# India visa requirements by passport Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities. Access data checked August 24, 2026. Each relationship link exposes its current status, evidence history, and official application route where available. ## Citizenship (1) - [India](https://multipassrank.com/passport/india) ## Visa-free (3) - [Maldives](https://multipassrank.com/maldives-india-visa-free) - [Bhutan](https://multipassrank.com/bhutan-india-visa-free) - [Nepal](https://multipassrank.com/nepal-india-visa-free) ## Visa on arrival (2) - [Japan](https://multipassrank.com/japan-india-visa-on-arrival) - [South Korea](https://multipassrank.com/south-korea-india-visa-on-arrival) ## eVisa (160) - [Singapore](https://multipassrank.com/singapore-india-evisa) - [Italy](https://multipassrank.com/italy-india-evisa) - [Spain](https://multipassrank.com/spain-india-evisa) - [Switzerland](https://multipassrank.com/switzerland-india-evisa) - [Finland](https://multipassrank.com/finland-india-evisa) - [Germany](https://multipassrank.com/germany-india-evisa) - [Sweden](https://multipassrank.com/sweden-india-evisa) - [Belgium](https://multipassrank.com/belgium-india-evisa) - [France](https://multipassrank.com/france-india-evisa) - [Luxembourg](https://multipassrank.com/luxembourg-india-evisa) - [Norway](https://multipassrank.com/norway-india-evisa) - [United Kingdom](https://multipassrank.com/united-kingdom-india-evisa) - [Ireland](https://multipassrank.com/ireland-india-evisa) - [Netherlands](https://multipassrank.com/netherlands-india-evisa) - [Portugal](https://multipassrank.com/portugal-india-evisa) - [Austria](https://multipassrank.com/austria-india-evisa) - [Denmark](https://multipassrank.com/denmark-india-evisa) - [Malta](https://multipassrank.com/malta-india-evisa) - [New Zealand](https://multipassrank.com/new-zealand-india-evisa) - [Greece](https://multipassrank.com/greece-india-evisa) - [Canada](https://multipassrank.com/canada-india-evisa) - [United States](https://multipassrank.com/united-states-india-evisa) - [Hungary](https://multipassrank.com/hungary-india-evisa) - [Latvia](https://multipassrank.com/latvia-india-evisa) - [Lithuania](https://multipassrank.com/lithuania-india-evisa) - [Malaysia](https://multipassrank.com/malaysia-india-evisa) - [Poland](https://multipassrank.com/poland-india-evisa) - [Slovakia](https://multipassrank.com/slovakia-india-evisa) - [Australia](https://multipassrank.com/australia-india-evisa) - [Czechia](https://multipassrank.com/czechia-india-evisa) - [Estonia](https://multipassrank.com/estonia-india-evisa) - [Iceland](https://multipassrank.com/iceland-india-evisa) - [Slovenia](https://multipassrank.com/slovenia-india-evisa) - [Croatia](https://multipassrank.com/croatia-india-evisa) - [Liechtenstein](https://multipassrank.com/liechtenstein-india-evisa) - [United Arab Emirates](https://multipassrank.com/united-arab-emirates-india-evisa) - [Monaco](https://multipassrank.com/monaco-india-evisa) - [Cyprus](https://multipassrank.com/cyprus-india-evisa) - [Romania](https://multipassrank.com/romania-india-evisa) - [Chile](https://multipassrank.com/chile-india-evisa) - [Bulgaria](https://multipassrank.com/bulgaria-india-evisa) - [Andorra](https://multipassrank.com/andorra-india-evisa) - [Argentina](https://multipassrank.com/argentina-india-evisa) - [Brazil](https://multipassrank.com/brazil-india-evisa) - [San Marino](https://multipassrank.com/san-marino-india-evisa) - [Barbados](https://multipassrank.com/barbados-india-evisa) - [Brunei](https://multipassrank.com/brunei-india-evisa) - [Israel](https://multipassrank.com/israel-india-evisa) - [The Bahamas](https://multipassrank.com/the-bahamas-india-evisa) - [Mexico](https://multipassrank.com/mexico-india-evisa) - [St. Vincent and the Grenadines](https://multipassrank.com/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-india-evisa) - [Uruguay](https://multipassrank.com/uruguay-india-evisa) - [St. Kitts and Nevis](https://multipassrank.com/st-kitts-and-nevis-india-evisa) - [Antigua and Barbuda](https://multipassrank.com/antigua-and-barbuda-india-evisa) - [Seychelles](https://multipassrank.com/seychelles-india-evisa) - [Vatican City](https://multipassrank.com/vatican-city-india-evisa) - [Mauritius](https://multipassrank.com/mauritius-india-evisa) - [Costa Rica](https://multipassrank.com/costa-rica-india-evisa) - [Panama](https://multipassrank.com/panama-india-evisa) - [Ukraine](https://multipassrank.com/ukraine-india-evisa) - [Paraguay](https://multipassrank.com/paraguay-india-evisa) - [St. Lucia](https://multipassrank.com/st-lucia-india-evisa) - [Grenada](https://multipassrank.com/grenada-india-evisa) - [Peru](https://multipassrank.com/peru-india-evisa) - [Trinidad and Tobago](https://multipassrank.com/trinidad-and-tobago-india-evisa) - [Dominica](https://multipassrank.com/dominica-india-evisa) - [Solomon Islands](https://multipassrank.com/solomon-islands-india-evisa) - [Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)](https://multipassrank.com/taiwan-chinese-taipei-india-evisa) - [Samoa](https://multipassrank.com/samoa-india-evisa) - [Guatemala](https://multipassrank.com/guatemala-india-evisa) - [El Salvador](https://multipassrank.com/el-salvador-india-evisa) - [Marshall Islands](https://multipassrank.com/marshall-islands-india-evisa) - [Serbia](https://multipassrank.com/serbia-india-evisa) - [Tonga](https://multipassrank.com/tonga-india-evisa) - [Tuvalu](https://multipassrank.com/tuvalu-india-evisa) - [Colombia](https://multipassrank.com/colombia-india-evisa) - [Honduras](https://multipassrank.com/honduras-india-evisa) - [Montenegro](https://multipassrank.com/montenegro-india-evisa) - [Nicaragua](https://multipassrank.com/nicaragua-india-evisa) - [Kiribati](https://multipassrank.com/kiribati-india-evisa) - [Micronesia](https://multipassrank.com/micronesia-india-evisa) - [North Macedonia](https://multipassrank.com/north-macedonia-india-evisa) - [Palau Islands](https://multipassrank.com/palau-islands-india-evisa) - [Georgia](https://multipassrank.com/georgia-india-evisa) - [Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://multipassrank.com/bosnia-and-herzegovina-india-evisa) - [Albania](https://multipassrank.com/albania-india-evisa) - [Venezuela](https://multipassrank.com/venezuela-india-evisa) - [Moldova](https://multipassrank.com/moldova-india-evisa) - [Russian Federation](https://multipassrank.com/russian-federation-india-evisa) - [Qatar](https://multipassrank.com/qatar-india-evisa) - [South Africa](https://multipassrank.com/south-africa-india-evisa) - [Belize](https://multipassrank.com/belize-india-evisa) - [Ecuador](https://multipassrank.com/ecuador-india-evisa) - [Kuwait](https://multipassrank.com/kuwait-india-evisa) - [Fiji](https://multipassrank.com/fiji-india-evisa) - [Nauru](https://multipassrank.com/nauru-india-evisa) - [Vanuatu](https://multipassrank.com/vanuatu-india-evisa) - [Guyana](https://multipassrank.com/guyana-india-evisa) - [Bahrain](https://multipassrank.com/bahrain-india-evisa) - [Jamaica](https://multipassrank.com/jamaica-india-evisa) - [Oman](https://multipassrank.com/oman-india-evisa) - [Papua New Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/papua-new-guinea-india-evisa) - [Bolivia](https://multipassrank.com/bolivia-india-evisa) - [Botswana](https://multipassrank.com/botswana-india-evisa) - [Thailand](https://multipassrank.com/thailand-india-evisa) - [Belarus](https://multipassrank.com/belarus-india-evisa) - [Suriname](https://multipassrank.com/suriname-india-evisa) - [Kazakhstan](https://multipassrank.com/kazakhstan-india-evisa) - [Indonesia](https://multipassrank.com/indonesia-india-evisa) - [Lesotho](https://multipassrank.com/lesotho-india-evisa) - [Dominican Republic](https://multipassrank.com/dominican-republic-india-evisa) - [Namibia](https://multipassrank.com/namibia-india-evisa) - [Morocco](https://multipassrank.com/morocco-india-evisa) - [Azerbaijan](https://multipassrank.com/azerbaijan-india-evisa) - [eSwatini](https://multipassrank.com/eswatini-india-evisa) - [Ghana](https://multipassrank.com/ghana-india-evisa) - [Kenya](https://multipassrank.com/kenya-india-evisa) - [Malawi](https://multipassrank.com/malawi-india-evisa) - [Tanzania](https://multipassrank.com/tanzania-india-evisa) - [The Gambia](https://multipassrank.com/the-gambia-india-evisa) - [Rwanda](https://multipassrank.com/rwanda-india-evisa) - [Armenia](https://multipassrank.com/armenia-india-evisa) - [Mongolia](https://multipassrank.com/mongolia-india-evisa) - [Philippines](https://multipassrank.com/philippines-india-evisa) - [Zambia](https://multipassrank.com/zambia-india-evisa) - [Cape Verde Islands](https://multipassrank.com/cape-verde-islands-india-evisa) - [Mozambique](https://multipassrank.com/mozambique-india-evisa) - [Sierra Leone](https://multipassrank.com/sierra-leone-india-evisa) - [Benin](https://multipassrank.com/benin-india-evisa) - [Kyrgyzstan](https://multipassrank.com/kyrgyzstan-india-evisa) - [Zimbabwe](https://multipassrank.com/zimbabwe-india-evisa) - [Uzbekistan](https://multipassrank.com/uzbekistan-india-evisa) - [Côte d'Ivoire](https://multipassrank.com/cote-d-ivoire-india-evisa) - [Cuba](https://multipassrank.com/cuba-india-evisa) - [Madagascar](https://multipassrank.com/madagascar-india-evisa) - [Senegal](https://multipassrank.com/senegal-india-evisa) - [Niger](https://multipassrank.com/niger-india-evisa) - [Togo](https://multipassrank.com/togo-india-evisa) - [Gabon](https://multipassrank.com/gabon-india-evisa) - [Tajikistan](https://multipassrank.com/tajikistan-india-evisa) - [Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-india-evisa) - [Mauritania](https://multipassrank.com/mauritania-india-evisa) - [Equatorial Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/equatorial-guinea-india-evisa) - [Mali](https://multipassrank.com/mali-india-evisa) - [Vietnam](https://multipassrank.com/vietnam-india-evisa) - [Comoro Islands](https://multipassrank.com/comoro-islands-india-evisa) - [Angola](https://multipassrank.com/angola-india-evisa) - [Cambodia](https://multipassrank.com/cambodia-india-evisa) - [Cameroon](https://multipassrank.com/cameroon-india-evisa) - [Jordan](https://multipassrank.com/jordan-india-evisa) - [Liberia](https://multipassrank.com/liberia-india-evisa) - [Haiti](https://multipassrank.com/haiti-india-evisa) - [Laos](https://multipassrank.com/laos-india-evisa) - [Burundi](https://multipassrank.com/burundi-india-evisa) - [Djibouti](https://multipassrank.com/djibouti-india-evisa) - [Myanmar](https://multipassrank.com/myanmar-india-evisa) - [Sri Lanka](https://multipassrank.com/sri-lanka-india-evisa) - [Eritrea](https://multipassrank.com/eritrea-india-evisa) - [Palestinian Territory](https://multipassrank.com/palestinian-territory-india-evisa) - [Bangladesh](https://multipassrank.com/bangladesh-india-evisa) ## Visa required (33) - [Hong Kong (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/hong-kong-sar-china-india-visa) - [Macao (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/macao-sar-china-india-visa) - [Türkiye](https://multipassrank.com/turkiye-india-visa) - [Timor-Leste](https://multipassrank.com/timor-leste-india-visa) - [Saudi Arabia](https://multipassrank.com/saudi-arabia-india-visa) - [Kosovo](https://multipassrank.com/kosovo-india-visa) - [China](https://multipassrank.com/china-india-visa) - [Tunisia](https://multipassrank.com/tunisia-india-visa) - [Uganda](https://multipassrank.com/uganda-india-visa) - [São Tomé and Príncipe](https://multipassrank.com/sao-tome-and-principe-india-visa) - [Burkina Faso](https://multipassrank.com/burkina-faso-india-visa) - [Chad](https://multipassrank.com/chad-india-visa) - [Guinea-Bissau](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-bissau-india-visa) - [Algeria](https://multipassrank.com/algeria-india-visa) - [Congo (Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-rep-india-visa) - [Central African Republic](https://multipassrank.com/central-african-republic-india-visa) - [Egypt](https://multipassrank.com/egypt-india-visa) - [Turkmenistan](https://multipassrank.com/turkmenistan-india-visa) - [Lebanon](https://multipassrank.com/lebanon-india-visa) - [Congo (Dem. Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-dem-rep-india-visa) - [Nigeria](https://multipassrank.com/nigeria-india-visa) - [Iran](https://multipassrank.com/iran-india-visa) - [Libya](https://multipassrank.com/libya-india-visa) - [North Korea](https://multipassrank.com/north-korea-india-visa) - [South Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/south-sudan-india-visa) - [Ethiopia](https://multipassrank.com/ethiopia-india-visa) - [Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/sudan-india-visa) - [Pakistan](https://multipassrank.com/pakistan-india-visa) - [Somalia](https://multipassrank.com/somalia-india-visa) - [Yemen](https://multipassrank.com/yemen-india-visa) - [Iraq](https://multipassrank.com/iraq-india-visa) - [Syria](https://multipassrank.com/syria-india-visa) - [Afghanistan](https://multipassrank.com/afghanistan-india-visa) ## Official evidence timeline - **Current official route — India: Indian citizens** (Citizenship) Indian ordinary-passport holders are Indian citizens, not foreigners subject to the foreigner-visa rules. - Citizenship status only; it is not a finding about an overseas-citizenship card or a foreign passport held by a former Indian citizen. - Does not decide passport issuance, exit controls, dual-nationality questions, residence, work, transit, or admissibility. Official source: - [Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India: Immigration and Foreigners Rules, 2025](https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2025-09/Immigration_and_Foreigners_Rules_2025_16092025.pdf) - **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) - **Current official route — India: Maldivian ordinary passports exempt for short visits** (Visa-free) India's current bilateral-relations brief describes bilateral visa-free tourism, medical and business entry for Maldives nationals for up to 90 days in the preceding six months. - For tourism, medical, and business purposes only; stay may not exceed 90 days in the preceding six months. - Valid passport/travel document and other applicable entry, security, health, admission, registration, protected-area, transit, crew, residence, work, and document rules remain applicable. - The separate diplomatic/official-passport waiver is outside this ordinary-passport policy. Official source: - [Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India: Ministry of External Affairs: India–Maldives Bilateral Relations](https://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Bilateral-Brief-25.pdf) - **Current official route — India: Japanese and South Korean ordinary passports eligible for visa on arrival** (Visa on arrival) India Visa Online identifies Japanese and South Korean nationals for visa on arrival at six designated international airports. - Visitor must be visiting for no more than 60 days for business, tourism, conference, or medical purposes and meet the stated passport, funds, onward-ticket, admissibility, and other conditions. - Available only at Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai international airports; it is non-extendable and non-convertible. - Not available to diplomatic/official-passport holders or persons of Pakistani origin (including the stated parent/grandparent or permanent-residence condition). - The UAE visa-on-arrival route is conditional on an earlier Indian eVisa or regular/paper visa and is therefore not a nationality-wide VOA classification; UAE remains in the eVisa policy. Official sources: - [Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India: India Visa Online: Visa on Arrival](https://www.indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/visa-on-arrival.html) - [Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India: India Visa Online: eVisa](https://www.indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/) - **Current official route — India: ordinary passports eligible for eVisa** (eVisa) The Bureau of Immigration's live eVisa portal lists these passport nationalities as eVisa-eligible; Japan and South Korea are kept in the easier visa-on-arrival policy. - Apply online, pay the eVisa fee, receive a granted ETA by email, print it, and present it at an eVisa-designated immigration check post. - For e-Tourist/e-Business applications, the portal says to apply at least four days before travel; an approved ETA is required before travelling. - Passport must generally have at least six months' validity; traveller needs onward/return travel and sufficient funds. Biometrics are captured on arrival. - eVisa is not available to diplomatic/official passports, laissez-passer or other non-passport travel documents, or persons endorsed on another person's passport. - Pakistani-passport holders or persons of Pakistani origin must apply for a regular visa at an Indian mission; this overrides nationality-list eligibility where applicable. - eVisa is non-extendable/non-convertible and not valid for protected, restricted, or cantonment areas without prior permission. It does not decide work, residence, transit outside the chosen eVisa category, crew, security, or admissibility. Official source: - [Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India: India Visa Online: eVisa](https://www.indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/) - **Current official route — India: Afghan ordinary passports require an advance visa** (Visa required) India's central gateway routes Afghanistan nationals to a separate advance AFGHAN Visa service, whose published categories do not establish a standard e-Tourist visa. - The special portal publishes business, student, medical, medical-attendant, entry, and UN-diplomat services; it does not publish a standard e-Tourist category. - Its online form/ETA workflow is a special advance visa process, not evidence of the general eVisa route. - Purpose-specific documentation, prior authorization, security screening, passport validity, biometrics, registration, protected-area, transit, crew, residence, work, and admissibility conditions remain outside this nationality-only classification. Official sources: - [Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India: India Visa Online: Authorized Portal for Visa Application to India](https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/) - [Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India: India Visa Online: Visa for Afghanistan](https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/avisa/index.html) - **Current official route — India: Pakistani ordinary passports require regular visa in advance** (Visa required) India's eVisa portal directs Pakistani-passport holders and persons of Pakistani origin to apply for a regular visa at an Indian mission. - The eVisa portal says Pakistani-passport holders and persons of Pakistani origin must apply for a regular visa at an Indian mission. - The current official gateway says all existing valid visas issued to Pakistani nationals, except medical, long-term, diplomatic and official visas, stood revoked immediately from 27 April 2025; medical visas were valid only until 29 April 2025. This record does not infer that a new ordinary visitor visa is presently grantable. - This is an advance regular/paper visa route, not eVisa or visa on arrival. - Purpose-specific, security, port, passport, registration, protected-area, transit, crew, residence, work, diplomatic/official-document, and admissibility conditions remain applicable. Official sources: - [Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India: India Visa Online: Authorized Portal for Visa Application to India](https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/) - [Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India: India Visa Online: eVisa](https://www.indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/) - [Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India: India Visa Online: Regular/Paper Visa](https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/index.html) - **Current official route — India: other non-exempt ordinary passports require a regular visa in advance** (Visa required) Current Immigration and Foreigners Rules require an appropriate valid visa for foreign passports unless an express exemption applies; these nationalities are absent from the current eVisa eligibility list and ordinary-passport exemptions documented here. - The current rule requires an appropriate valid visa for foreign passport holders unless an express exemption applies; the central portal distinguishes regular/paper visa from limited-category eVisa. - Complete the online regular-visa form, then print/sign it and submit the passport and supporting documents to the relevant Indian mission or visa application center. - Do not use this policy for holders of an OCI/eOCI card, SAARC Visa Exemption/Visa Liberalisation Scheme endorsements, diplomatic/official/service passports, transit, crew, residence, work, protected/restricted-area travel, security or admission exceptions. Official sources: - [Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India: Immigration and Foreigners Rules, 2025](https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2025-09/Immigration_and_Foreigners_Rules_2025_16092025.pdf) - [Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India: India Visa Online: eVisa](https://www.indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/) - [Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India: India Visa Online: Regular/Paper Visa](https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/index.html) ## Useful links - [HTML destination page](https://multipassrank.com/destination/india) - [All destinations](https://multipassrank.com/destinations) - [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)