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United Kingdom visa rules for India passport holders

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No. India passport holders need a visa to visit the United Kingdom.

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Official source

gov.ukHome Office (Immigration Rules Appendix Visitor: Visa national list)Checked 26 Oct 2026

VN 1.1. A person who meets one or more of the criteria below needs entry clearance (a visa) in advance of travel to the UK for any purpose, unless they meet one of the exceptions set out in VN2.1 and VN2.2. (subject to VN 2.3.). (a) Nationals or citizens of the following countries or territorial entities (a "*" indicates there are exceptions in VN 2.2 to VN 6.5): Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Herzegovina Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad People's Republic of China* Colombia Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast) Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea (North) Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (formerly Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) Pakistan Palestine Philippines Russia Rwanda São Tomé and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka St Lucia Sudan Suriname Syria Taiwan* Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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Before you go

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What United Kingdom passport holders need to visit India.

United Kingdom passport India

e-Visa · 30 days

Maximum stay
Up to 30 days

If you hold valid passports from any of the following countries/regions, you are eligible for eVisa. 1. Albania 2. Andorra 3. Angola 4. Anguilla 5. Antigua & Barbuda 6. Argentina 7. Armenia 8. Aruba 9. Australia 10. Austria 11. Azerbaijan 12. Bahamas 13. Bahrain 14. Bangladesh 15. Barbados 16. Belarus 17. Belgium 18. Belize 19. Benin 20. Bolivia 21. Bosnia & Herzegovina 22. Botswana 23. Brazil 24. Brunei 25. Bulgaria 26. Burundi 27. Canada 28. Cambodia 29. Cameroon Union Republic 30. Cape Verde 31. Cayman Island 32. Chile 33. Colombia 34. Comoros 35. Cook Islands 36. Costa Rica 37. Cote d'lvoire 38. Croatia 39. Cuba 40. Cyprus 41. Czech Republic 42. Denmark 43. Djibouti 44. Dominica 45. Dominican Republic 46. Ecuador 47. El Salvador 48. Equatorial Guinea 49. Eritrea 50. Estonia 51. Eswatini 52. Fiji 53. Finland 54. France 55. Gabon 56. Gambia 57. Georgia 58. Germany 59. Ghana 60. Gibraltar 61. Greece 62. Grenada 63. Guatemala 64. Guernsey 65. Guinea 66. Guyana 67. Haiti 68. Honduras 69. Hungary 70. Iceland 71. Indonesia 72. Ireland 73. Isle of Man 74. Israel 75. Italy 76. Jamaica 77. Japan 78. Jersey 79. Jordan 80. Kazakhstan 81. Kenya 82. Kiribati 83. Kuwait 84. Kyrgyzstan 85. Kenya 86. Laos 87. Latvia 88. Lesotho 89. Liberia 90. Liechtenstein 91. Lithuania 92. Luxembourg 93. Macedonia 94. Madagascar 95. Malawi 96. Malaysia 97. Mali 98. Malta 99. Marshall Islands 100. Mauritania 101. Mauritius 102. Mexico 103. Micronesia 104. Moldova 105. Monaco 106. Mongolia 107. Montenegro 108. Montserrat 109. Morocco 110. Mozambique 111. Myanmar 112. Namibia 113. Nauru 114. Netherlands 115. New Zealand 116. Nicaragua 117. Niger Republic 118. Niue Island 119. Norway 120. Oman 121. Palau 122. Palestine 123. Panama 124. Papua New Guinea 125. Paraguay 126. Peru 127. Philippines 128. Poland 129. Portugal 130. Qatar 131. Republic of Korea 132. Romania 133. Russia 134. Rwanda 135. Saint Christopher and Nevis 136. Saint Lucia 137. Saint Vincent & the Grenadines 138. Samoa 139. San Marino 140. Senegal 141. Serbia 142. Seychelles 143. Sierra Leone 144. Singapore 145. Slovakia 146. Slovenia 147. Solomon Islands 148. South Africa 149. Spain 150. Sri Lanka 151. Suriname 152. Sweden 153. Switzerland 154. Taiwan 155. Tajikistan 156. Tanzania 157. Thailand 158. Togo 159. Tonga 160. Trinidad & Tobago 161. Turks & Caicos Island 162. Tuvalu 163. Uganda 164. UAE 165. Ukraine 166. United Kingdom 167. Uruguay 168. USA 169. Uzbekistan 170. Vanuatu 171. Vatican City-Holy See 172. Venezuela 173. Vietnam 174. Zambia 175. Zimbabwe

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Visa-free nearby

Other places India passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of London, nearest first.

No visa-free place we have reviewed is within 2,500 km yet.

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in London

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in London, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 8.2°CLow 3.2°CRain 59 mm
  2. FebHigh 8.9°CLow 3.0°CRain 45 mm
  3. MarHigh 11.7°CLow 4.3°CRain 39 mm
  4. AprHigh 14.9°CLow 6.0°CRain 42 mm
  5. MayHigh 18.3°CLow 9.1°CRain 46 mm
  6. JunHigh 21.5°CLow 12.0°CRain 46 mm
  7. JulHigh 23.8°CLow 14.2°CRain 46 mm
  8. AugHigh 23.4°CLow 14.0°CRain 54 mm
  9. SepHigh 20.2°CLow 11.6°CRain 50 mm
  10. OctHigh 15.7°CLow 9.0°CRain 64 mm
  11. NovHigh 11.3°CLow 5.6°CRain 67 mm
  12. DecHigh 8.5°CLow 3.6°CRain 57 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 29 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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