16 NATIONS GIVES FREE ENTRY TO INDIAN PASSPORTS – KNOW WHICH ONES

“There are 16 countries which provide visa-free entry to Indian ordinary passport holders,” Muraleedharan said.

Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday that, 16 countries including Nepal, Bhutan and Mauritius will now provide visa-free entry to Indian passport holders.

In a Rayan Sabha, a written feedback to a question was given by Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan that there are presently 43 countries which provides visa- on- arrival facility and other 36 countries provides e-visa province to Indian passport holders.

“There are 16 countries which provide visa-free entry to Indian ordinary passport holders,” Muraleedharan said.

The nations providing Indians a visa free entry according to the minister are:  Barbados, Bhutan, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Hong Kong SAR, the Maldives, Mauritius, Montserrat, Nepal, Niue Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Senegal, Serbia and Trinidad and Tobago.

The administration is making several attempts to raise the number of countries that provides visa free travel, visa-on-arrival and e-visa facility, in order to make an easy travelling for Indians, Muraleedharan said.

Whereas, insurance of visa and visa related procedure is supreme and individual decision of the respective countries. The matters relating to ease and liberalized visa policies for nationals of India has always raised up in bilateral meetings and forums with foreign countries, said by Muraleedharan.