{"question":{"passport":"BTN","destination":"IND","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"allowed","headline":"Visa-free","requirement":{"kind":"none","message":"You can travel without arranging a visa."},"stay":{"kind":"NO_LIMIT","phrasing":"Free movement. No limit under this regime."},"conditions":[{"kind":"JOURNEY_LIMIT","text":"Citizens of Nepal and Bhutan visiting India from Nepal or Bhutan by land or air are exempted from the requirement of Passport and an Indian visa. However, they are required to hold any such Government approved document authenticating their Nationality which shall bear their Photograph along with information viz., Given Name, Last Name, Date of Birth, Nationality, Issuing Authority, Period of Validity etc."},{"kind":"JOURNEY_LIMIT","text":"Citizens of Nepal and Bhutan must be in possession of a valid Passport while entering/ exiting India from/ to a place other than their respective country."},{"kind":"JOURNEY_LIMIT","text":"Citizens of Nepal and Bhutan must be in possession of a passport and visa for India if he/she is entering India from China, Macau, Hong Kong and Pakistan."}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"boi-visa-free","url":"https://boi.gov.in/boi/contents/travelling-to-india/foreigners/visa-free-regime-visa-on-arrival","passage":"Exemption from the requirement of an Indian visa or Visa Free Entry into India is available for the Citizens of Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives. … Citizens of Nepal and Bhutan visiting India from Nepal or Bhutan by land or air are exempted from the requirement of Passport and an Indian visa. … Citizens of Nepal and Bhutan must be in possession of a valid Passport while entering/ exiting India from/ to a place other than their respective country. … Citizens of Nepal and Bhutan must be in possession of a passport and visa for India if he/she is entering India from China, Macau, Hong Kong and Pakistan.","explanation":"The Bureau of Immigration lists Nepal and Bhutan under the visa-free regime and states their citizens are exempt from the passport and visa requirement when entering from Nepal or Bhutan, with the route conditions stated, so no advance authorisation is needed and no stay cap is imposed.","publisher":"BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India … Copyright © Bureau of Immigration, 2026 All Rights Reserved."},"checkedAt":"2026-08-25","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}