Holding Indian passport is probably one of the worst business credentials as this literally stops one from going to places on business without paying :)
Anyway, I am aware of many folks who are proud of the blue passport (one of them) and we have been struggling for years and this is a summary of my experiences. I could be wrong and happy to correct as the fees are pretty dynamic and with India changing the visa fee yesterday, the reciprocal actions could warrant a very quick update of this post.
So here it goes.
Some notes: I took the price and converted to USD; and the cost is per year to have a good comparison.
Anyway, I am aware of many folks who are proud of the blue passport (one of them) and we have been struggling for years and this is a summary of my experiences. I could be wrong and happy to correct as the fees are pretty dynamic and with India changing the visa fee yesterday, the reciprocal actions could warrant a very quick update of this post.
So here it goes.
Some notes: I took the price and converted to USD; and the cost is per year to have a good comparison.
|
Country
|
VISA
Charges (in USD)
|
Notes
|
|
Australia
|
102.34
|
|
|
China
|
136.85
|
|
|
Indonesia
|
169.26
|
VOA $35/
visit
|
|
Japan
|
7.20
|
|
|
Korea
|
95.07
|
|
|
Malaysia
|
23.04
|
|
|
New
Zealand
|
30.25
|
|
|
Netherlands
|
67.70
|
Single
entry typically
|
|
Philippines
|
139.73
|
|
|
Qatar
|
54.37
|
|
|
Russia
|
75.62
|
|
|
Singapore
|
21.69
|
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
360
|
$30/Month
|
|
Sweden
|
105
|
Single
entry typically
|
|
Switzerland
|
69.86
|
Single
entry typically
|
|
Thailand
|
151.25
|
|
|
Turkey
|
528
|
$44/mo
|
|
UAE
|
331.32
|
|
|
UK
|
222.25
|
|
|
USA
|
16
|
$160 / 10
years
|
|
Vietnam
|
246
|
$82 /3
months
|
