Visa guides for Indian travellers
41 destinations, sorted by what your passport actually needs. 14 of them let an Indian passport in without applying for anything in advance. For the rest: the steps, the fees and the traps.
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The US is the one major destination that explicitly tells you not to buy a ticket before your interview. Visa…
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UKVI does not publish a mandatory flight-booking requirement for the Standard Visitor visa. What it does require is…
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All 29 Schengen states run the same visa code, so the document requirements barely differ between France, Germany,…
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IRCC is explicit: do not buy your ticket until the visa is issued. Processing times for a Temporary Resident Visa are…
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Australia's Department of Home Affairs assesses whether you are a genuine temporary entrant. Travel plans support…
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There is no shortcut into mainland China. No visa on arrival, no e-visa, no waiver for Indian passports. You apply in…
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Japan is unusually specific: the application asks for a daily schedule of stay listing where you are each day, with…
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Korean embassies want a documented plan: a round-trip itinerary, accommodation for the stay, and financial evidence.…
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New Zealand requires visitors to hold onward tickets or evidence of sufficient funds to buy them. In practice,…
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Kuwait is the strictest of the Gulf states for Indian tourists. There is no straightforward tourist e-visa route at…
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Brazil requires a visa from Indian passport holders, applied for online ahead of travel. There is no visa on arrival…
Requirements and fees →The single most expensive mistake with Ireland is assuming your Schengen visa covers it. It does not. Ireland is in…
Requirements and fees →e-Visa, applied for online
No embassy visit. Usually decided in a few days.
UAE tourist visas are typically arranged through an airline, hotel or licensed agent as sponsor. The documentation is…
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Singapore's ICA is efficient and unsentimental. Onward travel and accommodation are part of the SG Arrival Card, and…
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Vietnam runs one of the easier e-visa systems in the region. Ninety days, single or multiple entry, applied for…
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Turkey's e-visa is quick for eligible nationalities, but the checks happen at the airport instead of at an embassy:…
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Saudi Arabia opened up to tourism properly and the e-visa is now straightforward: a year of multiple entry, ninety…
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Oman has a rule worth checking before you pay for anything: if you already hold a valid visa for the US, UK,…
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Bahrain offers Indians both a visa on arrival and an e-visa, with durations from two weeks to three months. The…
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Egypt requires a visa from Indian passport holders, but there is a useful shortcut: hold a valid and used US, UK,…
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Baku became a favourite short-haul European-feeling break for Indian travellers, helped by a genuinely simple e-visa:…
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Cambodia is one of the simpler ones. A 30-day tourist visa, available on arrival at the airport or online three days…
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Taiwan has one of the better deals going for Indian travellers, and almost nobody knows about it. If you already hold…
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Kenya abolished visas altogether and replaced them with an Electronic Travel Authorisation. It is not quite visa…
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South Africa runs an e-visa for Indian passport holders. The form is straightforward; the decision usually turns on…
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Russia's unified e-visa replaced a paperwork-heavy process with an online form, which is a genuine improvement. It is…
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Morocco has two doors. Hold a valid Schengen or US visa and you may enter without applying for anything, subject to…
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Issued at the airport, but only if you meet the conditions.
Indonesia gives Indian passport holders a visa on arrival, and you can now buy it online beforehand as an e-VOA to…
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Qatar gives Indian passport holders a free visa on arrival, but it comes with conditions that are actually checked: a…
Requirements and fees →Visa free for Indians
Nothing to apply for. Turn up with the right paperwork and you are in.
Thailand enforces proof of onward travel more consistently than almost anywhere else, and the enforcement happens at…
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Malaysia waived visas for Indian passport holders and has kept extending it. Thirty days, no application, no fee.…
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Sri Lanka scrapped visa fees for Indian visitors and kept the free ETA registration. Thirty days, nothing to pay, but…
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The Maldives gives every arriving tourist a free 30-day visa on arrival, Indians included. There is nothing to apply…
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Nepal is the easiest border an Indian passport opens, and you do not even need the passport. Indians travel visa free…
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Hong Kong is visa free for Indian passport holders for 14 days, with one catch that catches a lot of people: you must…
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Mauritius gives Indian passport holders 90 days visa free on arrival, one of the most generous allowances anywhere.…
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The Philippines has a rule worth knowing: if you already hold a valid visa for the US, UK, Schengen, Japan, Australia…
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Kazakhstan is one of the easiest countries in the region for an Indian passport: short tourist visits need no visa…
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Georgia is the clearest example of a conditional visa waiver. If you already hold a valid visa or residence permit…
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Uzbekistan did open up to Indian travellers, and the headlines said “visa free”. What actually arrived on…
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Bhutan is visa free for Indians but not fee free. You need an entry permit, and you pay a daily Sustainable…
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