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In September 2014 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the United States would be added to the list of countries whose citizens may obtain a visa on arrival. [52] However, in October 2014 the planned introduction of the new e-Visa system was pushed from 2 October 2014 to June 2015. [53]
Visa requirements for United States citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states that are imposed on citizens of the United States. As of 2024, holders of a United States passport may travel to 186 countries and territories without a travel visa , or with a visa on arrival .
Visa requirements for Indian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of India. As of 2024, Indian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 58 countries and territories, ranking the Indian passport 83rd in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. [1]
The United States Visa Waiver Program allows citizens of 41 countries to travel to the United States without a visa (although a pre-trip entry permission, ESTA, is needed). [33] Citizens of Canada and the United States do not require a visa to travel between the two countries.
The Constitution of India does not permit dual citizenship (under Article 9). Indian authorities have interpreted the law to mean that a person cannot have a second country's passport simultaneously with an Indian one — even in the case of a child who is claimed by another country as a citizen of that country, and who may be required by the laws of the other country to use one of its ...
The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) is a program of the United States federal government that allows nationals of specific countries to travel to the United States for tourism, business, or while in transit for up to 90 days without having to obtain a visa.
The distinction between the meaning of the terms citizenship and nationality is not always clear in the English language and differs by country. Generally, nationality refers a person's legal belonging to a nation state and is the common term used in international treaties when referring to members of a state; citizenship refers to the set of rights and duties a person has in that nation.
Owing to the drastic increase in visa demand from the Chennai district in the recent years, the embassy at New Delhi designated all of India as one consular district. This enabled people seeking visa appointments in New Delhi and Calcutta even if they traditionally live in the Chennai consular district.