Visa-free, visa on arrival travel for Indians
International vacations do not have to be preceded by a long queue at the visa office of your nearest embassy now that Indians can travel without a visa to more than fifty countries or get a visa on arrival for a nominal cost.
Please take note: Visa policies are subject to change and we suggests checking in with a country’s embassy or consulate before departure.
Countries Indians can visit visa-free
Indian nationals can visit 21 countries without obtaining a visa at all, and stay there for a numbered couple of days that differs from seven to 30 days, depending on the agreement or visa policy of that specific country. These countries are as follows:
As Indians are welcome with easy visa options, India too opens up its door to visitors from all over the world with easy Tourist Visa on Arrival options. Now do not worry about you dream vacations.
- Bhutan
- Dominica
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Fiji
- Grenada
- Haiti
- Indonesia
- Jamaica
- Macao
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Nepal
- Palestinian Territories
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Senegal
- Serbia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Vanuatu
Countries Indians can visit by obtaining a visa-on-arrival
Indian nationals can visit 36 countries by obtaining a visa while entering India, which is a very simple procedure and saves the applicant not only energy, but also a lot of money and especially a lot of time. Indian nationals can visit the following countries by obtaining a visa-on-arrival:
- Armenia
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Cambodia
- Cape Verde
- Comoros
- Côte D’Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Guinea-Bissau
- Hong Kong
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Laos
- Madagascar
- Maldives
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Palau
- Rwanda
- Saint Lucia
- Samoa
- Sri Lanka
- Seychelles
- Somalia
- Suriname
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Zimbabwe
Indian nationals have to apply for a visa, prior their planned travel to Europe. The Schengen Area of Europe that consists of 26 European countries can be visited by obtaining a single Schengen visa, which depending on the type can allow its holder to enter once, or many times in this zone.
According to the latest statistics published by the European Commission, in 2017 most applications from India were received by French consulates, which means that France remains top favorite country for Indian nationals, followed by Germany. Italy and the Netherlands are placed third and fifth in this list. On the other hand, the countries with the highest refusal rate of Schengen visa applications to Indians were Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Malta.
