# Bhutan passport to India: Visa-free

Current access classification: **Visa-free** — No visa required before travel.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **Current official route — India: Nepalese and Bhutanese ordinary passports exempt on stated routes** (Visa-free)
  The 2025 Exemption Order exempts Nepalese and Bhutanese citizens from the passport/visa requirement on their own-border routes, and on other stated routes when holding a valid passport.
  - The order covers entry by land or air over the Nepal or Bhutan border.
  - For entry from or to another place, the person must possess a valid passport; the order excludes travel from China, Macao, Hong Kong, or Pakistan from that limb.
  - Ordinary-passport nationality result only; do not generalize to diplomatic, official, service, transit, crew, residence, employment, security, protected-area, or case-specific admission.
  Official source:
  - [Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India: Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) Order, 2025](https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2025-09/ImmigrationandForeignersExemptionOrder2025_16092025.pdf)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/bhutan-india-visa-free)
- [Bhutan passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/bhutan)
- [All passport requirements for India](https://multipassrank.com/destination/india)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)