INDIAN ORDINARY PASSPORT · REVIEWED 3 OCTOBER 2026
Visitor and transit guidance
Check the findings and document guidance relevant to your destination and where you apply.
Transit and entry findings
France
The current European Commission country table has no Indian-nationality airport-transit requirement for this destination. This covers international airside transit only. Border crossing, baggage recheck requiring entry, terminal closure or an intra-Schengen flight requires a separate entry assessment. The Indian row identifies Czechia and Romania, outside the present supported set.
Germany
The current European Commission country table has no Indian-nationality airport-transit requirement for this destination. This covers international airside transit only. Border crossing, baggage recheck requiring entry, terminal closure or an intra-Schengen flight requires a separate entry assessment. The Indian row identifies Czechia and Romania, outside the present supported set.
Greece
The current European Commission country table has no Indian-nationality airport-transit requirement for this destination. This covers international airside transit only. Border crossing, baggage recheck requiring entry, terminal closure or an intra-Schengen flight requires a separate entry assessment. The Indian row identifies Czechia and Romania, outside the present supported set.
Italy
The current European Commission country table has no Indian-nationality airport-transit requirement for this destination. This covers international airside transit only. Border crossing, baggage recheck requiring entry, terminal closure or an intra-Schengen flight requires a separate entry assessment. The Indian row identifies Czechia and Romania, outside the present supported set.
Netherlands
The current European Commission country table has no Indian-nationality airport-transit requirement for this destination. This covers international airside transit only. Border crossing, baggage recheck requiring entry, terminal closure or an intra-Schengen flight requires a separate entry assessment. The Indian row identifies Czechia and Romania, outside the present supported set.
Philippines
MC2025-003 covers tourism only. Fourteen-day admission requires passport validity six months beyond contemplated stay, hotel confirmation, financial evidence, onward/return ticket and eTravel registration. Thirty-day AJACSSUK admission requires a valid qualifying visa or permanent residence from Australia, Japan, Canada, Singapore, Schengen, the UK or US; transit/seafarer visas do not qualify. Both concessions are nonextendible and nonconvertible; immigration clearance remains required.
The 2022 general circular permits secured airside transfers without entry admission and defines transit within 72 hours. The newer Indian-specific circular expressly requires transit visas for transit passengers with onward-country visas. Their interaction for wholly airside Indian passengers is unresolved; do not issue an automatic visa-free result.
Portugal
The current European Commission country table has no Indian-nationality airport-transit requirement for this destination. This covers international airside transit only. Border crossing, baggage recheck requiring entry, terminal closure or an intra-Schengen flight requires a separate entry assessment. The Indian row identifies Czechia and Romania, outside the present supported set.
Spain
The current European Commission country table has no Indian-nationality airport-transit requirement for this destination. This covers international airside transit only. Border crossing, baggage recheck requiring entry, terminal closure or an intra-Schengen flight requires a separate entry assessment. The Indian row identifies Czechia and Romania, outside the present supported set.
Switzerland
The current European Commission country table has no Indian-nationality airport-transit requirement for this destination. This covers international airside transit only. Border crossing, baggage recheck requiring entry, terminal closure or an intra-Schengen flight requires a separate entry assessment. The Indian row identifies Czechia and Romania, outside the present supported set.
United Kingdom
Assess DATV for airside transit and Visitor in Transit for border-crossing transit up to 48 hours, subject to distinct exemptions. TWOV remains available through the published Annex A concession despite accidental deletion of the Rules appendix in March 2026. TWOV requires air arrival/departure, confirmed departure before 23:59 the next day, onward admissibility and a qualifying permission/journey. Electronic permission evidence rules differ between DATV exemptions and TWOV; do not merge them.
Application documents
Use the checklist for your application location. These summaries cover selected requirements; the official checklist and any personalised requests remain the complete instructions.
Germany · tourism
Where you apply: India
- VIDEX and declarations
Signed; all pages and barcodes included
- Passport
Issue age <=10 years; >=2 blank pages; >=3 months beyond scheduled return
- Accommodation and itinerary
Dates and destinations cover the trip
- Travel insurance
All Schengen; whole trip; >=EUR30000; accepted insurer
- Financial and employment evidence
When applicant economic status: Select employed, self-employed, retired, student or unemployed branch
- Sponsor evidence
When third-party funding: Select India or Germany/EU sponsor and relationship branch
Germany · family/friends
Where you apply: India
- Signed invitation
Host contact, visit dates, traveller passport and purpose
- Host identity/residence
Match host; residence permission where applicable
- Relationship evidence
When relationship and host citizenship: Use relevant family branch; do not impose a marriage certificate on friends
- Child consent/custody
When minor: Both parents/signatures or applicable custody/consent evidence
Netherlands · tourism
Where you apply: India
- Form
Applicant-specific code and signature
- Passport
Age <=10 years; >=2 blank pages; >=3 months after Schengen exit; signature
- Financial means
Preserve listed alternatives: bank evidence or Indian tax returns
- Flight reservation
Named reservation; paid ticket not necessary
- Insurance
Named; entire Schengen stay; >=EUR30000
Netherlands · family/friends
Where you apply: India
- Accommodation/sponsorship form
When staying with inviter: Host signed and municipality legalised
- Separate host invitation
When funder and accommodation host differ: Record both parties
- Inviter identity
Dutch ID/passport or valid Dutch residence permit
- Child travel consent
When minor travelling alone or with one guardian: Notarised consent or applicable sole-custody proof
Australia · tourism/private visit
Where you apply: outside Australia
- Passport identity pages
Photo, identity, issue and expiry pages
- National ID/name change
When held/changed name: Match names across application
- Funds and return ties
Record evidence supplied; no invented bank-balance threshold
- Invitation/funder evidence
When host or sponsor involved: Match host and support offered
- Form1229 or consent declaration
When minor with non-travelling decision-maker: Consent plus signer photo/signature ID
- Form1257
When minor not staying with relative/legal guardian: Accommodation adult signature
- Translation
When non-English evidence: Original plus English translation and translator details
Australia · transit
Where you apply: outside Australia
- Identity
Certified passport identity/validity pages; recent photograph
- National ID
When held: Certified copies of both sides
- Onward journey
Confirmed departure within 72 hours and destination entry permission
- Travel plans
Describe intended activities in Australia
Japan · tourism
Where you apply: London consular jurisdiction, UK
- Passport/form/photo
Original passport with two blank pages; ink signature; 35x45mm photo taken within six months
- UK status
Status printout plus S-share code, or valid passport entry clearance/ILR plus copy
- Employment/study letter
When employed/student: Issued within three months
- Itinerary and funds
Daily schedule and three months bank statements; credit-card statements excluded
- Flights/hotels
When already booked: Provide confirmations; source labels both if booked
Canada · tourism/private visit/transit
Where you apply: New Delhi application jurisdiction
- Local and main forms
Use IMM5881 with main/personalised checklist; family form and conditional background schedule
- Funds
Two years tax returns and six months bank evidence; select sponsor/employment branches
- Host
When private visit: Invitation, host status and relationship evidence
- Transit itinerary
Every entry/exit date/time; onward visa where applicable; destination invitation or purpose letter
- Minor consent
When minor: Non-travelling parent consent and identity evidence
- Translation
When not English/French: Certified translation
Hong Kong · visitor/transit visa
Where you apply: direct Immigration Department submission
- Form/photo/passport
ID1003A, recent photo and passport identity/validity copy
- Funds/transport
Financial and itinerary evidence; employment evidence where applicable
- Purpose
Tourism plans, transit onward visit, or family relationship evidence
- Sponsor
When sponsor nominated: ID1003B and appropriate identity/residence or business evidence
- Translation
When not Chinese/English: Certified translation