Story perspectives

India Hosts HR Mobility Forum, Passport Grants 27 Visa-Free Entries

6/25/2026

Summary

Story summary

Ministry of External Affairs will host a Human Resource Mobility Forum in New Delhi June 30–July 1 with Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia and Denmark.
A ministry official said June 24 2026 Indian passport is a travel document, not a citizenship document.
Indian passports grant visa-free entry to 27 countries, visas on arrival in 47, e-visas for 66, and 10 percent of holders have chip-enabled e-passports, while 545 passport seva kendras serve nearly every Lok Sabha constituency.

1 of 1

Story summary

Ministry of External Affairs will host a Human Resource Mobility Forum in New Delhi June 30–July 1 with Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia and Denmark.
A ministry official said June 24 2026 Indian passport is a travel document, not a citizenship document.
Indian passports grant visa-free entry to 27 countries, visas on arrival in 47, e-visas for 66, and 10 percent of holders have chip-enabled e-passports, while 545 passport seva kendras serve nearly every Lok Sabha constituency.