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Indian passport holders can now travel to 62 countries visa-free. Full list

Indian passport holders can now visit 62 countries, including Maldives, Thailand, Sri Lanka without a visa.

January 11, 2024 / 20:07 IST
India is ranked 80th on the most powerful passports in the world.

People with an Indian passport can travel to 62 countries visa free as the Henley Passport Index ranked India at 80th globally. While India’s rank hasn’t increased from last year, the number of destinations has shot up to 62 from 57.

The Henley Passport Index, renowned as the foremost interactive online tool for displaying, sorting, and ranking passports worldwide, derives its rankings from data supplied by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The index serves as a barometer for the global mobility landscape, reflecting the diplomatic reach and accessibility of passports across nations.

Here are the countries Indian passport holders can visit without a visa:

Angola
Barbados
Bhutan
Bolivia
British Virgin Islands
Burundi
Cambodia
Cape Verde Islands
Comoro Islands
Cook Islands
Djibouti
Dominica
El Salvador
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Grenada
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Indonesia
Iran
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Laos
Macao (SAR China)
Madagascar
Malaysia
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Micronesia
Montserrat
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Niue
Oman
Palau Islands
Qatar
Rwanda
Samoa
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Saint Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Tuvalu
Vanuatu Zimbabwe

This year's list crowns six nations with the most powerful passports. France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Spain share this status, allowing their citizens to travel to 194 countries without a visa.

Afghanistan languishes at the bottom, securing access to a mere 28 countries without a visa. Syria and Iraq follow suit, with a paltry 29 and 31 visa-free destinations, respectively. Pakistan rounds off the quartet with access to 34 countries only.

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first published: Jan 11, 2024 08:07 pm

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