Every destination is reachable — so what limits me?

Eligibility and capacity, not access. India is a high-volume origin for most of these destinations, so appointment waits and processing times matter more here than the location of the post.

Which routes need no employer sponsor?

More than for any other origin on this list, simply because more destinations are reachable. The count is below and the routes are on each destination's page.

Does a mission in Delhi cover the whole country?

Not always — several destinations run consulates in Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru or Hyderabad with their own jurisdictions. The entry below records the reach verdict; the destination's own page is the authority on which post covers your state.

All destinations

Moving abroad from India: visa routes and where to apply

Which of the destinations we track keep a mission you can reach from India, what each one says, and how many routes sit behind it.

India is the only origin on this list with no gaps at all: every destination whose diplomatic reach we have checked keeps a mission accessible from India. That does not make applying easy — appointment availability, document legalisation and processing volumes are the real constraints here — but it does mean the question of where to file has an answer for every route below.

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destinations you can file for: 0
need a journey: 482
routes at reachable destinations: 29
of those need no employer

How these reach verdicts are sourced

Every entry on this page carries the page it came from and the month it was recorded. Where that source is not the destination's own missions directory, the entry says so and is marked unverified — we are re-sourcing them against official pages, and a verdict changes badge automatically once its destination is done.

Where you can file from India

Ordered by how many routes we track, so the destinations with most to read come first.

United Kingdom

Reachable

The UK has a high commission in India, per gov.uk's directory.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: gov.uk — the destination's own page

18 routes

Canada

Reachable

Canada maintains a High Commission in New Delhi (plus consulates-general in Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Mumbai), India.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

14 routes

United States

Reachable

US Embassy resident in New Delhi, India, with consulates-general in Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and a consulate in Bengaluru.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

14 routes

Germany

Reachable

Germany has an embassy in New Delhi, India (plus a consulate-general in Bengaluru).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

13 routes

Australia

Reachable

Australia maintains a resident embassy in New Delhi (plus consulates-general in Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai), India.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

10 routes

Denmark

Reachable

Denmark has an embassy in New Delhi, India (plus a consulate-general in Bengaluru).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

10 routes

Ethiopia

Reachable

Ethiopia has an embassy in New Delhi, India.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

10 routes

Ireland

Reachable

Ireland maintains a direct embassy in New Delhi, which also has non-resident accreditation to Bangladesh, Maldives and Nepal.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

10 routes

Spain

Reachable

Spain has an embassy in New Delhi, India.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: exteriores.gob.es — the destination's own page

10 routes

Uganda

Reachable

Ugandan High Commission/Embassy resident in New Delhi, India.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

10 routes

France

Reachable

France maintains a direct embassy in New Delhi plus consulates-general in Bangalore, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pondicherry.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

9 routes

Iceland

Reachable

Iceland maintains an embassy in New Delhi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

9 routes

Portugal

Reachable

Portugal has a resident embassy in New Delhi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

9 routes

Austria

Reachable

Austria maintains a resident embassy in New Delhi, India.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Bangladesh

Reachable

Bangladesh maintains a High Commission in New Delhi plus multiple assistant high commissions in India.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Croatia

Reachable

Croatia maintains a direct embassy in New Delhi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Hungary

Reachable

Hungary maintains a direct embassy in New Delhi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Indonesia

Reachable

Indonesia maintains a direct embassy in New Delhi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Kenya

Reachable

Kenya has a resident High Commission/Embassy in New Delhi. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Latvia

Reachable

Latvia has a resident Embassy in New Delhi. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Lithuania

Reachable

Lithuania has a resident Embassy in New Delhi. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Philippines

Reachable

The Philippines has a resident Embassy/mission network in India (New Delhi).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

South Africa

Reachable

South African High Commission resident in New Delhi, India (with a consulate-general in Mumbai), which also covers Bangladesh and Nepal.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Türkiye

Reachable

Turkish Embassy resident in New Delhi, India, which also covers Bhutan and Nepal.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Argentina

Reachable

Argentina maintains a resident embassy in New Delhi, India.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Bulgaria

Reachable

Bulgaria maintains a resident embassy in New Delhi, India.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Dominican Republic

Reachable

India appears in MIREX's official directory of Dominican Republic embassies abroad.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: consultas.mirex.gob.do — the destination's own page

7 routes

Ghana

Reachable

Ghana maintains a high commission in New Delhi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Italy

Reachable

Italy has a resident embassy in New Delhi. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Kuwait

Reachable

Kuwait has a resident Embassy in New Delhi. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Mauritius

Reachable

Mauritius has a resident High Commission in New Delhi (also Consulate in Mumbai). (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Nepal

Reachable

Nepal has a resident Embassy in New Delhi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Netherlands

Reachable

The Netherlands has a resident Embassy in New Delhi (also accredited to Bhutan, Nepal) plus Consulates-General in Bengaluru and Mumbai.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

New Zealand

Reachable

New Zealand has a resident High Commission in New Delhi (also accredited to Nepal).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Nigeria

Reachable

Nigeria has a resident High Commission in New Delhi (also accredited to Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Singapore

Reachable

Singapore has a resident High Commission in New Delhi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Slovenia

Reachable

Slovenia has a resident embassy in New Delhi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Switzerland

Reachable

Switzerland maintains a resident embassy in New Delhi, India.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

United Arab Emirates

Reachable

UAE maintains a resident embassy in New Delhi plus multiple consulates-general in India.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Namibia

Reachable

Namibia has a resident High Commission in New Delhi (also accredited to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Oman

Reachable

Oman has a resident Embassy in New Delhi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Peru

Reachable

Peru has a resident Embassy in New Delhi (also accredited to Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Poland

Reachable

Poland has a resident embassy in New Delhi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Romania

Reachable

Romania has a resident embassy in New Delhi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Rwanda

Reachable

Rwanda has a resident High Commission in New Delhi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Sweden

Reachable

Sweden has a resident embassy in New Delhi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Taiwan

Reachable

Taiwan Economic and Cultural Center resident in New Delhi (also Chennai, Mumbai), India — a TECO-style office, not a formal embassy since India does not formally recognize Taiwan.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Thailand

Reachable

Thai Embassy resident in New Delhi, India, with consulates in Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Trinidad & Tobago

Reachable

Trinidad and Tobago High Commission resident in New Delhi, India.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Botswana

Reachable

Botswana maintains a High Commission in New Delhi, India.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

5 routes

Chile

Reachable

Chile has an embassy in New Delhi, India.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

5 routes

Cyprus

Reachable

India appears on Cyprus MFA's official list of countries with an accredited Cypriot diplomatic mission (embassy, consulate, or honorary consular post).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: gov.cy — the destination's own page

5 routes

Czechia

Reachable

Czech Republic has an embassy in New Delhi, India.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: mzv.gov.cz — the destination's own page

5 routes

Greece

Reachable

Greece maintains a direct embassy in New Delhi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

5 routes

Malaysia

Reachable

Malaysia has a resident High Commission in New Delhi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

5 routes

Malta

Reachable

Malta has a resident High Commission in New Delhi. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

5 routes

Saudi Arabia

Reachable

Saudi Arabia has a resident embassy in New Delhi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

5 routes

Tanzania

Reachable

Tanzanian High Commission resident in New Delhi, India, which also covers Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

5 routes

Belgium

Reachable

Belgium maintains a resident embassy in New Delhi (plus consulate-general in Mumbai), India.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

4 routes

Finland

Reachable

Finland has an embassy in New Delhi, India.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

4 routes

Jamaica

Reachable

Jamaica has a resident High Commission in New Delhi. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

4 routes

Uruguay

Reachable

Uruguayan mission resident in New Delhi, India, which also covers Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

4 routes

Zambia

Reachable

Zambian High Commission resident in New Delhi, India.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

4 routes

El Salvador

Reachable

El Salvador has a resident embassy in New Delhi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

3 routes

Estonia

Reachable

Estonia has an embassy in New Delhi, India.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

3 routes

Luxembourg

Reachable

Luxembourg has a resident Embassy in New Delhi. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

3 routes

Norway

Reachable

Norway has a resident Embassy in New Delhi (also accredited to Bhutan, Maldives, Sri Lanka) plus a Consulate-General in Mumbai.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

3 routes

Sri Lanka

Reachable

Sri Lanka has a resident High Commission in New Delhi (also Deputy High Commission in Chennai, Consulate-General in Mumbai). (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

3 routes

Slovakia

Reachable

Slovakia has a resident embassy in New Delhi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

2 routes

Zimbabwe

Reachable

Zimbabwean mission resident in New Delhi, India, which also covers Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

1 routes

Where you cannot, and where you would go instead

Every destination we have checked keeps a mission reachable from India.

Routes at these destinations that need no employer

As far as we have read the official rules. A route needing no sponsor still has its own requirements.

Austria
Job-Seeker Visa (Very Highly Qualified Workers)
Austria's job-seeker visa for very highly qualified workers, governed by the Settlement and Residence Act and the Act Governing the Employment of Foreign Nationals, lets a third-country national without a job offer come to Austria for six months to look for work — the entry door to the Red-White-Red Card system.
- No employer sponsor needed
View route details
Austria
Red-White-Red Card — Start-up Founders
Austria's Red-White-Red Card for Start-up Founders, governed by the Settlement and Residence Act and the Act Governing the Employment of Foreign Nationals, admits third-country nationals who establish a company to develop and launch innovative products, services, processing methods or technologies.
- No employer sponsor needed
View route details
Belgium
EU Blue Card
The EU Blue Card is Belgium's residence and work permit for highly-qualified non-EU nationals, implementing the EU Blue Card Directive.
- No employer sponsor needed
View route details
Belgium
Professional Card (self-employed, Brussels or Flanders)
Belgium's professional card, issued by Brussels Economy and Employment for non-EU nationals seeking self-employed or independent activity, is the mechanism for registering with the Enterprise Crossroads Bank and conducting business.
- No employer sponsor needed
View route details
Bulgaria
EU Blue Card
Bulgaria's EU Blue Card route for highly-qualified workers is governed by the Employment Promotion Act and requires a long-term Type D visa plus the Blue Card itself.
- No employer sponsor needed
View route details
Canada
Express Entry — Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
The Canadian Experience Class (CEC) is one of the three core economic programs Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) manages through the point-based Express Entry pool, designed for skilled workers with eligible Canadian work experience.
- No employer sponsor needed
View route details
Canada
Express Entry — STEM Occupations Category
Canada's Express Entry system for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) occupations is a category-based selection stream run by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) inside the point-based Express Entry pool.
- No employer sponsor needed
- About 6 months
View route details
Croatia
EU Blue Card (stay and work permit)
Croatia's EU Blue Card is a stay-and-work permit for a highly qualified third-country national, issued without a labour market test or the opinion of the Croatian Employment Service.
- No employer sponsor needed
View route details
Croatia
Temporary stay of digital nomads
Croatia's temporary stay of digital nomads, administered by the Ministry of the Interior under the Aliens Act, is for third-country nationals who work through communication technology for a company — or their own company — not registered in Croatia, and who perform no work for Croatian employers.
- No employer sponsor needed
- About 8 months
View route details
Denmark
Start-up Denmark
Start-up Denmark is the two-stage founder route for non-EU/EEA, non-Swiss citizens (and Danish citizens bringing overseas family): first the business plan must be approved by the Startup Denmark expert panel, then the founder applies separately to the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI…
- No employer sponsor needed
View route details
El Salvador
Residencia Temporal con Autorización de Trabajar
El Salvador's Temporary Residence with Work Authorization (Residencia Temporal con Autorización de Trabajar, form F3) is one of the temporary-residence categories issued by the Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME) and is the mechanism by which a foreign national is authorised to carry out remunerated …
- No employer sponsor needed
View route details
Finland
EU Blue Card
Finland's EU Blue Card is for highly-qualified workers from outside the EU.
- No employer sponsor needed
View route details

This page is about where you apply from, not what passport you hold

The research behind it records whether someone applying from India can reach a mission of each destination. That is a fact about where you are, not about your nationality. The two usually coincide and sometimes do not — and where a route restricts by nationality in its own published rules, that restriction is on the route, not here. Of the routes we track, only two record one at all.

Questions people applying from India ask

Every destination is reachable — so what limits me?: Eligibility and capacity, not access. India is a high-volume origin for most of these destinations, so appointment waits and processing times matter more here than the location of the post.
Which routes need no employer sponsor?: More than for any other origin on this list, simply because more destinations are reachable. The count is below and the routes are on each destination's page.
Does a mission in Delhi cover the whole country?: Not always — several destinations run consulates in Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru or Hyderabad with their own jurisdictions. The entry below records the reach verdict; the destination's own page is the authority on which post covers your state.

Which of these are actually open to you?

This page says where you can apply. Which routes you match — against your qualifications, your funds and your language — is what an account works out, across every route we track rather than one country at a time.

Check my routes

Fursa is an independent information service, not a law firm or a registered immigration adviser. We link every figure to the official source so you can check it yourself.