Visa-free travel: Pakistani passport holders can now travel to 31 countries with visa-free, Visa-on-Arrival (VOA), or electronic travel authorization (eTA) access, covering destinations across Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and Oceania. This comes after a jump to 98th place in the Henley Passport Index 2026, up from 100th last year.
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Tied with Yemen, the rise reflects growing diplomatic ties and new international agreements, expanding options for vacations, business trips, and short-term visits.
While Singapore tops the ranking with visa-free access to 192 countries, the UAE climbed to fifth, and India rose to 80th with access to 55 destinations. Despite its mid-level ranking, Pakistanis now enjoy hassle-free travel to multiple countries, highlighting steady improvements in international mobility.
This expanded access offers flexibility and convenience, from tropical Caribbean getaways and African safaris to South Asian cultural tours and Pacific Island escapes, making it easier than ever for Pakistani travellers to plan leisure or business trips abroad.
Travel opportunities by region
Asia:
Visa-Free: Nepal
Visa-on-Arrival: Bhutan, Cambodia, Maldives, Timor-Leste, Qatar
ETA: Sri Lanka
Africa:
Visa-Free: Rwanda
Visa-on-Arrival: Burundi, Cape Verde Islands, Comoro Islands, Djibouti, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone
ETA: Kenya
Americas & Caribbean:
Visa-Free: Barbados, Dominica, Haiti, Micronesia, Montserrat, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Vanuatu
Oceania & Pacific islands:
Visa-on-Arrival: Cook Islands, Niue, Palau Islands, Samoa, Tuvalu
This range of destinations allows Pakistani travellers to explore the Caribbean, Africa, South Asia, and the Pacific, from beach escapes and island adventures to cultural tours and African safaris.
Here’s the full list of 31 destinations with visa-free, VOA, and ETA access.
- Barbados (Visa-free)
- Burundi (VOA)
- Cambodia (VOA)
- Cape Verde Islands (VOA)
- Comoro Islands (VOA)
- Cook Islands (VOA)
- Djibouti (VOA)
- Dominica (Visa-free)
- Guinea-Bissau (VOA)
- Haiti (Visa-free)
- Kenya (ETA)
- Madagascar (VOA)
- Maldives (VOA)
- Micronesia (Visa-free)
- Montserrat (Visa-free)
- Mozambique (VOA)
- Nepal (VOA)
- Niue (VOA)
- Palau Islands (VOA)
- Qatar (VOA)
- Rwanda
- Samoa (VOA)
- Senegal (VOA)
- Seychelles (ETA)
- Sierra Leone (VOA)
- Sri Lanka (ETA)
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines (Visa-free)
- Timor-Leste (VOA)
- Trinidad and Tobago (Visa-free)
- Tuvalu (VOA)
- Vanuatu (Visa-free)
