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Going to India?

Here is what your passport needs to get in. 167 of 198 passports can go visa free, on arrival or with an online visa. If yours is not one of them, that is the part we are good at.

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Entry rules for common passports

PassportEntry rule
Malaysiae-Visa
Indonesiae-Visa
Philippinese-Visa
Vietname-Visa
Thailande-Visa
ChinaVisa required
PakistanVisa required
BangladeshVisa required
Sri Lankae-Visa
NepalVisa free
NigeriaVisa required
Ghanae-Visa
Kenyae-Visa
EgyptVisa required
Moroccoe-Visa
TurkeyVisa required
IranVisa required
Russiae-Visa
Brazile-Visa
Mexicoe-Visa
South Africae-Visa
United Statese-Visa
United Kingdome-Visa

Every passport, grouped

Visa free (3 passports)

Bhutan, Maldives (90 days), Nepal

Visa on arrival (3 passports)

Japan, South Korea, United Arab Emirates

e-Visa (161 passports)

Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Visa required (31 passports)

Algeria, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Congo, DR Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Macao, Mauritania, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Yemen

Questions people ask

Do I need a visa for India?

It depends on your passport. In our data, 167 of 198 passports can enter India visa free, on arrival, with an eTA or with an e-Visa. The other 31 need a visa from an embassy first. Find your passport in the table on this page, then confirm with the official embassy before you book.

Can Vibe Scout help with a India visa?

Yes. We put together your visa file and plan the trip around it: flights, a place to stay, insurance and an eSIM. If the visa is refused, our promise page explains the refund.

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Want us to sort it?

Tell us your passport and dates. A real person checks the visa side, then we send flights and stays that fit your budget. You only pay when you are ready.

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Entry rules from Passport Index Data (MIT), updated 17 February 2026. Not verified by us country by country. Stay lengths and rules change, so always confirm with the official embassy of India before you book or file.