Where can this passport go?
Visa-friendly destinations for South Asian passports
A planning aid for Pakistani, Afghan, Indian and Bangladeshi passport holders — visa classifications for 24 popular destinations, dated and linked for verification.
Visa rules change frequently and often carry conditions (duration, fees, entry points, proof of funds, onward tickets). This explorer is a planning aid compiled from the sources below on 2026-09-24 — always confirm with the official portal for your destination (linked per row) and the airline’s IATA-licensed document check before booking.
Pakistan ranks ≈95th–100th on the Henley Passport Index 2026 with ≈30–42 visa-free destinations. Henley lists ≈30; the competing Passport Index scores 42 — methodology differs.
Source: Henley Passport Index 2026 , accessed 2026-09-24. Methodologies differ between indices — counts are context, not a promise.
Seychelles
Visitor’s permit on arrival for every nationality
Visa-freeVerify officiallyJordan
Petra, the Dead Sea and Amman’s food scene
Visa on arrivalVerify officiallyMaldives
Free visa on arrival for all these passports; island guesthouses
Visa on arrivalVerify officiallyNepal
Visa on arrival and Himalayan views; Indians need no visa
Visa on arrivalVerify officiallyRwanda
Kigali’s cleanliness and gorilla country; visa on arrival for all
Visa on arrivalVerify officiallyTanzania
Zanzibar’s Muslim Swahili coast and Kilimanjaro
Visa on arrivalVerify officiallyKenya
Nairobi, Mombasa and safaris under one universal ETA
ETA / travel authorisationVerify officiallySri Lanka
Short flight, free ETA, tea hills and mosques in Colombo
ETA / travel authorisationVerify officiallyAzerbaijan
Baku’s flame skyline and Caspian promenades
e-VisaVerify officiallyBahrain
Manama weekend trips and Gulf e-visa simplicity
e-VisaVerify officiallyGeorgia
Tbilisi’s old town; Indians with valid US/EU visas enter freely
e-VisaVerify officiallyOman
Muscat, wadis and deserts — uncrowded and family-friendly
e-VisaVerify officiallyQatar
Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art and quiet beaches
e-VisaVerify officiallySaudi Arabia
Umrah year-round plus Jeddah, Madinah and the Red Sea
e-VisaVerify officiallyThailand
Bangkok’s halal quarters and Andaman beaches
e-VisaVerify officiallyTürkiye
Istanbul’s mosques, bazaars and halal food everywhere
e-VisaVerify officiallyUzbekistan
Samarkand and Bukhara — Silk Road Islamic heritage
e-VisaVerify officiallyIndonesia
Jakarta, Bandung and halal-friendly Lombok
Conditions applyVerify officiallyMalaysia
Kuala Lumpur: halal capital of Asia, easy for families
Conditions applyVerify officiallyMauritius
Indian Ocean ease with strong Indian links
Conditions applyVerify officiallyUAE
Dubai & Abu Dhabi: family resorts, prayer rooms everywhere
Conditions applyVerify officiallyBosnia & Herzegovina
Sarajevo: Europe’s Muslim heritage on a budget
Visa requiredVerify officiallyEgypt
Cairo, Luxor and Red Sea resorts at value prices
Visa requiredVerify officiallyMorocco
Marrakesh and Fez — embassies only for these passports
Visa requiredVerify officially
Sources & method
- Henley Passport Index 2026 (launched 13 Jan 2026, exclusive IATA-data methodology) — headline destination counts and ranks, accessed 2026-09-24.
- Destination-level classifications compiled from published visa-policy sources and official e-visa portals (each row links to its official verification point), conservative by design: policies with meaningful eligibility conditions are shown as Conditions apply rather than the optimistic label.
- Not immigration advice. Rules change monthly in some cases — confirm with the official portal and the airline's IATA-licensed document check before booking.