{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"IN","name":"India","slug":"india"},"destination":{"code":"BT","name":"Bhutan"},"status":"visa_on_arrival","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-21","allowedStays":[{"label":"Maximum 90-day tourist stay","maxDays":90,"basis":"per_visit"}],"policies":[{"id":"bhutan-india-ordinary-passport-entry-permit-on-arrival","title":"Bhutan: Indian ordinary passports with entry permit at the port of entry","summary":"Bhutan's Department of Immigration expressly makes Indian nationals eligible for an entry permit at the port of entry. This arrival-issued authorization is normalized as visa on arrival, not visa-free admission.","status":"visa_on_arrival","conditions":["This is an entry permit issued at the port of entry, not a visa-free finding. The portal says an original passport or Voter Identity Card is required; the latter document route is outside this ordinary-passport policy.","The official tourism page says the permit may instead be applied for before travel, including through a tour operator or hotel; online processing alone is not classified as eVisa.","Tourist stay is stated as a maximum of 90 days. The portal states an Indian visitor SDF of INR 1,200 per night; special child, day-visitor, border-town, extension, admissibility and other-purpose rules remain applicable.","Does not decide work, residence, study, transit, crew, border-pass, diplomatic, official, service, special-document or case-specific admission rules."],"sourceIds":["bhutan-doi-entry-into-bhutan","bhutan-immi-tourist-faq","bhutan-tourism-visa-guidance"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"bhutan-doi-entry-into-bhutan","title":"Department of Immigration: Entry into Bhutan","url":"https://www.doi.gov.bt/?page_id=566&lang=en","publisher":"Department of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs","jurisdiction":"Bhutan","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"},{"id":"bhutan-immi-tourist-faq","title":"Bhutan Immigration Services Portal: Frequently Asked Questions","url":"https://immi.gov.bt/faq/","publisher":"Department of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs","jurisdiction":"Bhutan","kind":"official-portal","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"},{"id":"bhutan-tourism-visa-guidance","title":"Department of Tourism: Visa","url":"https://bhutan.travel/visa","publisher":"Department of Tourism, Royal Government of Bhutan","jurisdiction":"Bhutan","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"}]}