This article gives the contact details of the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi and the cities in India where Bhutan has consulates, together with the travel and payment arrangements described in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) brief of June 2026. Contact details, the head of mission and the list of consulate cities come from the MEA Protocol Division register, read on 24 September 2026.

Royal Bhutanese Embassy, New Delhi

  • Address: Chandra Gupta Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021
  • Telephone: +91-11-2688 9807, 2688 9809, 2688 9230
  • Email: rbedelhi@mfa.gov.bt
  • Website: www.mfa.gov.bt/rbedelhi

According to the register, the head of mission is H.E. Maj. Gen. Vetsop Namgyel, Ambassador.

Consulates

The register lists consulates of Bhutan in the following Indian cities:

  • Guwahati
  • Kolkata

The register lists no honorary consulates of Bhutan in India, and it gives no separate addresses or telephone numbers for the consulates. The Embassy can provide these.

National day

Bhutan's national day is 17 December (National Day).

Crossing the land border

According to the MEA brief of June 2026, an Immigration Check Post was inaugurated at Darranga, Assam, on 7 November 2024 to facilitate the movement of people between the two countries. In November 2025, Prime Minister Modi announced the decision to open an Immigration Check Post at Hatisar (Gelephu).

Border facilities for trade are also being developed. The brief states that discussions are under way to construct an Integrated Check Post between the two countries to modernise trade infrastructure and facilities. The upgrading of the existing Land Customs Station at Dadgiri (Assam) to an Integrated Check Post, along with the development of facilities on the Bhutanese side at Gelephu, is also under discussion.

An Inter-Governmental MoU for the Establishment of Railway Links between India and Bhutan was signed on 29 September 2025. It envisages cross-border rail links connecting Kokrajhar-Gelephu (Bhutan-Assam border) and Banarhat-Samste (Bhutan-West Bengal border), totalling 89 km at an estimated cost of INR 4,033 Crore. As of the brief, the two sides are engaged on implementing the rail links, and the first meeting of the bilateral Project Steering Committee under the MoU took place in New Delhi in November 2025.

The brief does not set out entry or visa requirements for travel between India and Bhutan. Travellers should confirm current requirements with the Royal Bhutanese Embassy or a consulate before travelling.

Digital payments for visitors

The brief describes fin-tech as a developing area of collaboration, and several arrangements affect visitors in each direction:

  • RuPay Phase I, launched in 2019, enables payments in Bhutan using RuPay cards issued by Indian banks.
  • RuPay Phase II, launched in 2020, enables payments in India using RuPay cards issued by Bhutanese banks, giving full inter-operability.
  • India's Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) application was launched in Bhutan in 2021 to promote cashless payments between the two countries.
  • Payments from Indian visitors through major UPI apps, namely BHIM, PhonePe, Paytm and Google Pay, are accepted in Bhutan using the existing National QR system.

As of the brief, work is ongoing to enable Bhutanese visitors to India to pay by scanning QR codes with local mobile applications.

Bhutanese visitors to India

The brief records that hundreds of Bhutanese travel to India every year for healthcare and specialised treatment. Bhutanese nationals in India who need assistance from their own government should contact the Embassy in New Delhi or the consulate in Guwahati or Kolkata, using the details held by the Embassy.

Honorary consuls and confirming requirements

Bhutan is represented in India by its Embassy and by career consulates; the register lists no honorary consuls. Where a country does appoint honorary consuls, they have limited powers and do not offer the full range of services of an embassy. Visa, document and other requirements should always be confirmed directly with the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi.