Before applying for a Schengen Visa, check whether the country you’d like to visit requires it or not (as of 2025).
🌍 Countries Indians can visit with a Schengen Visa
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 🇬🇷 Greece | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 🇮🇹 Italy | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 🇸🇰 Slovakia |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| 🇫🇷 France | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 🇲🇹 Malta | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
🌍 Countries Indians Can Visit with a Valid Schengen Visa (Non-EU Edition)
A valid, multi-entry Schengen Visa also unlocks a bunch of non-EU countries where Indian passport holders enjoy a visa-on-arrival or a visa-free entry privileges.
🇹🇷 Turkey
- Turkey invites Indian passport holders a quick and hassle-free entry via e-visa.
- 📌 Condition: Must have a valid, multiple-entry Schengen Visa, used at least once
- 💰 Cost:
$43 USD(₹3,500)
🇬🇪 Georgia
- Georgia offers a free of cost visa-stamp on arrival for a valid Schengen Visa holders.
- 📌 Stay Duration: Up to 90 days
- 🔒 Condition: Must hold a valid Schengen Visa (it may be unused)
🇦🇱 Albania
- Albania also allows a visa-free access to Indians with a Schengen Visa.
- 📌 Stay Duration: Up to 90 days
- 🔒 Condition: Must be multiple-entry and used
🇲🇪 Montenegro
- Montenegro invites Schengen visa holders to explore its coastal beauty without a separate visa.
- 📌 Stay Duration: Up to 30 days
- 🔒 Condition: Valid and used Schengen Visa accepted
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosnia only permits a visa-free entry to Indians with a used Schengen Visa.
- 📌 Stay Duration: Up to 30 days
- 🔒 Condition: Must have a valid and used Schengen Visa
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
- Visiting North Macedonia has the same conditions – visa-free entry for a used and valid Schengen Visa holder.
- 📌 Stay Duration: Up to 15 days
- 🔒 Condition: Must have a used Schengen Visa
🇷🇸 Serbia
- Serbia allows a visa-free entry to Indians with a Schengen Visa.
- 📌 Stay Duration: Up to 90 days
- 🔒 Condition: Must have a valid, used, multiple-entry Schengen Visa
🇽🇰 Kosovo
- Kosovo allows Indian passport holders to explore its country with a visa-free entry.
- 📌 Stay Duration: Up to 15 days
- 🔒 Condition: Must hold a valid Schengen Visa
🇲🇩 Moldova
- Moldova also allows Indians to visit and explore visa-free.
- 📌 Stay Duration: Up to 90 days
- 🔒 Condition: Must hold a valid Schengen Visa
🇵🇭 The Philippines
- The Philippines may not be close to EU continent but it offers visa privileges to Indian passport holders with a valid Schengen Visa.
- 💰 Visa Cost: Free
- 📌 Stay Duration: Up to 30 days
- 🔒 Conditions: Must hold a valid Schengen Visa, passport must be valid for 6 months, & return tickets
❌ Countries You Cannot Enter with a Schengen Visa (Even Though They’re in Europe)
While a Schengen Visa unlocks most of the countries in the European continent, there are a few countries that are part of the continent but require a separate visa.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇷🇴 Romania
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
🇨🇾 Cyprus
🇧🇾 Belarus
Final Thoughts
A Schengen Visa is a powerful document that opens up entry not just 27 European countries but also a bunch of bonus countries visa-free for Indian passport holders. However, it is always necessary to check the exact visa requirements on the specific country’s embassy website and official sources.
