15/09/2026
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15/09/2026
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NEW DELHI, Sep 15: The Indian passport has fallen to 134th place globally, with a Mobility Score of 69, according to the latest September 2026 Passport Reports ranking.
Indian passport holders can travel to 25 destinations without a visa, while 39 destinations offer visas on arrival and another five provide access through an electronic travel authorisation (eTA).
A total of 129 destinations require Indian passport holders to obtain a visa before travel, according to the latest data.
Passport Reports says its Mobility Score combines destinations accessible without a visa, with a visa on arrival or through an electronic travel authorisation.
25 destinations offer visa-free access
- Angola
- Barbados
- Bhutan
- Dominica
- Fiji
- Gambia
- Jamaica
- Grenada
- Haiti
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Malaysia — 90 days, Digital Arrival Card
- Maldives
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Nepal
- Palestine
- Macao
- Philippines
- Rwanda
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Senegal
- Thailand — 60 days, arrival card
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Vanuatu
39 destinations offer visa on arrival
- Armenia — 120 days
- Azerbaijan — 30 days
- Bolivia — stay not specified
- Burundi — 30 days
- Cambodia — 30 days
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo — 7 days
- Ethiopia — 90 days
- Gabon — 90 days
- Djibouti — 90 days
- Jordan
- Guinea — 90 days
- Guinea-Bissau
- Equatorial Guinea
- Indonesia — 30 days
- Marshall Islands
- Madagascar — 90 days
- Morocco — 30 days
- Mauritania — 90 days
- Mongolia — 30 days
- Myanmar — 30 days
- Nigeria — 90 days
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea — 30 days
- Russia — 30 days
- Saint Lucia
- Samoa
- Sierra Leone — 30 days
- South Sudan — 90 days
- Suriname — 90 days
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste
- Togo — 15 days
- Tuvalu
- Ukraine
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan — 30 days
- Vietnam — 90 days
- Zimbabwe — 90 days
Note: Laos is no longer eligible for visa-on-arrival. Passport Reports updated its status on September 15, 2026, saying a visa is now required before travel.
Five destinations offer eTA access
- Côte d'Ivoire — 90 days, pre-registration
- Kenya
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Seychelles — 90 days, tourist registration
- Sri Lanka
The latest Passport Reports data lists 129 destinations where Indian passport holders require a visa before travel. The list includes major destinations in Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, South America and the Pacific.
Europe
- Albania
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- Vatican City
North America, Central America and the Caribbean
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Belize
- Canada
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- United States
South America
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Guyana
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Asia and Middle East
- Afghanistan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Brunei
- China
- Hong Kong
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- North Korea
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Turkmenistan
- Yemen
- Laos
Africa
- Algeria
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Chad
- Congo-Brazzaville
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ghana
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Tunisia
- Zambia
Oceania/Pacific
- Australia
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
The Passport Reports page also lists several countries in the advance-visa category that offer an eVisa, meaning you can apply for the visa online before travel.
The ranking methodology counts visa-free entry, visa-on-arrival, and eTA access toward the Mobility Score. Passport Reports currently lists India at 134th, after a September 15 update that moved it down from 132nd.
