India visa exemption & requirements

As of 2024, regular passport holders from 3 countries visiting India for tourism purposes including Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal Do Not require a visa and will be granted permission for short-term stay on arrival.
India Visa Required Visa Not Required E-visa Visa On Arrival

Indian visa exempt countries

To enter India for a short term visit, citizens of the following countries are able to travel in India without a visa:

Asia

Nationals from 3 countries in Asia are exempt from India visa, while those from 28 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Afghanistan Visa required N/A Yes No
Armenia Visa required N/A Yes No
Azerbaijan Visa required N/A Yes No
Bangladesh Visa required No No
Bhutan Visa not required Freedom of movement No No
Brunei Visa required N/A Yes No
Cambodia Visa required N/A Yes No
China Visa required N/A Yes No
Timor-Leste Visa required N/A Yes No
Georgia Visa required N/A Yes No
Indonesia Visa required N/A Yes No
Japan Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Kazakhstan Visa required Yes No
Kyrgyzstan Visa required Yes No
Laos Visa required N/A Yes No
Malaysia Visa required N/A Yes No
Maldives Visa not required 90 days No No
Mongolia Visa required N/A Yes No
Myanmar Visa required N/A Yes No
Nepal Visa not required Freedom of movement (under the 1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship) No No
North Korea Visa required No No
Pakistan Visa required No No
Philippines Visa required N/A Yes No
Singapore Visa required N/A Yes No
South Korea Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Sri Lanka Visa required N/A Yes No
Tajikistan Visa required N/A Yes No
Thailand Visa required N/A Yes No
Turkmenistan Visa required No No
Uzbekistan Visa required N/A Yes No
Vietnam Visa required N/A Yes No

Europe

Nationals from all countries in Europe will need visas to travel to India as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Albania Visa required N/A Yes No
Andorra Visa required Yes No
Austria Visa required N/A Yes No
Belarus Visa required N/A Yes No
Belgium Visa required N/A Yes No
Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa required N/A Yes No
Bulgaria Visa required N/A Yes No
Croatia Visa required N/A Yes No
Cyprus Visa required N/A Yes No
Czech Republic Visa required N/A Yes No
Denmark Visa required N/A Yes No
Estonia Visa required N/A Yes No
Finland Visa required N/A Yes No
France Visa required N/A Yes No
Germany Visa required N/A Yes No
Greece Visa required N/A Yes No
Hungary Visa required N/A Yes No
Iceland Visa required N/A Yes No
Ireland Visa required N/A Yes No
Italy Visa required N/A Yes No
Latvia Visa required N/A Yes No
Liechtenstein Visa required N/A Yes No
Lithuania Visa required N/A Yes No
Luxembourg Visa required N/A Yes No
North Macedonia Visa required N/A Yes No
Malta Visa required N/A Yes No
Moldova Visa required N/A Yes No
Monaco Visa required N/A Yes No
Montenegro Visa required N/A Yes No
Netherlands Visa required N/A Yes No
Norway Visa required N/A Yes No
Poland Visa required N/A Yes No
Portugal Visa required N/A Yes No
Romania Visa required N/A Yes No
Russia Visa required N/A Yes No
San Marino Visa required N/A Yes No
Serbia Visa required N/A Yes No
Slovakia Visa required N/A Yes No
Slovenia Visa required N/A Yes No
Spain Visa required N/A Yes No
Sweden Visa required N/A Yes No
Switzerland Visa required N/A Yes No
Turkey Visa required No No
Ukraine Visa required N/A Yes No
United Kingdom Visa required N/A Yes No
Kosovo Visa required N/A No No

Africa

Nationals from all countries in Africa will need visas to travel to India as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Algeria Visa required No No
Angola Visa required N/A Yes No
Benin Visa required N/A Yes No
Botswana Visa required N/A Yes No
Burkina Faso Visa required No No
Burundi Visa required N/A Yes No
Cameroon Visa required N/A Yes No
Cape Verde Visa required N/A Yes No
Central African Republic Visa required No No
Chad Visa required No No
Comoros Visa required N/A Yes No
Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required No No
Djibouti Visa required N/A Yes No
Egypt Visa required No No
Equatorial Guinea Visa required N/A Yes No
Eritrea Visa required N/A Yes No
Ethiopia Visa required No No
Gabon Visa required N/A Yes No
Gambia Visa required N/A Yes No
Ghana Visa required N/A Yes No
Guinea Visa required N/A Yes No
Côte d'Ivoire Visa required N/A Yes No
Kenya Visa required N/A Yes No
Lesotho Visa required N/A Yes No
Liberia Visa required N/A Yes No
Libya Visa required No No
Madagascar Visa required N/A Yes No
Malawi Visa required N/A Yes No
Mali Visa required N/A Yes No
Mauritania Visa required No No
Mauritius Visa required N/A Yes No
Morocco Visa required No No
Mozambique Visa required N/A Yes No
Namibia Visa required N/A Yes No
Niger Visa required N/A Yes No
Nigeria Visa required No No
Rwanda Visa required N/A Yes No
São Tomé and Príncipe Visa required N/A No No
Senegal Visa required N/A Yes No
Seychelles Visa required N/A Yes No
Sierra Leone Visa required N/A Yes No
Somalia Visa required No No
South Africa Visa required N/A Yes No
Sudan Visa required No No
Eswatini Visa required N/A Yes No
Tanzania Visa required N/A Yes No
Togo Visa required N/A Yes No
Tunisia Visa required No No
Uganda Visa required N/A Yes No
Zambia Visa required N/A Yes No
Zimbabwe Visa required N/A Yes No
Republic of the Congo Visa required No No
Guinea-Bissau Visa required No No
South Sudan Visa required No No

Central America and Caribbean

Nationals from all countries in Central America and Caribbean will need visas to travel to India as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Antigua and Barbuda Visa required N/A Yes No
Bahamas Visa required N/A Yes No
Barbados Visa required N/A Yes No
Belize Visa required N/A Yes No
Costa Rica Visa required N/A Yes No
Cuba Visa required N/A Yes No
Dominica Visa required N/A Yes No
Dominican Republic Visa required N/A Yes No
El Salvador Visa required N/A Yes No
Grenada Visa required N/A Yes No
Guatemala Visa required N/A Yes No
Haiti Visa required N/A Yes No
Honduras Visa required N/A Yes No
Jamaica Visa required N/A Yes No
Nicaragua Visa required N/A Yes No
Panama Visa required N/A Yes No
Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa required N/A Yes No
Saint Lucia Visa required N/A Yes No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa required N/A Yes No
Trinidad and Tobago Visa required N/A Yes No

South America

Nationals from all countries in South America will need visas to travel to India as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Argentina Visa required N/A Yes No
Bolivia Visa required N/A Yes No
Brazil Visa required N/A Yes No
Chile Visa required N/A Yes No
Colombia Visa required N/A Yes No
Ecuador Visa required N/A Yes No
Guyana Visa required N/A Yes No
Paraguay Visa required N/A Yes No
Peru Visa required N/A Yes No
Suriname Visa required N/A Yes No
Uruguay Visa required N/A Yes No
Venezuela Visa required N/A Yes No

Oceania

Nationals from all countries in Oceania will need visas to travel to India as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Australia Visa required N/A Yes No
Fiji Visa required N/A Yes No
Kiribati Visa required N/A Yes No
Marshall Islands Visa required N/A Yes No
Micronesia Visa required N/A Yes No
Nauru Visa required N/A Yes No
New Zealand Visa required N/A Yes No
Palau Visa required N/A Yes No
Papua New Guinea Visa required N/A Yes No
Samoa Visa required N/A Yes No
Solomon Islands Visa required N/A Yes No
Tonga Visa required N/A Yes No
Tuvalu Visa required N/A Yes No
Vanuatu Visa required N/A Yes No

Middle East

Nationals from all countries in Middle East will need visas to travel to India as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Bahrain Visa required No No
Iran Visa required Yes No
Iraq Visa required No No
Israel Visa required N/A Yes No
Jordan Visa required N/A Yes No
Kuwait Visa required No No
Lebanon Visa required No No
Oman Visa required N/A Yes No
Qatar Visa required N/A No No
Saudi Arabia Visa required N/A Yes No
Syria Visa required No No
United Arab Emirates Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Yemen Visa required No No

North America

Nationals from all countries in North America will need visas to travel to India as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Canada Visa required N/A Yes No
Mexico Visa required N/A Yes No
United States Visa required N/A Yes No

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