Context

• India's ranking has dropped by five spots from 80th to 85th in Henley Passport Index 2025, released by citizenship advisory firm Henley & Partners.

Henley Passport Index

• Started in 2006 as the Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index (HVRI).
• It includes 199 passports and 227 travel destinations.
• The index and its contents are based on data provided by the International Air Transport Authority (IATA)
• Henley & Partners was formed in 1997 through the combination of a private client immigration consultancy and a fiduciary company.

What is a Visa-free score?

• The total number of destinations for which you do not require a visa

Ranks of India

• Rank of India (2025): 85th (Visa-free score 57)
• Rank of India (2024): 80th
• Highest ever Rank in 2006: 71st
• Lowest ever Rank in 2021: 90th

Top Ranked Countries

Bottom Ranked Countries

International Air Transport Association (IATA)

• Founded: 19 April 1945 in Havana, Cuba
• HQ: Montreal, Canada
• Number of Members: 340
• Director General: Willie Walsh