Visa-Free and Visa-on-Arrival Countries for Indians in 2026
The Indian passport opens more doors in 2026 than ever before – 60+ countries are accessible without prior visa application. Here’s the complete updated list.
Fully Visa-Free for Indians (Just Show Up)
- Bhutan – Indefinite stay with photo ID. Pay Sustainable Development Fee for tourism.
- Nepal – Free entry by air or land, indefinite stay
- Mauritius – 60 days
- Maldives – 30 days
- Seychelles – 90 days
- Fiji – 4 months
- Dominica – 6 months
- Grenada – 90 days
- Haiti – 3 months
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – 30 days
- Senegal – 90 days
- Trinidad and Tobago – 90 days
- Vanuatu – 30 days
- Niue – 30 days
Visa-Free with Extended Stay (Reciprocal)
- Thailand – 60 days (extended since 2024)
- Sri Lanka – 30 days with online ETA
- Malaysia – 30 days (visa-free since Dec 2023, confirmed 2026)
Visa-on-Arrival (VOA) – Pay Fee at Airport
- UAE – 14 days (Rs.7,000), or 60 days (Rs.16,500). Many credit cards offer free 30-day visa.
- Indonesia (Bali) – 30 days, IDR 500,000 (Rs.2,700)
- Cambodia – 30 days, USD 30 (Rs.2,500)
- Laos – 30 days, USD 40 (Rs.3,400)
- Madagascar – 30 days
- Bolivia – 30 days
- Cape Verde – 30 days
- Guinea-Bissau – 90 days
- Iran – 30 days (if applying outside India)
- Jordan – 30 days (Rs.3,500)
- Mozambique – 30 days
- Palau – 30 days
- Rwanda – 30 days
- Sierra Leone – 30 days
- St. Lucia – 6 weeks
- Tanzania – 90 days
- Togo – 7 days
- Tuvalu – 30 days
- Zimbabwe – 30 days
Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA / e-Visa)
Apply online before travel, usually approved within hours-days:
- Vietnam – USD 25 single entry, 90 days validity
- Turkey – USD 50, 90 days (NEW for Indians from 2024)
- Kenya – USD 32, all foreigners now use eTA only
- Sri Lanka – USD 50, 30 days
- Azerbaijan – USD 25, 30 days
- Uzbekistan – USD 20, 30 days
- Kyrgyzstan – USD 65, 60 days
- Tajikistan – USD 50, 45 days
- Bahrain – 30 days, applicable online
- Oman – 10 days/30 days, online application
- Iraq – 60 days (eVisa from June 2024)
- Albania – Free for Indian tourists Apr-Dec each year
Schengen + UK + USA + Canada + Australia
These require prior visa application from Indian consulate/VFS. Schengen visa (most popular) allows travel across 27 countries. UK visa allows multiple entries 6 months. USA B1/B2 is 10-year multiple entry.
Smartest Visa-Free Trip Plans (No Visa Hassle)
- Solo cultural week: Sri Lanka (ETA, 7 days)
- Beach getaway: Maldives (visa-free)
- Cosmopolitan week: Thailand + Malaysia (both visa-free, fly between)
- Adventure: Nepal (visa-free) + Bhutan (visa-free)
- Long Asia trip: Vietnam (eVisa) + Cambodia (VOA) + Thailand (visa-free) – 3-week loop, all visas done online or on arrival
- Caribbean dream: Mauritius + Seychelles (both visa-free)
- Africa starter: Tanzania (VOA) safari
