Do I need a visa? Verified answers by passport
Pick your passport to see verified visa-free, visa-on-arrival, e-visa and embassy-visa rules for 52 destinations, with stay limits and official sources.
Passports with verified rules
- Bangladesh passport: do Bangladesh citizens need a visa?
- Egypt passport: do Egypt citizens need a visa?
- Ghana passport: do Ghana citizens need a visa?
- India passport: do India citizens need a visa?
- Nepal passport: do Nepal citizens need a visa?
- Nigeria passport: do Nigeria citizens need a visa?
- Pakistan passport: do Pakistan citizens need a visa?
- Philippines passport: do Philippines citizens need a visa?
- Sri Lanka passport: do Sri Lanka citizens need a visa?
- United Arab Emirates passport: do United Arab Emirates citizens need a visa?
How the answers are verified
Every rule is taken from the destination's own immigration authority or its official e-visa portal, dated, and re-checked when the authority publishes a change. Where airlines' timatic data and the authority disagree, the authority wins and the difference is noted on the page.
- Visa-free: entry with a passport only, for the stay shown, sometimes with an online arrival card
- Visa on arrival: a visa issued at the border on landing, usually paid in cash or by card
- E-visa: applied for and issued online before travel, linked to the passport number
- Electronic travel authorisation: a pre-clearance for visa-exempt travellers, for example Canada's eTA or the UK ETA
- Visa required: an application at a consulate or visa application centre before travel
Coverage by passport
| Passport | Destinations checked | Visa-free | On arrival or e-visa | Visa required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 52 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Egypt | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ghana | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| India | 52 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Nepal | 52 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 52 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Philippines | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Questions, answered
How does the visa check work?
Pick your passport and destination. The answer comes from Vistolane's verified policy table: visa-free, visa on arrival, ETA, e-visa or visa required, with the stay limit and a link to the official source.
Which passports are covered?
India first, plus Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt and the UAE. More passports are added as their rules are verified.
How often are visa rules verified?
Each rule carries the date it was last checked against the government source; the operations team re-verifies when a country announces a change.
Is visa-free entry guaranteed?
No entry is guaranteed. Visa-free means no visa is needed before travel; the border officer still checks your passport validity, return ticket, funds and purpose.
How to use the visa check
The visa check answers the first question every trip starts with: do I need a visa for this destination with this passport, and if so, what kind. Pick your passport to see every verified destination on one page, grouped into visa-free entry, visa on arrival, e-visa or electronic travel authorisation, and visa required in advance, with the allowed stay for each. Open any destination for the detailed rule, the fee, the official source it was taken from and the date it was last verified.
The distinction between the categories matters at the airport. Visa-free means a passport and sometimes an online arrival card are enough. A visa on arrival is issued at the border for a fee but the airline will still check eligibility at boarding. An e-visa or travel authorisation must be approved before the flight; arriving without it means being refused at check-in. Visa required means an application at a consulate or visa centre, usually with biometrics, weeks before travel.
Every rule is read from the destination government's immigration authority or official e-visa portal rather than from airline databases or forums, and when the two disagree the authority's wording is used and the difference is noted. Indian passport holders also have Hindi versions of each answer. If the rule says a visa is needed, the destination page shows the all-in cost and the decision window, and the eligibility check tells you whether your profile fits before you pay anything.