Final Up to date:February 13, 2026, 23:49 IST
In accordance with the 2026 rankings, India now stands at seventy fifth place, up from eighty fifth in 2025.
Indian passport holders can at present entry a various mixture of locations throughout Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Oceania while not having a previous visa.
Henley Passport Index 2026: India has climbed 10 locations within the newest version of the Henley Passport Index, bettering its rating regardless of gaining access to barely fewer visa-free locations than final 12 months.
In accordance with the 2026 rankings, India now stands at seventy fifth place, up from eighty fifth in 2025. In January 2026, India was ranked eightieth, making the newest rise much more notable inside a brief span.
Nonetheless, whereas the rating has improved, the overall variety of locations Indian passport holders can entry with out securing a previous visa at present stands at 56. That is up from 55 in January 2026 however decrease than the 57 locations recorded in 2025.
The Henley Passport Index, broadly tracked by governments and immigration consultants, measures passport energy based mostly on what number of locations holders can enter with out acquiring a previous visa. It’s typically seen as a proxy for diplomatic attain, bilateral agreements and world notion of migration threat. The next rating typically displays stronger worldwide relationships and reciprocal journey preparations.
India’s passport efficiency has fluctuated over the previous 20 years. The nation achieved its best-ever rating of 71st in 2006. In recent times, nonetheless, it slipped to eightieth in 2024 and additional to eighty fifth in 2025, reflecting tighter world entry guidelines throughout and after the pandemic interval.
The newest soar to seventy fifth suggests a gradual restoration in worldwide journey entry as world mobility continues to normalise and diplomatic preparations develop.
In the meantime, on the prime of the index, Singapore continues to dominate, providing its residents visa-free entry to 192 locations. Japan and South Korea share the second place, every offering entry to 187 international locations.
Sweden and the United Arab Emirates are tied at third place with entry to 186 locations. A number of European nations — France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Switzerland — collectively occupy the fourth spot, permitting visa-free journey to 185 international locations.
Indian passport holders at present get pleasure from visa-free or visa-on-arrival entry to 56 locations throughout Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Oceania.
International locations Indians Can Go to Visa-Free
Angola, Barbados, Bhutan, British Virgin Islands, Prepare dinner Islands, Dominica, Fiji, Grenada, Haiti, Iran, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Macao (SAR China), Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montserrat, Nepal, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Vanuatu, Thailand.
International locations Providing Visa On Arrival To Indians
Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde Islands, Comoro Islands, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Jordan, Laos, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niue, Palau Islands, Qatar, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Zimbabwe.
February 13, 2026, 23:49 IST
Learn Extra
