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India visa requirements for Bhutan citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa-free
Bhutan citizens do not need a visa for India.
Entry details
On a Bhutan passport, you do not need a visa for India. The Bhutan passport currently ranks #161 of 199 worldwide, with 52 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
India is among the more restrictive on entry, admitting 6 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #146 with 58 open destinations. As fellow Asia countries, their rules are frequently tied to regional arrangements. It works both ways: travelling India→Bhutan carries the same visa-free rule.
In the opposite direction, India citizens travelling to Bhutan face: visa-free for up to 14 days.
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