Consular Services

Visa Waiver Agreements

Countries with which India has operational Visa Exemption Agreement for holders of Diplomatic, Official/Service Passports.

Visa Waiver Agreements
Sr. No.	Country	Category of Passport	Period of stay	Signed on	Date of Entry into Force / Remarks	Copy of Agreement
1	Albania	Diplomatic & Official		27-11-2015	20-01-2018	Albania(Size : 159 KB)
2	Algeria	Diplomatic & Official/Service	90 days	31-01-2019	01-10-2021	Algeria(Size : 5,540 KB)
3	Andorra	Diplomatic & Official Passports	90 days	15-03-2024	15-06-2024	Andorra(Size : 1 MB)
4	Antigua & Barbuda	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	17.09.2019	15.02.2020	Antigua & Barbuda(Size : 2,006 KB)
5	Argentina	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	31.03.1994	Visa free stay till assignment for those assigned to Mission	Argentina(Size : 172 KB)
6	Azerbaijan	Diplomatic, Official and Service	90 days	04-04-2018	06-09-2018	Azerbaijan(Size : 147 KB)
7	Bahrain	Diplomatic & Special/Official	90 days	15-07-2018	19-12-2018	Bahrain(Size : 524 KB)
8	Bahamas	Diplomatic and Official Passports	90 days	29.11.2018	w.e.f 23.01.2020	Bahamas(Size : 10699KB)
9	Bangladesh	Diplomatic & official	45 days	15-07-2018		Bangladesh(Size : 6.13 MB)
10	Belarus	Diplomatic & Official	Not specified			Belarus(Size : 563 KB)
11	Belize	Diplomatic & Official/Service	90 days	18-09-2017	30-04-2018	Belize(Size : 857 KB)
12	Benin	Diplomatic & Official/Service	90 days	29-07-2019	08-03-2020	Benin(Size : 9.28 MB)
13	Bhutan	All passports	Not specified
14	Bolivia	Diplomatic and Official	90 days	29-03-2019	29-06-2019	Bolivia(Size : 1.17 MB)
15	Brazil	Diplomatic & Official/Service	90 days	25.01.2004	w.e.f. 17.11..2004	Brazil(Size : 255 KB)
16	Brunei	Diplomatic & Official	14 days	04.04.2016	w.e.f. 04.05.2016	Brunei(Size : 321 KB)
17	Bulgaria	Diplomatic & Official/Service	90 days	03.03.2009	w.e.f. 02.07.2009	Bulgaria(Size : 474 KB)
18	Cambodia	Diplomatic & Official	60 days	09.04.2002	w.e.f..09.05.2002	Cambodia(Size : 141 KB)
19	Chile	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	24.04.2003	w.e.f. 17.08.2004	Chile(Size : 441 KB)
20	Colombia	Diplomatic & Official	90 days			Colombia(Size : 741 KB)
21	Commonwealth of Dominica	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	7 May 2021	1 November, 2022	Commonwealth of Dominica(Size : 968 KB)
22	Costa Rica	Diplomatic and Official/Service	90 days	8 March 2019	1 April, 2020	Costa Rica(Size : 3 MB)
23	Côte d'Ivoire	Diplomatic & Official	30 days	21-10-2016	17-07-2019	Côte d'Ivoire(Size : 213 KB)
24	Croatia	Diplomatic & Official/Service	30 days	19-09-2007	w.e.f. 08-04-2008	Croatia(Size : 352 KB)
25	Cyprus	Diplomatic & Official/Service	90 days	25-05-2007	w.e.f 01-05-2008	Cyprus(Size : 258 KB)
26	Denmark	Diplomatic & Official		14 August 1986	14 December 2017	Denmark(Size : 563 KB)
27	Djibouti	Diplomatic and Official/Service Passports	90 days	22.09.2022	01.02.2023	Djibouti(Size : 4.8 MB)
28	Dominican Republic	Diplomatic and Official	90 days	26.08.2019	02.05.2022	Dominican Republic(Size : 9.24 MB)
29	Ecuador	Diplomatic & Official	30 days	22.6.2007	w.e.f. 18.08.2008	Ecuador(Size : 658 KB)
30	Egypt	Diplomatic, Official, Special, & Service	90 days	18.11.2008	w.e.f. 15.02.2010	Egypt(Size : 415 KB)
31	El Salvador	Diplomatic & official	90 days	10.06.2008	w.e.f. 01.04.2009	El Salvador(Size : 1.15 MB)
32	Equatorial Guinea	Diplomatic and Official/Service	90 days	18-08-2017	01-08-2020	Equatorial Guinea(Size : 4.35 MB)
33	Fiji	Diplomatic and Official Passports	90 days	16 February 2023	1 August, 2023	Fiji(Size : 5.32 MB)
34	Gambia	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	01.11.2021	15.07.22	Gambia(Size : 32 KB)
35	Georgia	Diplomatic and Official/Service	90 days	31.07.2017	20.09.2017	Georgia(Size : 85 KB)
36	Ghana	Diplomatic and Official/Service	90 days	13.06.2016	01.06.2021	Ghana(Size : 2.9 MB)
37	Grenada	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	06.02.2020	30.10.2020	Grenada(Size : 3.74 MB)
38	Guatemala	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	28.05.2015	w.e.f. 14.12.2015	Guatemala(Size : 74 KB)
39	Guyana	Diplomatic & Official/Service	90 days	04.02.2003	w.e.f. 03.01.2005	Guyana(Size : 52 KB)
40	Honduras	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	10.06.2008	w.e.f. 01.03.2009	Honduras(Size : 85 KB)
41	Hong Kong	Diplomatic & official			Those assigned to mission require visa
42	Hungary	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	04.11.2003	w.e.f. 01.04.2005	Hungary(Size : 65 KB)
43	Iceland	Diplomatic and Official	90 days	10-09-2019	01-11-2020	Iceland(Size : 2, 461 KB)
44	Indonesia	Diplomatic & Official	30 days		w.e.f. 04.08.2022	Indonesia(Size : 1.9 MB)
45	Israel	Diplomatic & Official/Service	90 days	09.09.2003	w.e.f. 20.10.2004	Israel(Size : 162 KB)
46	Jordan	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	01-03-2018	30-09-2018	Jordan(Size : 175 KB)
47	Kazakhstan	Diplomatic & Official/Service	30 days	17.08.1999	w.e.f. 20.11.2000	Kazakhstan(Size : 152 KB)
48	Kingdom of Eswatini	Diplomatic & Official/Service	90 days	09-04-2018	01st April 2019	Kingdom of Eswatini(Size : 1.04 MB)
49	Kuwait	Diplomatic, Official & Special Passports	60 days	04.04.2018	08.03.2019	Kuwait(Size : 169 KB)
50	Kyrgyzstan	Diplomatic & Official/Service	90 days	19.07.2013	w.e.f. April 2014	Kyrgyzstan(Size : 185 KB)
51	Laos	Diplomatic & Official	30 days	06.11.2002	w.e.f. 01.04.2005	Laos(Size : 175 KB)
52	Lesotho	Diplomatic/Official	90 days	03-12-2020	01-05-2021	Lesotho(Size : 998 KB)
53	Madagascar	Diplomatic, Service and Official	90 days	13 September 2022	1 April, 2023	Madagascar(Size : 1.85 MB)
54	Malawi	Diplomatic and Official	90 days	05-11-2018	01-05-2022	Malawi(Size : 460 KB)
55	Malaysia	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	14.05.2001	w.e.f. 01.10.2001	Malaysia(Size : 75 KB)
56	Maldives	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	17-03-2019	05-08-2019	Maldives(Size : 98 KB)
57	Mauritius	Diplomatic & Official	90 days
57	Malaysia	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	01.01.2023	w.e.f. 01.03.2023	Malaysia(Size : 1.2 MB)
58	Mexico	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	21.10.2005	w.e.f. 23.02.2006	Mexico(Size : 62 KB)
59	Micronesia	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	19.02.2024	w.e.f. 15.09.2024	Micronesia(Size : 2.7 MB)
60	Moldova	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	10.05.2024	w.e.f. 01.08.2024	Moldova(Size : 1.04 MB)
61	Mongolia	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	23.12.2005	w.e.f. 02.02.2006	Mongolia(Size : 57 KB)
62	Morocco	Diplomatic & Official/Service	30 days	17.11.2015	w.e.f. 21.01.2016	Morocco(Size : 75 KB)
63	Mozambique	Diplomatic & official	90 days	07.08.2015	w.e.f. 09.05.2016	Mozambique(Size : 45 KB)
64	Myanmar	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	02.11.2003	w.e.f. 15.3.2005	Myanmar(Size : 85 KB)
65	Namibia	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	31.08.2009	w.e.f. 01.11.2011	Namibia(Size : 62 KB)
66	Nauru	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	17.09.2024	16.02.2025	Nauru(Size : 2.41 MB)
67	Nepal	All passports	Not specified
68	Nicaragua	Diplomatic, official & service	90 days	10.06.2008	w.e.f. 01.10.2008	Nicargua(Size : 38 KB)
69	Oman	Diplomatic, Official/ Service/ Special	90 days	11 .2.2018	07.06.2020	Oman(Size : 1 MB)
70	Palau	Diplomatic and Official Passports	90 days	18.07.2022	01.04.2023	Palau(Size : 2.35 MB)
71	Palestine	Diplomatic & Official Passports	90 days	16-05-2017	20-04-2018	Palestine(Size : 68 KB)
72	Panama	Diplomatic, Official and Consular Passports	90 days	09-05-2018	30-08-2018	Panama(Size : 31 KB)
73	Paraguay	Diplomatic & Official	90 days			Paraguay(Size : 306 KB)
74	Peru	Diplomatic and Official/Service Passports	90 days	03.06.2003	w.e.f. 16.09.2004	Peru(Size : 42 KB)
75	Philippines	Diplomatic & Official	30 days	05-10-2007	w.e.f. 24-04-2008	Philipines(Size : 82 KB)
76	Qatar	Diplomatic,Official & Special Passport	90 days	03.12.2016	23 May 2017	Qatar(Size : 62 KB)
77	Republic of Angola	Diplomatic and Official/Service Passports	90 days	07.09.2020	15.10.2023	Republic of Angola(Size : 2.49 MB)
78	Republic of Korea (South Korea)	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	01.08.2005	w.e.f. 03.10.05	Republic of Korea (South Korea)(Size : 32 KB)
79	Republic of Senegal	Diplomatic and Official/Service Passport	90 days	01-06.2022	01.09.2022	Republic of Senegal (Size : 2.83 MB)
80	Republic of the Marshall Islands	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	18-02-2020	30-10-2020	Republic of the Marshall Islands(Size : 3464 KB)
81	Russia	Diplomatic & Official/Service	90 days	03.12.2004	w.e.f. 15.02.2005	Russia(Size : 68 KB)
82	Rwanda	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	20.02.2017	25.12.2017	Rwanda(Size : 31 KB)
83	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Diplomatic and Official Passports	90 days	10.09.2019	w.e.f 13.01.2020	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines(Size : 2687 KB)
84	Serbia	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	17.09.2007	w.e.f. 17.07.2009	Serbia(Size : 83 KB)
85	Seychelles	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	20-05-2021	15-10-2021	Seychelles(Size : 6.25 MB)
86	Singapore	Diplomatic & Official	Not specified	24.01.1994	Tourism agreement
87	Solomon Island	Diplomatic & Official	90 Days	12.06.2022	11.10.2022	Solomon Island(Size : 9852 KB)
88	South Africa	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	22-02-2008	w.e.f. 21-05-2008	South Africa(Size : 72 KB)
89	Sri Lanka	Diplomatic & Official	30 days	14.03.2015	w.e.f. 15.09.2015	Sri Lanka(Size : 16 KB)
90	St. Kitts & Nevis	Diplomatic & Official/Service Passports	90 days	16-02-2018	09-10-2018	St. Kitts & Nevis(Size : 19 KB)
91	Suriname	Diplomatic, Official and Service Passports	30 days	28.04.2017	23.02.2019	Suriname(Size : 188 KB)
92	Syria	Diplomatic & Official	60 days	10-06-2010	w.e.f. 01.10.2010	Syria(Size : 12.2 KB)
93	Tanzania	Diplomatic & Official/Service	90 days	10.07.2016	w.e.f. 26.12.2016	Tanzania(Size : 12.2 KB)
94	Tajikistan	Diplomatic & Official	30 days	14.11.2003	w.e.f. 19.08.2005	Tajikstan(Size : 12.2 KB) Additional Document(Size : 2.03 MB)
95	Thailand	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	09.10.2003	w.e.f. 01.03.2004	Thailand(Size : 12.2 KB)
96	Tunisia	Diplomatic & Official/Special	90 days	30/04/2015	w.e.f. 02.05.2016	Tunisia(Size : 12.2 KB)
97	Uganda	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	24-07-2018	11 February 2019	Uganda(Size : 12 KB)
98	UAE	Diplomatic, Official & Special	90 days	25.01.2017	24 February 2017	UAE(Size : 15 KB)
99	Union of Comoros	Diplomatic/Official/Service	90 days	11.10.2019	01.03.2021	Union of Comoros(Size : 3.3 MB)
100	Uruguay	Diplomatic & Official	30 days			Uruguay(Size : 125 KB)
101	Venezuela	Diplomatic & Official/Service	90 days	31.08.2005	w.e.f. 18.11.2005	Venezuela(Size : 136 KB)
102	Vietnam	Diplomatic & Official	90 days	07.09.1994		Vietnam(Size : 142 KB)

Countries with which India has operational Visa Exemption Agreement for holders of Diplomatic Passports only.

Visa Waiver Agreements
Sr. No.	Country	Category of Passport	Period of stay	Signed on	Date of Entry into Force / Remarks	Copy of Agreement
1	Afghanistan	Diplomatic only	30 days	01.02.2016	w.e.f. 20.06.2016	Afghanistan(Size : 123 KB)
2	Armenia	Diplomatic only	90 days	31.10.2003	w.e.f. 24.08.2004	Armenia(Size : 789 KB)
3	Austria	Diplomatic Passports	90 days	13.05.2023	01.09.2023	Austria(Size : 7.47 MB)
4	Botswana	Diplomatic	90 days	01-11-2018	31-01-2019	Botswana(Size : 555 KB)
5	Cuba	Diplomatic only	90 days	23.03.2015	w.e.f. 07.07.2015	Cuba(Size : 632 KB)
6	Czech Republic	Diplomatic	90 days	07-09-2018	02nd December 2018	Czech(Size : 526 KB)
7	Estonia	Diplomatic	90 days	21.08.2019	w.e.f. 19.12.2019	Estonia(Size : 5,071 KB)
8	Finland	Diplomatic	90 days	06.11.2017	05.12.2017	Finland(Size : 1,340 KB)
9	France	Diplomatic	90 days	17.06.2013	w.e.f. 01.10.2013	France(Size : 255 KB)
10	Germany	Diplomatic only	90 days	05.04.2011	w.e.f. 01.01.1991	Germany(Size : 75 KB)
11	Greece	Diplomatic only	90 days	01.02.2013		Greece(Size : 276 KB)
12	Italy	Diplomatic	90 days	29.05.2017	22.10.2017	Italy(Size : 172 KB)
13	Iran	Diplomatic Passports	30 days	16-02-2018	22-05-2018	Iran(Size : 145 KB)
14	Japan	Diplomatic Only	90 days	12-11-2007	w.e.f. 01-01-2008	Japan(Size : 142 KB)
15	Kenya	Diplomatic only	90 days	11.07.2016	14.07.2017	Kenya(Size : 163 KB)
16	Latvia	Diplomatic	90 days	23.05.2017	08.09.2017	Latvia(Size : 2.96 MB)
17	Lithuania	Diplomatic only	90 days	10.11.2013		Lithuania(Size : 19 KB)
18	Macedonia	Diplomatic	90 days	20.01.2009	15.05.2010	Macedonia(Size : 220 KB)
19	Malta	Diplomatic only	90 days	10.11.2013		Malta(Size : 85 KB)
20	Monaco	Diplomatic only	90 days			Monaco(Size : 2.31 MB)
21	Norway	Diplomatic only	90 days	13/14.10.2014	w.e.f. 08.12.2014	Norway(Size : 52 KB)
22	Poland	Diplomatic Only	90 Days	05-10-2015	w.e.f. 07.12.2015	Poland(Size : 59 KB)
23	Portugal	Diplomatic only	90 days	06.01.2017	08.07.2017	Portugal(Size : 75 KB)
24	Republic of Zimbabwe	Diplomatic	90 days	03-11-2018	30-10-2020	Republic of Zimbabwe(Size : 5898 KB)
25	Romania	Diplomatic Only	90 days	31-01-2004	w.e.f. 06-02-2008	Romania(Size : 56 KB)
26	Spain	Diplomatic	90 days	30.05.2017	12 April 2018	Spain(Size : 58 KB)
27	Slovenia	Diplomatic only	90 days	11.11.2013	w.e.f. May 2014	Slovenia(Size : 42 KB)
28	Sweden	Diplomatic only	90 days	01-06-2015	w.e.f. 01.04.2016	Sweden(Size : 176 KB)
29	Switzerland	Diplomatic only	90 days	06.10.2016	w.e.f. 07.12.2016	Switzerland(Size : 12.2 KB)
30	Turkey	Diplomatic only	90 days	08/02/2008	w.e.f. 01.05.2008	Turkey(Size : 12.2 KB)
31	Turkmenistan	Diplomatic only	30 days	25.05.2010	w.e.f. 01.04.2011	Turkmenistan(Size : 12.2 KB)
32	Ukraine	Diplomatic only	90 days	25.11.2011	w.e.f. 09.09.2012	Ukraine(Size : 452 KB)
33	Uzbekistan	Diplomatic Passports	60 DAYS	31-10-2018	04th April 2019	Uzbekistan(Size : 411 KB)
34	Zambia	Diplomatic Passports	90 days	11-04-2018	w.e.f.14 January 2019	Zambia(Size : 772 KB)

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Visa Waiver Agreements