Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Most expensive visa for Indian passport holders

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. 
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