Visa requirements for India
Who can enter India, by nationality. Tourism. Data as of September 4, 2026.
Passport holders from 2 countries can enter India without a visa in advance. All 2 enter visa-free on a valid passport. Everyone else needs a visa, or an e-visa where one is offered, before travelling.
- 2 visa-free
- 0 on arrival
- 0 eTA
- 173 e-visa
- 74 visa required
Visa-free entry
2 nationalitiesElectronic visa
173 nationalitiesAlbania
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Chile
Colombia
Comoros
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
Indonesia
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lesotho
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Niue
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
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Visa required in advance
74 nationalitiesAfghanistan
Åland Islands
Algeria
American Samoa
Antarctica
Bermuda
Bouvet Island
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Burkina Faso
Caribbean Netherlands
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Curaçao
DR Congo
Egypt
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Greenland
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guinea-Bissau
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Hong Kong
Iran
Iraq
Kosovo
Lebanon
Libya
Macau
Maldives
Martinique
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Nigeria
Norfolk Island
North Korea
Northern Mariana Islands
Pakistan
Pitcairn Islands
Puerto Rico
Republic of the Congo
Réunion
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Sint Maarten
Somalia
South Georgia
South Sudan
Sudan
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Syria
Timor-Leste
Tokelau
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
Uganda
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Visa rules change frequently and can depend on your specific circumstances. This site is compiled from public government sources and is provided for general information only. Always confirm requirements with the official immigration authority or a consulate of your destination before you travel.