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    Entry requirements

    Who can enter Bhutan

    Bhutan requires an advance visa from 195 of 198 passports, making it one of the more restrictive destinations in our index. It ranks #109 for openness, tier C.

    By nationality

    Bhutan entry rules, nationality by nationality

    3 passports enter Bhutan without an advance visa

    Bhutan ranks #109 for openness

    Visa-free, visa on arrival and eTA combined, out of 198 passports in our dataset. How we count

    Openness reflects visa policy only — not safety, government travel advisories, or how easy the country is to travel in.

    Visa-free
    3
    Visa on arrival
    0
    eTA
    0
    eVisa
    195
    Visa required
    0

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    About this data

    How to read these categories

    Visa-free means no permission is needed before or on arrival; visa on arrival and eTA are granted at the border or online in minutes; eVisa and consular visa must be approved before you travel.

    Data last verified: August 20, 2026. How we count

    Openness reflects visa policy only. It says nothing about safety, government travel advisories, flight connectivity or how easy the trip actually is.

    No destination-specific primary source has been recorded for Bhutan yet — this column comes from the general dataset sweep rather than an individual re-verification.

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