India has significantly improved its passport from last year’s ranking by rising 5 spots and is now ranked 80th in the latest Henley Passport Index. Indian passport holders need a visa to enter 177 destinations across the world in countries like China, the United States, Russia, Japan, and the entire European Union. The Henley Passport Index rankings are based on the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa, largely based on data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The other two countries along with India at rank 80 are Senegal and Togo.
People from Singapore who have the country’s passport can visit 192 travel destinations out of 227 around the world visa-free. Singapore is now officially the most powerful passport in the world. Italy, Germany, and Spain have moved up to 2nd place with visa-free access to 190 countries visa-free.
Indian tourists can now travel to 57 countries for their next holiday trip completely visa-free or visas on arrival arrangements. It is important to recognize that permissible purposes for travel and the duration of stay for Indian tourists in each country are subject to the respective nation’s visa regulations. India passport holders need to verify if a visa is required for extended stays beyond the allowed duration of stay or for purposes not encompassed within the Visa Waiver Policy of the destination country.
The list of countries giving on-arrival visas to Indian tourists are:
OCEANIA
Cook Islands
Fiji
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Niue
Palau Islands
Samoa
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
MIDDLE EAST
Iran
Jordan
Oman
Qatar
CARIBBEAN
Barbados
British Virgin Islands
Dominica
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Montserrat
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
ASIA
Bhutan
Cambodia
Indonesia
Kazakhstan
Laos
Macao (SAR China)
Maldives
Myanmar
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Timor-Leste
AMERICAS
Bolivia
El Salvador
AFRICA
Burundi
Cape Verde Islands
Comoro Islands
Djibouti
Gabon
Guinea-Bissau
Madagascar
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Rwanda
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Zimbabwe
