Visa Free Countries: The Ministry of External Affairs said that providing the above facilities for visa processing is a matter of the country itself, but it also largely depends on its relations with India.
Visa Free Countries: Almost half of the countries in the world have made the visa process very easy for Indian tourists. The travel process to these countries has become very easy for Indian passport holders. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, currently 16 countries have started visa-free entry, 40 countries have started visa on arrival and 47 countries have started e-visa. The Ministry of External Affairs is constantly trying to get the rest of the countries of the world to come forward to make travel easier for Indians.
The Ministry of External Affairs said that providing the above facilities for visa process is a matter of the country, but it also depends to a large extent on its relations with India. As India’s relations with other countries are increasing, the number of countries providing easy visa facilities is also increasing. Sources in the Ministry of External Affairs said that discussions are going on with many countries and more countries can be added to this list by the end of this year.
Visa free travel in these countries
These mainly include Thailand, Bhutan, Hong Kong, Maldives, Mauritius. Many countries are providing both e-visa and visa on arrival facilities. The countries providing e-visa facility include Vietnam, Russia, UAE, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Argentina, Bahrain, Malaysia, New Zealand, Oman, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Uganda, Uzbekistan etc. The countries providing arrival visa facility include Fiji, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Nigeria, Qatar, Zimbabwe, Tunisia etc. Many of these countries are providing both e-visa and arrival visa facilities.
Basically facilities are available on tourist visa only
The countries which have provided visa free, arrival visa or e-visa facility, it is basically applicable on tourist visa only. In this, permission is given to stay in the country from 15 days to maximum three months.
Time is saved
The advantage of easy visa process is that the time taken in the process of getting regular visa from the embassy is saved. The process of e-visa, arrival visa is easy. In this, the prescribed documents have to be either uploaded or presented at the time of taking arrival visa, on the basis of which immediate visa is granted.
India is also providing e-visa, arrival visa and visa free entry to many countries. India is providing e-visa to about 170 countries, visa on arrival facility to many countries including Japan, South Korea, UAE.
82nd in passport rank
The more countries give visa free or easy visa entry to India, the stronger the Indian passport will become. India is at number 82 in the Global Passport Ranking 2024. Last year its rank was 84. It is improving continuously.
