{"question":{"passport":"IND","destination":"BTN","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Visa on arrival, 90 days","requirement":{"kind":"none","message":"No advance visa, you get one on arrival."},"stay":{"kind":"DAYS","maxDays":90,"ruleType":"RESETS_ON_EXIT","phrasing":"You may stay up to 90 days."},"conditions":[{"kind":"DOCUMENT_CLASS","text":"Nationals of India must produce a passport or a voter identity card at the port of entry to be eligible for the Entry Permit; no other identity documents are accepted."}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"irr-2023","url":"https://www.doi.gov.bt/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Immigration-Rules-and-Regulation-.pdf","passage":"A foreigner cleared as a tourist shall be permitted to stay in the Kingdom for the actual duration of stay or ninety days, whichever is less. … Nationals of India shall be eligible for Entry Permit.","explanation":"Rule 72 makes nationals of India eligible for an Entry Permit, which is issued at the port of entry (so nothing need be arranged in advance), and rule 56 caps a tourist stay at ninety days, so an Indian national entering as a tourist may be permitted to stay up to ninety days.","publisher":"In exercise of powers conferred by section 144 of the Immigration Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2007, hereinafter referred to as the Act, the Ministry of Home Affairs hereby adopts the Immigration Rules and Regulations 2023 for effective implementation of the Act"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-21","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[{"headline":"Visa-free, 90 days","conditions":[{"kind":"HOLDS_VISA","text":"The national must have been issued a valid SAARC Visa Exemption Sticker."}],"source":{"documentId":"doi-general-info","url":"https://www.doi.gov.bt/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/GENERAL-INFORMATION.pdf","passage":"Nationals of Member States of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) issued with a valid SAARC Visa Exemption Sticker are exempted from obtaining e- visa/entry permit.","explanation":"The Department of Immigration states that nationals of SAARC member states holding a valid SAARC Visa Exemption Sticker are exempted from the e-visa/entry-permit requirement; Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are the SAARC member states on the roster other than Bhutan itself, so a holder of the sticker among them needs no advance authorisation.","publisher":"Entry of all foreigners is regulated by the Department of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan."}}],"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"}}