The Indian passport currently holds the 70th position on the global passport index, providing Indian citizens with visa-free access to 29 countries and visa-on-arrival privileges in 45 countries.
The passport has a mobility score of 74, indicating its global reach extends to 37 percent of the world. For Indian citizens, there are various countries offering visa-free entry, each with specific durations:
Visa-free destinations:
- Angola: 30 days
- Barbados: 90 days
- Bhutan: 14 days
- Dominica: 180 days
- El Salvador: 90 days
- Fiji: 120 days
- Gabon: 30 days
- Gambia: 90 days
- Grenada: 90 days
- Haiti: 90 days
- Jamaica
- Kazakhstan: 14 days
- Kiribati: 90 days
- Macao: 30 days
- Malaysia: 30 days
- Mauritius: 90 days
- Micronesia: 30 days
- Nepal
- Palestinian Territories
- Rwanda: 30 days
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: 90 days
- Senegal: 90 days
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines: 90 days
- Thailand: 30 days
- Trinidad and Tobago: 90 days
- Vanuatu: 30 days
E-visa and visa on arrival destinations:
- Armenia: 120 days
- Azerbaijan: 30 days
- Bolivia: 90 days
- Burundi: 30 days
- Cambodia: 30 days
- Cape Verde
- Comoros: 45 days
- Congo (Dem. Rep.): 90 days
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia: 90 days
- Guinea: 90 days
- Guinea-Bissau: 90 days
- Indonesia: 30 days
- Iran: 30 days
- Jordan
- Laos: 30 days
- Lesotho: 14 days
- Madagascar: 90 days
- Malawi: 90 days
- Maldives: 90 days
- Marshall Islands: 90 days
- Mauritania
- Mongolia: 30 days
- Myanmar: 30 days
- Nigeria
- Palau: 30 days
- Papua New Guinea: 30 days
- Qatar: 30 days
- Russian Federation: 15 days
- Saint Lucia: 42 days
- Samoa: 90 days
- Sierra Leone: 30 days
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka: 30 days
- Suriname: 90 days
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste: 30 days
- Togo: 15 days
- Tuvalu: 30 days
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan: 30 days
- Vietnam: 90 days
- Zimbabwe: 90 days
While this offers significant travel flexibility, it's essential to note that Indian passport holders still require visas for 123 countries, including prominent ones like Canada, China, and the USA. However, individuals with Indian passports and a UAE residency visa enjoy visa-free entry to certain countries.