Visa requirements for Indian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of India. As of 1 January 2017, Indian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 49 countries and territories, ranking the Indian passport 87th in terms of travel freedom (tied with Guinea-Bissauan and Turkmen passports) according to the Henley visa restrictions index. Visitors engaging in activities other than tourism, including unpaid work, require a visa or work permit except for Nepal and Bhutan. Indian citizens who are not natives of the following states also require an Inner Line Permit (ILP) if they are travelling to Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, or Mizoram. ILPs can be obtained online or at the airports of these states on arrival.
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Recent changes
Requirements for Indian citizens to have visas were recently lifted by Indonesia, Mozambique, Mauritania, Serbia, Qatar, Malaysia and Ukraine (16 April 2017). Starting 8 August 2017, Indian citizens to get visa-free access to Primorye and rest of Khabarovsk, Sakhalin, Chukotka and Kamchatka regions from 2018 in the Russian Far East for Tourism, Business and Humanitarian purposes.. Citizens of India, who have residence permit in the United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Bahrain, State of Qatar, State of Kuwait and Sultanate of Oman can obtain Armenian entry visa on the border of the Republic of Armenia issued for a maximum stay of 120 days, effective from 22 March, 2017. Indian citizens are eligible for the Australia online visitor visa (e600), effective from 1 July, 2017. Indian travelers are eligible for speedy entry into the United States as India signs Global Entry program. Qatar has introduced visa waiver on arrival for the purpose of tourism for nationals of India effective from 9 August 2017. Starting 1 September 2017, Indian citizens can apply for electronic visa for Kyrgyzstan for tourism and business purposes. Serbia abolished visa requirements for Indian citizens from 2 September 2017
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Visa requirements
Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories
Visa requirements for Indian citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognised countries and restricted zones:
Reciprocity
Indian Government has not drafted any laws to mandate reciprocity in visa agreements with other countries. While a very small number bilateral agreements have ended in reciprocity in visa arrangements, a large number of visa relationships continue to be highly skewed on one side or the other.
In 2015, Iran revoked visa-on-arrival for Indian citizens after it was included as one of the eight countries in India's Prior Reference Category, which would be excluded from India's visa liberalisation plans for foreign tourists. The other countries on the list at the time were Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Nigeria and Sudan.
Full reciprocity
India has by default achieved full reciprocity in Visa free/e-Visa Privileges with following countries:
- Australia (Electronic Visitor Visa)
- Bhutan (Visa not required)
- Nepal (Visa not required)
- Maldives (Visa not required, for 90 days)
- Antigua and Barbuda (e-Visa required)
- Ivory Coast (e-Visa required)
- Gabon (e-Visa required)
- Georgia (e-Visa required)
- Kenya (e-Visa required)
- Lesotho (e-Visa required)
- Malaysia (e-Visa required)
- Myanmar (e-Visa required)
- Sri Lanka (e-Visa required)
- Zambia (e-Visa required)
- Zimbabwe (e-Visa required)
- Hong Kong (Electronic Authorization required)
Partial reciprocity
India has achieved partial reciprocity with following countries, where Indian Immigration rules affords the citizens of the following countries a bit lesser visa privileges than what the following countries provide for Indian Citizens:
Complete disparity (at the expense of foreign citizens)
Visa privileges provided by Indian immigration for citizens of these countries are considerably far less than Visa Privileges provided by these countries to the Indian Citizens:
Vaccination
Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination. Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from a vulnerable area.
Passport validity
Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and one or two blank pages.
Limitations on passport use
Visitors holding Israeli passport or any passports showing evidence of travel to Israel are denied entry to the Arab League countries due to Arab League boycott of Israel.
Fingerprinting
Several countries including Argentina, Cambodia, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and the United States demand all passengers to be fingerprinted on arrival.
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