QuickTravelTools Visa requirements for Bhutan
Most visitors need an e-Visa for Bhutan, applied for online before travel. 2 enter visa-free.
Rules by passport
Visa-free (2)
- Bhutan
- India
Checked against Department of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs (Bhutan), Royal Bhutanese Embassy Bangkok (mfa.gov.bt) on October 10, 2026.
Visa on arrival (2)
- Bangladesh
- the Maldives
Checked against Department of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs (Bhutan), Royal Bhutanese Embassy Bangkok (mfa.gov.bt) on October 10, 2026.
E-Visa (195)
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- the Bahamas
- the Central African Republic
- the Comoros
- the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- the Dominican Republic
- the Gambia
- the Marshall Islands
- the Netherlands
- the Philippines
- the Republic of the Congo
- the Seychelles
- the Solomon Islands
- the United Arab Emirates
- the United Kingdom
- the United States
- the Vatican City
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Checked against Department of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs (Bhutan), Royal Bhutanese Embassy Bangkok (mfa.gov.bt) on October 10, 2026.
Visa fees for Bhutan
E-Visa fee: No official source publishes this information. No fee schedule readable on the official portal (JS-rendered) Checked: Department of Immigration, Bhutan.
Visa on arrival fee: No official source publishes this information. No fee schedule readable on the official portal (JS-rendered) Checked: Department of Immigration, Bhutan.
Processing times
E-Visa processing time: No official source publishes this information. No processing time published on the official portal Checked: Department of Immigration, Bhutan.
Apply through official channels
Travel insurance for Bhutan
Not required. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Bhutan, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors.
Some visa services claim insurance is mandatory for Bhutan and charge you for a policy. We found no official rule behind those claims, so we will not present it as one. Insurance may still be a sensible choice for your trip, but for Bhutan it is your choice, not an entry rule. We watch for new mandates daily, and this page will say so if one appears.
Countries that do require it: the full travel insurance requirements list.
Sources and verification
199 of 199 passport rules verified against Department of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs (Bhutan), Royal Bhutanese Embassy Bangkok (mfa.gov.bt), 0 with no official source publishing the rule.
- Department of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs (Bhutan) (checked October 10, 2026)
- Royal Bhutanese Embassy Bangkok (mfa.gov.bt) (checked October 10, 2026)
Common questions
Do I need a visa for Bhutan?
It depends on your passport. 2 of 199 passports enter Bhutan visa-free, 2 can get a visa on arrival; 195 need a visa or authorisation arranged in advance. Find your passport in the groups above.
Do I need travel insurance for Bhutan?
No verified requirement. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Bhutan, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors. Some visa services claim it is mandatory and charge for a policy; we found no official rule behind those claims.