verifiedCheck exact process
Qatar
Qatar's Ministry of Interior currently includes India among the nationalities eligible for its 30-day on-arrival tourist entry route. The published conditions include passport validity and a return or onward ticket.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism, Visit
- Engine output
- Check exact process
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionCheck the current Qatar visa portal for your exact eligibility and hotel conditions, and keep confirmed return or onward evidence available for travel.
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Oman
Oman places India in its second group for the 14-day visa exemption. Indian citizens must also hold qualifying residence or a valid entry visa for specified countries, or meet the eligible GCC-resident route, and must have a return ticket, hotel reservation, health insurance and sufficient funds.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism, Visit
- Engine output
- Check exact process
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionFirst confirm that your supporting visa or residence status qualifies for Oman's 14-day exemption. If it does not, use the Royal Oman Police visa process instead.
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Indonesia
Indonesia Immigration lists India among the nationalities eligible for Visa on Arrival / e-VOA. The published e-VOA requirements include a passport valid for at least six months and a return ticket or onward ticket to another country.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism, Visit, Business
- Engine output
- Check exact process
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionUse Indonesia's official e-VOA/VOA process for your trip and make sure the return or onward evidence remains valid through application, check-in and arrival.
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Maldives
Maldives Immigration grants tourist visas on arrival and does not require tourists to obtain visa pre-approval. The arrival requirements include a complete travel itinerary, confirmed return journey tickets, confirmed accommodation and sufficient funds or an approved sponsorship.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism
- Engine output
- Check exact process
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionDo not buy a flight reservation for a pre-arranged Maldivian tourist visa. Instead, make sure your actual arrival documents satisfy Maldives Immigration's current entry requirements.
verifiedVisa exempt
Philippines
The Philippine Embassy in New Delhi states that Indian nationals travelling for tourism or business can enter without a visa for up to 14 days, subject to the published passport, accommodation, financial-capacity and return/onward-ticket conditions.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism, Business
- Engine output
- Visa exempt
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionCheck that you satisfy every condition of the visa-free privilege before travel. If you do, do not buy a visa-reservation product for a visa application that is not required.
verifiedVisa exempt
Nepal
Nepal Immigration states that Indian citizens do not need a visa to enter Nepal. Valid identity documents are still required, and Nepal Immigration recommends travelling with a passport for quicker arrival processing.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism, Visit, Business
- Engine output
- Visa exempt
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionDo not buy a visa-flight-reservation product for Nepal. Carry the accepted Indian identity document and check current Nepal entry requirements before departure.
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Sri lanka
Sri Lanka Immigration currently lists India among the nationalities eligible for a tourist visa through the ETA process free of charge for 30 days from 25 May 2026. This is an ETA route, not a reason to buy a generic temporary flight reservation by default.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism
- Engine output
- Check exact process
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionUse Sri Lanka Immigration's current ETA process and follow the exact entry-document requirements shown for your trip before arranging any separate flight evidence.
verifiedVisa exempt
Malaysia
Malaysia Immigration currently states that Indian citizens are exempt from the visa requirement for qualifying social visits through 31 December 2026. A flight reservation for a Malaysian tourist-visa application is therefore not relevant to this profile during that period.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism, Visit
- Engine output
- Visa exempt
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionCheck Malaysia's current entry and onward-travel conditions for your travel date, but do not buy a visa-reservation product for a visa application that is not required.
verifiedDo not pre-book
Australia
Australia's Department of Home Affairs currently recommends that visa applicants do not book flights or make travel commitments until the visa has been granted. A temporary flight reservation should therefore not be treated as a default visitor-visa requirement for this route.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism, Visit
- Engine output
- Do not pre-book
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionSubmit the documents required for the Australian visitor-visa application and wait for the visa outcome before making final flight commitments unless Home Affairs specifically asks for additional travel evidence.
partialReservation relevant
Canada
IRCC lists itinerary documents among recommended visitor-visa evidence and gives flight details, accommodation and event registration as examples. That supports providing credible travel plans, but the guidance does not say every visitor applicant must buy a ticket or temporary reservation.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism, Visit, Business
- Engine output
- Reservation relevant
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionProvide the itinerary evidence that fits your application, using flight details if useful, but do not purchase a non-refundable ticket merely to create visa evidence.
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Saudi arabia
Visit Saudi currently offers Indian passport holders a package tourist eVisa pathway through approved travel providers. That specific route requires a complete tourism package including confirmed accommodation and a confirmed round-trip flight booking; it is not the same as submitting a standalone temporary reservation.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism
- Engine output
- Check exact process
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionFirst determine whether the official package-eVisa route is the pathway you intend to use. If it is, use an approved package provider rather than buying a separate temporary-flight-reservation product.
verifiedVisa exempt
Thailand
The Royal Thai Embassy in New Delhi says Thailand's revised 30-day visa-exemption scheme for Indian ordinary-passport holders entering for tourism took effect on 15 September 2026. A flight reservation for a Thai tourist-visa application is therefore not relevant to this profile.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism
- Engine output
- Visa exempt
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionCheck the current Thai entry conditions and onward-travel requirements instead of buying a visa-reservation product for a trip that falls within the exemption.
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United arab emirates
The UAE government distinguishes between visa-free entry, visa on arrival and visas arranged before travel. For Indian passport holders, qualifying visas or residence permits held in other countries can change the entry route, so FlightVerified does not treat every India-to-UAE traveler as the same case.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism, Visit, Business
- Engine output
- Check exact process
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionUse the UAE government's current eligibility guidance for your exact passport and any qualifying visa or residence status before paying for a flight-reservation product.
partialReservation relevant
Italy
The current Italy visa service in India states that the tourist-visa checklist is mandatory and specifically includes flight-related documents among the required supporting items. India has multiple Italian consular jurisdictions, so the exact local checklist should still be checked before arranging the reservation.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism
- Engine output
- Reservation relevant
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionUse the Italy/VFS checklist for the jurisdiction handling your application and arrange flight-reservation evidence only in the form that checklist currently requests.
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France
France-Visas routes Indian applications through its online process and requires applicants to submit the supporting documents produced for their specific case. FlightVerified will not substitute a generic 'Schengen dummy-ticket' rule for that generated checklist.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism, Visit
- Engine output
- Check exact process
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionComplete the France-Visas visa assistant and application flow, then follow the resulting supporting-document list before arranging any flight-reservation evidence.
verifiedReservation relevant
Germany
German Missions in India list a flight reservation among the supporting documents for a Schengen tourism visa. The booking should match the trip dates and itinerary, but this is not the same as buying a final non-refundable ticket.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism
- Engine output
- Reservation relevant
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionUse a real, traceable reservation that matches the visa application and recheck the current German Missions checklist before submission.
verifiedReservation relevant
Spain
The Embassy of Spain in New Delhi lists round-trip flight bookings in the trip-details section and advises applicants not to buy the air ticket until the visa has been granted.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism
- Engine output
- Reservation relevant
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionPrepare itinerary evidence that matches the application without treating a paid non-refundable ticket as the default visa document.
verifiedReservation relevant
Switzerland
The Swiss tourism checklist for applicants in India lists a flight reservation with the names of all travelers and, where relevant, intra-Schengen transport evidence.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism
- Engine output
- Reservation relevant
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionUse reservation evidence that matches the names, dates and Schengen itinerary in the application, and recheck the current Swiss procedure before submission.
partialReservation relevant
China
Current Chinese Visa Application Service Center guidance for India lists itinerary documents for L-tourism applications, including round-trip air-ticket booking and hotel reservation, or an eligible invitation route. The exact centre and consular jurisdiction still matter.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism
- Engine output
- Reservation relevant
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionIdentify the Chinese visa centre serving your residence in India, then follow its current L-tourism checklist before arranging the flight reservation.
verifiedDo not pre-book
United kingdom
UK Visas and Immigration currently tells applicants outside the UK not to book travel until they receive a visa decision. The application asks for planned travel details, but a paid flight booking should not be treated as a default requirement.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism, Visit
- Engine output
- Do not pre-book
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionProvide accurate planned dates and supporting evidence requested by UKVI, but do not buy a temporary flight reservation solely because you are applying for a Standard Visitor visa.
verifiedDo not pre-book
United states
U.S. Department of State visitor-visa guidance says there is no guarantee a visa will be issued and applicants should not make final travel plans or buy tickets until they have a visa.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism, Visit, Business
- Engine output
- Do not pre-book
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionUse the travel plans required by the visa application process, but do not purchase a temporary reservation or final ticket merely to create visa evidence unless the embassy specifically asks for something further.
verifiedVisa required
Singapore
Singapore ICA lists India among the travel-document issuing countries that require a valid Singapore entry visa. The visa itself does not guarantee admission and the visit-pass period is decided at entry.
- Passport
- India · ordinary
- Applying from
- India
- Purpose
- Tourism, Visit, Business
- Engine output
- Visa required
- Reviewed
- 18 September 2026
- Review by
- 2026-10-18
Recommended next actionConfirm the current Singapore visa application channel and document checklist before arranging any supporting itinerary product.