{"id":37903,"date":"2025-07-24T14:31:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/?p=37903"},"modified":"2025-07-24T14:31:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:31:25","slug":"india-in-henley-passport-index-2025-full-list-of-59-visa-free-visa-on-arrival-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/india-in-henley-passport-index-2025-full-list-of-59-visa-free-visa-on-arrival-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"India in Henley Passport Index 2025: Full List of 59 Visa-Free &#038; Visa-on-Arrival Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>Indian travellers can now visit 59 countries without needing a visa<\/strong> in advance. The latest update from the Henley Passport Index (July 2025) shows India has moved up to 77th place, sharing the rank with Burkina Faso, C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire, and Senegal.<\/p>\n<p>This improved mobility comes through a mix of visa-free access, visa-on-arrival, and electronic travel authorisation (ETA) options. Indian passport holders are advised to check entry rules, length of stay, and any health or COVID-related requirements directly with official sources before travelling.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14071\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2147820695.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2147820695.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2147820695-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2147820695-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2147820695-64x32.jpg 64w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2147820695-480x240.jpg 480w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2147820695-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below is a breakdown of countries Indian citizens can visit without applying for a visa in advance:<\/p>\n<h4>Asia Travel for Indian Passport Holders<\/h4>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Visa-Free<\/strong>: Bhutan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand<\/li>\n<li><strong>Visa-on-Arrival<\/strong>: Cambodia, Indonesia, Jordan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Qatar, Sri Lanka<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Africa Travel for Indian Citizens<\/h4>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Visa-Free<\/strong>: Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Senegal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Visa-on-Arrival<\/strong>: Burundi, Cape Verde Islands, Comoros Islands, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37355\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/shutterstock_1559665595.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/shutterstock_1559665595.jpg 890w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/shutterstock_1559665595-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/shutterstock_1559665595-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/shutterstock_1559665595-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>Caribbean Destinations for Indian Passport Travel<\/h4>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Visa-Free<\/strong>: Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago<\/li>\n<li><strong>Visa-on-Arrival<\/strong>: St. Lucia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Oceania Countries for Indian Travellers<\/h4>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Visa-Free<\/strong>: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Niue, Vanuatu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Visa-on-Arrival<\/strong>: Marshall Islands, Palau Islands, Samoa, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Latin America Travel Options for Indian Passport Holders<\/h4>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Visa-on-Arrival<\/strong>: Bolivia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30607\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2319752061.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2319752061.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2319752061-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2319752061-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2319752061-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>ETA Requirement for Indian Travellers<\/h4>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)<\/strong>: Seychelles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>India has made steady progress in recent years on the Henley Passport Index:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>85th in 2023<\/li>\n<li>80th in 2024<\/li>\n<li>77th in 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Meanwhile, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/uae-passport-among-10-strongest-in-the-world-with-visa-free-entry-to-184-countries\">UAE has jumped to 8th place<\/a> in the same Index<\/strong> over the past decade (starting modestly on 42nd place). It&#8217;s the biggest rise by any country in the global top 10. In 2025, Emirati passport is one of the strongest in the world, allowing visa-free entry to 184 countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian travellers can now visit 59 countries without needing a visa in advance. The latest update from the Henley Passport Index (July 2025) shows India has moved up to 77th place, sharing the rank with Burkina Faso, C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire, and Senegal. This improved mobility comes through a mix of visa-free access, visa-on-arrival, and electronic travel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":26768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15497,"slug":"uae","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/uae\/","api_id":254,"title":{"rendered":"UAE"}}],"cities":[{"id":15498,"slug":"dubai","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/uae\/dubai\/","api_id":1,"title":{"rendered":"Dubai"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37903\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}