However, visa-free entry is available in some countries. Have you ever thought that you can travel abroad even without a visa and passport? So you should have only one document.

Today we are going to tell you about one such document, if you have it then no one can ask you for visa and passport. Let’s know about this special document…

This document is known as the Seaman’s Book.

This document is known as the Seaman Book. If you have it, you do not need documents like visa and passport. It is mostly used at seaports, but you may not know that the Seaman Book can also be used at airports for overseas travel. The Seaman Book is also known as the Continues Discharge Certificate. It is an official identification document. The Seaman Book is issued specifically to employees working in the Merchant Navy and Cruise Line, in which, like a passport, important information like the name, date of birth, nationality, educational qualification of the employees of the shipping company are recorded.

These people get this document.

Seaman’s Book is issued especially to professional people. This includes employees working in the merchant navy, cruise lines and fishing vessels. Seaman’s Book is recognized like a passport. Let us tell you that when employees join duty at their port, the Seaman’s Book is used like a visa. However, when the trip is private, a passport and visa are required.

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Malaysia has officially extended the visa exemption for Indian citizens until 31 December 2026, as a key move to boost the country’s tourism and economic development. The announcement was made recently by Home Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Awang Alik Jeman. He said the move to extend the visa exemption for Indians coincides with Malaysia’s upcoming ASEAN chairmanship in 2025 and preparations for the Visit Malaysia Year 2026.

According to reports, the Visa Liberation Plan was first introduced in December 2023. The scheme allows Indian travellers to travel to Malaysia without a visa for up to 30 days. Indian citizens are required to present a return flight ticket on arrival and proof of sufficient funds, such as a bank statement or credit card, to enter the country. Malaysia has also extended a similar exemption to Chinese citizens. Currently two airlines operate flights between Kolkata and Kuala Lumpur.

Indian tourists play an important role in Malaysia’s tourism

Indian tourists have played a vital role in Malaysia’s tourism sector. Over 735,000 arrivals were recorded in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic. The introduction of visa waivers has led to a surge in Indian tourist arrivals, which is set to surpass one million in 2024. From January to November 2024, Malaysia has welcomed 1,009,114 Indian tourists, a remarkable increase of 47 per cent compared to 2019 and a staggering 71.7 per cent compared to the previous year.

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Applying for a visa, interview, then waiting for the visa to be approved, becomes a very long process.

Due to this many people get upset, but do you know that if you have an Indian passport, you can get visa-free entry to a total of 57 countries (visa-free travel benefits). Yes, according to the Henley Passport Power Index, India is ranked 122nd (Indian passport Ranking) and an Indian passport can provide visa-free entry to 57 countries.
Let us know which are the countries where you will not need a visa to go with an Indian passport.

What does visa-free travel mean?

Visa-free travel means that Indian citizens do not need a visa to enter certain countries. However, some countries have a visa-on-landing facility, which means you can get a visa upon arrival at the airport. This is also not too hassle-free.

Visa-free countries for Indians

• Barbados
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• British Virgin Islands
• Burundi
• Cambodia
• Cape Verde Islands
• Comoro Islands
• Cook Islands
• Djibouti
• dominica
• Ethiopia
• Fiji
  Grenada
• Guinea-Bissau
• Haiti
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Jamaica
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kiribati
• Laos
• Macau (SAR China)
• Madagascar
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Marshall Islands
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• micronesia
• Montserrat
• Mozambique
• myanmar
• Nepal
• Nepal
• Niue
• Palau Islands
• QueueRwanda
• Samoa
• Senegal
• seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Somalia
• Sri Lanka
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Tanzania
• Thailand
• timor-leste
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tuvalu
• Vanuatu
• Zimbabwe

If you have an Indian passport, then you do not need to apply for a visa to visit these countries. You can easily visit these countries and enjoy the beauty there. Out of these 57 countries, people like to go for vacations to countries like Maldives, Thailand, Mauritius, Sri Lanka.

Be sure to keep these things in mind

• The list of visa-free countries changes from time to time.
• Before you travel, check the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website for the latest information.
• Some countries have visa on arrival facility.
• It is always better to have travel insurance.

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Let us tell you that from August 2024, Indians are eligible for e-visa to travel to Russia, which takes about four days to process. According to the Indian Express report, India also joined the top five countries in terms of the number of e-visas issued last year, where 9,500 e-visas were given to Indian travelers.

Currently, Indian citizens are required to obtain a visa issued by the Russian Embassy/Consulate to enter, stay and exit the Russian Federation. The process of obtaining the document was very lengthy.

Most Indian visitors travel to Russia for business or official purposes. In 2023, more than 60,000 Indians visited Moscow, an increase of 26 percent compared to 2022.

Earlier this year, India ranked third for business tourism to non-CIS countries, with nearly 1,700 e-visas issued in the first quarter of 2024

Russia currently allows visa-free entry for travellers from China and Iran through its visa-free tourist exchange programme. The initiative has proven successful for Moscow, which hopes to replicate it with India as well.

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These include many major countries including India, UK and US. This decision has been taken by the Cabinet and this new policy will come into effect from 1 October 2024.

According to Sri Lanka’s Tourism Ministry advisor Harin Fernando, this policy will be applicable for the next six months. The countries that get the facility of visa-free travel include India, Britain, China, America, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Australia, Denmark, Poland, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Nepal, Indonesia, Russia and Thailand. Apart from this, citizens of Malaysia, Japan, France, Canada, Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Israel, Belarus, Iran, Sweden, South Korea, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and New Zealand can also take advantage of the visa-free policy.

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Earlier, there was a controversy over increasing visa fees on arrival in Sri Lanka. However, tourists coming from India, China, Russia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia were already getting free visa facility in Sri Lanka. This initiative of the Sri Lankan government has been taken with the aim of promoting tourism in the country and attracting more and more foreign tourists.

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