India needs 6 months' validity and 2 blank pages. Check in seconds whether your passport is travel-ready — or needs renewing first.
Airlines and Indian immigration enforce passport validity and blank-page rules strictly. This free checker tells you whether you're good to travel or should renew before you book a visa.
Two rules decide whether you can travel. First, your passport must have at least 6 months of validity remaining from your date of entry into India. Second, it needs at least 2 blank pages for entry and exit stamps. These apply whether you hold an Indian or a British passport.
Crucially, your Indian visa is tied to the passport you applied with — so renewing after you get the visa means re-doing the visa too. Always renew first if you're short.
If this checker tells you to renew, do that before any visa or OCI travel step.
NriDirect can run the renewal and then the visa in sequence so your trip stays on track.
The services this tool relates to — handled end to end, with document checks and VFS booking included.
Renew your Indian passport from the UK. We handle the Passport Seva application, document prep, and VFS appointment booking.
From £100We review your British passport renewal before you submit to HMPO. Photo compliance check, form review, and countersignatory guidance.
From £144India requires at least 6 months of passport validity from your date of entry, plus at least 2 blank pages for stamps. Falling short can lead to refused boarding or refused entry, so renew before applying for a visa.
Yes. Whether you travel on an Indian or British passport, the 6-month validity and 2-blank-page expectations apply for entry to India. The difference is only which renewal service you'd use if you fall short.
Renew your passport before applying for your Indian visa or OCI travel. Applying for a visa on a soon-to-expire passport wastes the visa, since it's tied to that passport. NriDirect can fast-track the renewal where possible.
India expects at least 2 blank pages for entry and exit stamps. With fewer, you risk problems at immigration, so a renewal for extra pages is the safe move before you fly.