List of Countries where Indians get Visa on Arrival or Visa is Exempted
A visa is an authorization of your stay issued by a territory. To put it straight, it is a conditional stay permission you receive by a country. Your purpose of travel whether business, study, or travel will define the type of visa issued to you. It implies your stay limits, maximum days, when to leave/enter the country, and others.
For some countries, you will have to apply for a visa in advance before you leave the territorial boundaries of India. However, there are a few countries that welcome tourists with visa on arrival.
What is Visa on Arrival?
A Visa on Arrival is your approval to enter a country which you plan to visit for vacation. It is a kind of tourist visa which you will receive once you reach your destination. You will have to stand in the queue at a visa counter (of that country), apply for a visa and pay its respective fees. Depending on the rules applicable, a visa on arrival will be issued to you before you move to the immigration counter.
What is Visa exemption/Visa-free entry?
Different from Visa-on-Arrival, a “ Visa-Free Entry” implies that you do not need a visa approval to enter the country. You will be allowed to stay for a specific duration of time which is formally called, “landing permission”.
Visa Exemption is provided with due necessary permission of a country. But to get a visa-free entry you must have a valid passport, tickets, details of the stay in the country. A few visa-free countries for Indians are Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Qatar, Macau, Palestine, Senegal, Albania, and others.
List of countries with Visa on Arrival for Indians
Visa requirements keep changing from time to time. For now, some countries that provide Visa on Arrival for Indians include:
Note: Indians need a pre-approved visa to enter in all Europian Countries.
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Continent |
Countries |
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Asia |
Thailand, Bhutan, Cambodia, Maldives, Macau, Indonesia, Iraq, Nepal, Laos, Jordan, Timor Leste |
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Africa |
Mauritius, Seychelles, Togo, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Comoro Islands |
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South America |
Ecuador, Dominica, Bolivia, Guyana |
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North America |
British Virgin Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Lucia, St. Kitts & Nevis, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Nicaragua, Turks & Caicos |
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Oceania |
Cook Islands, El Salvador, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Palau, Nieu, Samoa, Fiji, Micronesia. |
Is travel insurance mandatory for international travel?
No, Travel Insurance Policy is not mandatory for international travel across all countries. But there are some exceptional countries like France, Finland, Czech Republic, and a few others like Turkey and Russia that won’t approve your visa application unless you include a travel insurance as part of your visa application.
Why you should buy travel insurance?
Most of us spend a lot when we travel. Many of us even travel within constrained budgets so we don’t up spending too much. A travel insurance helps you stick to your budget, as it protects you from most unplanned and unforeseen expenses that may come up. Following are some coverages offered by a travel insurance:
Things you learn: Your emergency medical expenses, cancellation costs, loss of luggage and/or loss of passport, and other such losses are covered under your Travel Insurance. This insurance policy is made mandatory in about 34 countries only. But buying a travel guard is wise if you do not want to risk your savings.
Your Travel Insurer will take care of your expenses and provide you assistance to manage the unexpected events on the foreign lands.
