With days remaining for Diwali 2025, several people across the country are gearing up to celebrate the festivities abroad. With more and more countries offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival, traveling abroad is easier with an Indian passport.
The Indian passport has improved its global standing, rising eight places to 77th in the Henley Passport Index 2025. Indian passport holders now enjoy visa-free or visa-free access to 59 destinations.
Here’s a list of more than 50 countries where Indians can travel visa-free or with visa-on-arrival this Diwali, index-wise —
- Kazakhstan
- Comoros Islands
- Jordan
- Fiji
- Jamaica
- Cape Verde Islands
- Ethiopia
- Cambodia
- Iran
- Indonesia
- Burundi
- Angola
- Barbados
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- British Virgin Islands
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Mongolia
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Niue
- Palau Islands
About the Henley Passport Index
The Henley Passport Index ranks 199 countries by the number of destinations their citizens can visit without a visa. Although India gained only two new visa-free destinations under the 2025 list, its increase indicates an improvement in global mobility.
A slight improvement in India’s Global Passport Index indicates a growing diplomatic presence and international cooperation. As an increasing number of countries are visa-free for Indian travelers, global mobility is gradually expanding, albeit at a slow pace.
Although India is making progress, Asian countries still top the Henley index. Singapore is in first place with visa-free access to 193 destinations, followed by Japan and South Korea, each with access to 190. In third place are European passports from countries such as France, Germany, Italy and Spain, which allow entry to 189 destinations. At the very bottom, Afghanistan has visa-free access to only 25 destinations.
