisa30 days——1+
GambiaVisa not required90 days——1+
GeorgiaVisa required———1+
GermanyVisa required——10.6%1+
GhanaeVisa—USD 260—1+
GreeceVisa required——33.2%1+
GrenadaVisa not required90 days——1+
GuatemalaVisa required———1+
GuineaeVisa90 days——1+
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival90 days——1+
GuyanaOnline visa required———1+
HaitiVisa not required90 days——1+
Holy SeeVisa required———1+
HondurasVisa required———1+
HungaryVisa required——13.1%1+
IcelandVisa required——25.7%1+
IndonesiaVisa on arrival30 days——1+
IraneVisa30 days——1+
IraqeVisa30 days——1+
IrelandOnline visa required——5.1%1+
IsraelOnline visa required90 days——1+
ItalyVisa required——12.8%1+
JamaicaVisa not required———1+
JapaneVisa90 days——1+
JordanVisa on arrival30 days——1+
KazakhstanVisa not required30 days——1+
KenyaeTA90 days——1+
KiribatiVisa not required90 days——1+
KuwaitVisa required———1+
KyrgyzstaneVisa30 days——1+
LaoseVisa30 days——1+
LatviaVisa required——18.6%1+
LebanonVisa required———1+
LesothoVisa required———1+
LiberiaeVisa90 daysUSD 103—1+
LibyaeVisa———1+
LiechtensteinVisa required———1+
LithuaniaVisa required——35.7%1+
LuxembourgVisa required——23.0%1+
MadagascarVisa on arrival90 days——1+
MalawieVisa30 days——1+
MalaysiaVisa not required30 days——1+
MaldivesVisa not required90 days——1+
MaliVisa required———1+
MaltaVisa required——32.1%1+
Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival90 days——1+
MauritaniaeVisa90 days——1+
MauritiusVisa not required90 days——1+
MexicoVisa required———1+
MicronesiaVisa not required30 days——1+
MoldovaeVisa90 days——1+
MonacoVisa required———1+
MongoliaVisa on arrival30 days——1+
MontenegroVisa required———1+
MoroccoeVisa30 days——1+
MozambiqueeVisa30 days——1+
Myanmar (formerly Burma)Visa on arrival30 days——1+
NamibiaeVisa90 days——1+
NauruVisa required———1+
NepalFreedom of movement———1+
NetherlandsVisa required——20.7%1+
New ZealandOnline visa required180 days——1+
NicaraguaeVisa30 days——1+
NigerVisa required———1+
NigeriaeVisa30 days——1+
North KoreaVisa required———1+
North MacedoniaVisa required———1+
NorwayVisa required——14.7%1+
OmanVisa required———1+
PakistanVisa required———1+
PalauVisa on arrival30 days——1+
Palestine StateVisa not required———1+
PanamaVisa required———1+
Papua New GuineaeVisitors30 days——1+
ParaguayOnline visa required90 days——1+
PeruVisa required———1+
PolandVisa required——17.0%1+
PortugalVisa required——20.4%1+
QatarVisa on arrival30 days——1+
RomaniaVisa required——18.2%1+
RussiaeVisa30 days——1+
RwandaVisa not required90 days——1+
Saint Kitts and NeviseTA90 days——1+
SamoaEntry permit on arrival90 days——1+
San MarinoVisa required———1+
Sao Tome and PrincipeeVisa30 days——1+
Saudi ArabiaVisa required—SAR 535—1+
SeychelleseTA90 days——1+
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival30 days——1+
SingaporeeVisa30 days——1+
SlovakiaVisa required——23.5%1+
SloveniaVisa required——46.5%1+
South AfricaeTA90 days——1+
South KoreaOnline visa required———1+
South SudaneVisa30 days——1+
SpainVisa required——15.4%1+
Sri LankaeTA30 days——1+
SudanVisa required———1+
SurinameeVisa90 days——1+
SwedenVisa required——11.5%1+
SwitzerlandVisa required——13.6%1+
SyriaeVisa30 days——1+
TajikistaneVisa60 days——1+
TanzaniaVisa on arrival90 days——1+
ThailandVisa not required60 daysUSD 0—1+
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival30 days——1+
TogoeVisa15 daysCFA 25,000—1+
TongaVisa required———1+
TuvaluVisa on arrival30 days——1+
United KingdomOnline visa required180 days—17.8%1+
United States of AmericaVisa required——22.0%1+
UruguayVisa required———1+
UzbekistaneVisa30 days——1+
VanuatuVisa not required120 days——1+
VenezuelaOnline visa required———1+
VietnameVisa90 daysUSD 25—1+
YemenVisa required———1+
ZambiaeVisa90 daysUSD 50—1+
ZimbabweVisa on arrival90 days——1+

Sourced from live visa requirement data. Provided for general guidance only and may not reflect the latest rule changes — confirm with the relevant embassy or consulate before booking travel.