Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Indian passport holders 12
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
BahraineVisa→Visa on arrival14 days
BelarusVisa required→eVisa
CubaVisa required→eVisa
GeorgiaVisa required→eVisa
Hong KongeVisa→eTA
LiberiaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
QatarVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
SerbiaVisa required→eVisa
TunisiaVisa required→Visa-free
VenezuelaVisa required→eVisa
South AfricaeVisa→eTA90 days
Harder for Indian passport holders 14
United Arab EmirateseVisa→Visa required
BoliviaeVisa→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IranVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
MoldovaeVisa→Visa required
OmaneVisa→Visa required
Papua New GuineaeTA30 days→eVisa
Saudi ArabiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
SingaporeeVisa→Visa required
El SalvadoreVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to India 1
MauritaniaVisa required→eVisa
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes