Who needs a visa for India?

Tourism, business or medical treatment only.

• Maldives

Source: Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India↗, checked 31 Oct 2026Visa free entry can be availed by Maldivians whose purpose of visit to India is exclusively for Business/Medical treatment/Tourism and the stay in India does not exceed a period of 90 days.

Arriving from Nepal or Bhutan by land or air (national photo ID enough); a passport is needed from other places, and a passport and visa when arriving from China, Macau, Hong Kong or Pakistan.

• Bhutan
• Nepal

Source: Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India↗, checked 31 Oct 2026Citizens of Nepal and Bhutan visiting India from Nepal or Bhutan by land or air are exempted from the requirement of Passport and an Indian visa.

Only at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad airports; not for travellers who, or whose parents or grandparents, were born or permanently resident in Pakistan.

• Japan
• South Korea

Source: Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India↗, checked 31 Oct 2026Visa-on-Arrival facility is available for the nationals of Japan, Republic of Korea and United Arab Emirates (UAE); who intends to visit India for a period not exceeding 60 days for Business, Tourism, Conference and Medical purposes

Not for travellers of Pakistani origin (parents or grandparents born or resident in Pakistan); apply at least 4 days before arrival.

• 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
• Cabo Verde
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Chile
• Colombia
• Comoros
• 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
• Greece
• Grenada
• Guatemala
• Guinea
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Indonesia
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Jamaica
• Japan
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Tuvalu
• Uganda
• Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Vatican City
• Venezuela
• Vietnam
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Source: Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India↗, checked 31 Oct 2026If you hold valid passports from any of the following countries/regions, you are eligible for eVisa.

Business, medical or entry visa only, through the separate Afghan online visa portal; no tourist visa category.

• Afghanistan

Source: Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India↗, checked 31 Oct 2026Afghanistan Nationals can avail following visa services: 1 Business Visa 2 Student Visa 3 Medical Visa 4 Medical Attendant Visa 5 Entry Visa 6 UN Diplomat Visa

Bangladesh (90 days per visit on a tourist visa).

Pakistan: visa services for Pakistani nationals suspended since 24 April 2025; existing visas revoked from 27 April 2025.

• Bangladesh
• Pakistan

Source: Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India↗, checked 31 Oct 2026Citizens of Bangladesh (except special categories) should be in possession of a valid Passport/Travel document and a valid Indian visa in order to visit India.

Source: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India↗, checked 31 Oct 2026Reference Government of India’s decision (24 April 2025) to suspend visa services to Pakistani nationals.

Visa on arrival only for UAE nationals who earlier held an Indian e-Visa or regular paper visa; at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Cochin, Calicut and Ahmedabad airports.

• United Arab Emirates

Source: Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India↗, checked 31 Oct 2026In case of UAE nationals, VoA will be available only to those who had earlier obtained e-Visa or regular sticker/paper Visa of India.

Apply before you travel at an embassy or consulate of India, or the visa centre it names.

Nationalities not listed above: the official source says so in as many words.

• Algeria
• Burkina Faso
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• China
• Congo
• DR Congo
• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• Guinea-Bissau
• Hong Kong
• Iran
• Iraq
• Kosovo
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Macao
• Nigeria
• North Korea
• São Tomé and Príncipe
• Somalia
• South Sudan
• Sudan
• Syria
• Tunisia
• Türkiye
• Turkmenistan
• Yemen

Source: Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India↗, checked 31 Oct 2026Foreigners except certain categories who are travelling to India are required to hold a valid passport and valid visa.

Most searched passports

• Hong KongVisa required
• United StateseVisa · 30 days on the 1-month e-Tourist visa; up to 180 days per calendar year on the 1- or 5-year e-Tourist visa; up to 180 days per visit on the e-Business visaNot for travellers of Pakistani origin (parents or grandparents born or resident in Pakistan); apply at least 4 days before arrival
• New ZealandeVisa · 30 days on the 1-month e-Tourist visa; up to 180 days per calendar year on the 1- or 5-year e-Tourist visa; up to 180 days per visit on the e-Business visaNot for travellers of Pakistani origin (parents or grandparents born or resident in Pakistan); apply at least 4 days before arrival
• Saudi ArabiaNot verified yet
• United KingdomeVisa · 30 days on the 1-month e-Tourist visa; up to 180 days per calendar year on the 1- or 5-year e-Tourist visa; up to 180 days per visit on the e-Business visaNot for travellers of Pakistani origin (parents or grandparents born or resident in Pakistan); apply at least 4 days before arrival
• AustraliaeVisa · 30 days on the 1-month e-Tourist visa; up to 180 days per calendar year on the 1- or 5-year e-Tourist visa; up to 180 days per visit on the e-Business visaNot for travellers of Pakistani origin (parents or grandparents born or resident in Pakistan); apply at least 4 days before arrival