Visa requirements for Indian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of India. As of 21 July 2023, Indian citizens had visa-free, visa on arrival and e-visa access to 60 countries and territories, ranking the Indian passport 84, in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index. With visa-free entry to 57 countries and visa on arrival facility to 47 countries India is 72nd out of 96 in Global Passport Power Rank.
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. Ashmore and Cartier Islands – Special authorisation required. . Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park – Visa not required for 3 days; must first obtain an electronic pass. . Brest and Grodno – Visa not required for 10 days Crimea – Visa issued by Russia is required. . Hainan – Visa on arrival for 15 days. Available at Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport. Visa not required for 21 days for traveling as part of a tourist group (2 or more people) . Tibet Autonomous Region – Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars) . San Andrés and Leticia – Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival. . Galápagos – Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure. outside Asmara – To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa). . Lau Province – Special permission required. Mount Athos – Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed. . Kish Island – Visa not required. . Closed cities – Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty. outside Pyongyang – Special permit required. People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving). . Sabah and Sarawak – Visa not required. These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies. outside Malé – Permission required. Tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives. – Kartarpur Corridor: No visa required, US$20 permit required. – Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization. Mecca and Medina – Special access required. Non-Muslims and those following the Ahmadiyya religious movement are strictly prohibited from entry. Jeju Island – Visa-free entry for 30 days for Indian citizens provided arriving directly at Jeju Island. . Darfur – Separate travel permit is required. outside Khartoum – All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit. . Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province – OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez. . Closed cities – A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat. . Closed city of Mercury, Nevada, United States – Special authorization is required for entry into Mercury. . United States Minor Outlying Islands – Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island. . Margarita Island – Visa not required. All visitors are fingerprinted. . Phú Quốc – Visa not required for 30 days. outside Sana'a or Aden – Special permission needed for travel outside Sana'a or Aden. UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus – Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. Korean Demilitarized Zone – Restricted area. UNDOF Zone and Ghajar – Restricted area.
Reciprocity
The Indian Government has not drafted any laws to mandate reciprocity in visa agreements with other countries. While a very small number of bilateral agreements have concluded with reciprocity for visa arrangements, a large number of visa relationships continue to be highly skewed to one side or the other.
