Indian Passport: Good News! Indians can now travel visa-free to these countries as the country’s passport ranking improves

Most Powerful Passport 2024: The strength of the Indian passport had declined just a month ago, but the ranking has improved in the latest index…

Most Powerful Passport 2024: After the setback a month ago, the strength of the Indian passport has increased again. There has been an improvement in India’s ranking on the Henley Passport Index, which measures the strength of passports of countries around the world. Now Indian passport has been placed at 82nd position on this index.

Indian passport gains 3 places

The Henley Passport Index is updated on a monthly basis. Earlier in February 2024, the Indian passport had suffered a setback, when its ranking had fallen to 85th place. India has gained 3 places in the latest edition of the index released for the month of March. Now the Indian passport has risen to 82nd position from 85th position a month ago.

Calculation is done on this basis

The strength of passports of different countries of the world is calculated on the basis of how many countries provide visa-free entry to it. The Henley Passport Index is continuously updated based on this scale. Despite improving India’s position on the Henley Passport Index 2024, it is still lower than in January. India was ranked 80th on the index before falling to 85th position in the February ranking.

Visa-free access to 62 countries

Indian passport had great benefits last year. During the last year, some new names were added to the list of countries giving visa-free entry access to Indian passports. Sri Lanka, Thailand and Kenya included India among the countries with visa-free access last year. Currently, Indian passport holders can get visa-free access to 62 countries of the world. Those countries include Bhutan, British Virgin Islands, Barbados, Jordan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius and Indonesia etc.

This is how India’s importance has increased

India is emerging as a major economic power, which is also benefiting the Indian passport. The strength of the Indian passport has continuously improved over the years. The Indian passport was ranked 87th on the Henley Passport Index in the year 2022. In the year 2023, Indian passport had reached 80th position. Now Indian passport is at 82nd position. However, there is no change in the number of countries giving visa-free access to Indian passport as compared to last year. That is, the reason for the decline in ranking of Indian passport is not actually due to decrease in strength, but due to increase in strength of passports of some other countries.

The maximum strength of these passports

According to Henley Passport Index, six countries jointly hold the first place in terms of most powerful passports. Currently, the names of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore and Spain jointly come in the first place. Passport holders of these countries can visit 194 countries without visa. Finland, Netherlands, Sweden and South Korea are at second place with visa-free access to 193 countries, while Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Britain and Luxembourg are at third place with visa-free access to 192 countries.

List of 62 countries that Indians visit without a Visa

Here is a significant listing of countries that Indian passport holders can visit without a visa. This broadening of visa-free access complements opportunities for Indian tourists to interact in cultural trade and discover a large number of global locations.

1. Angola
2. Barbados
3. Cape Verde Islands
4. Comoro Islands
5. Gabon
6. Grenada
7. Guinea-Bissau
8. Haiti
9. Indonesia
10. Iran
11. Jamaica
12. Cook Islands
13. Djibouti
14. Dominica
15. Bhutan
16. Bolivia
17. British Virgin Islands
18. Burundi
19. Cambodia
20. El Salvador
21. Ethiopia
22. Fiji
23. Jordan
24. Kazakhstan
25. Kenya
26. Kiribati
27. Laos
28. Macao (SAR China)
29. Madagascar
30. Malaysia
31. Maldives
32. Marshall Islands
33. Mauritania
34. Mauritius
35. Micronesia
36. Montserrat
37. Mozambique
38. Myanmar
39. Nepal
40. Niue
41. Oman
42. Palau Islands
43. Qatar
44. Rwanda
45. Samoa
46. Senegal
47. Seychelles
48. Sierra Leone
49. Somalia
50. Sri Lanka
51. Saint Kitts and Nevis
52. St Lucia
53. St Vincent and the Grenadines
54. Tanzania
55. Thailand
56. Timor-Leste
57. Togo
58. Trinidad and Tobago
59. Tunisia
60. Tuvalu
61. Vanuatu
62. Zimbabwe