When planning an international trip, applying for a visa can be a daunting task. But are you aware that today, there are countries where an Indian visa is not required? Yes, that's true! According to the Times of India, there's a significant improvement in India's passport ranking. The rank is now at 80, right from 87 in 2022. This gives visa-free access for an Indian passport to around 60 countries.
Countries That Do Not Require Visas For Indians
It helps to know that some countries offer visa-free entry on an Indian passport. On the other hand, several others allow you to avail your visa on arrival.
Countries that offer visa-free access for an Indian passport include:
- Albania
- Barbados
- Bhutan
- British Virgin Islands
- Cook Islands
- Dominica
- El Salvador
- Fiji
- Grenada
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Kazakhstan
- Macao (SAR China)
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Montserrat
- Nepal
- Niue
- Oman
- Qatar
- Senegal
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sri Lanka
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Thailand
- Vanuatu
Countries that allow Indians to avail of their visa on arrival include:
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cape Verde Islands
- Comoro Islands
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Guinea-Bissau
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Jordan
- Laos
- Madagascar
- Maldives
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Palau Islands
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Saint Lucia
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
Note: You can receive your on-arrival visa at some key entry points to the particular country. Once you arrive there, ensure you know where to collect the visa.