Dimitry kochenov university of groningen, netherlands alan murray hayden data and rules specialist iata, netherlands 12. Passport index 2020 worlds passports in your pocket. Kalin and kochenovs quality of nationality index qni is designed to rank the objective value of all the worlds nationalities as legal statuses of attachment to states. There are 219 destination countries territories in total. The henley passport index hpi is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom for their citizens. Between 2014 and 2015, india slipped 12 places, from 76 to 88. The ideologies of national security and tourist visa restrictions. The facilitating role of visa policies on international trade. For others, it is a barrier to the travel freedom they seek. Singapore, in second place same as in 2019, has a visa free visa onarrival score of 190.
Gold, corrected 1026 2015 chart 1 pick a country, any country among the countries offering citizenship programs, maltese and cypriot passports offer visa free access to the most countries. The ranking is based on exclusive data from the international air transport association iata, which maintains the worlds largest and most accurate database of travel information, and enhanced by ongoing research by the. According to the document, germany has retained its leading position throughout four years. Turkeyturkmenistan relations are foreign relations between turkey and turkmenistan. The latest edition of henley passport index has been released. Visa free countries for cameroonian passport africa facts. Explore passport designs, browse by visa free score, color, or country and discover how they rank. Henley passport index and global mobility report by henley. According to the 1 january 2018 henley visa restrictions index, holders of a chinese passport are granted visa free or visa on arrival access to 70 countries and territories, ranking the chinese passport 68th in the world before february 2014, chinese immigration authorities did not generally allow mainland chinese citizens to board outbound.
The facilitating role of visa policies on international trade and foreign direct investment article in turkish studies 174. An international comparative analysis based on pisa 2015. Passport index curates, sorts and ranks the worlds passports. This graph features the 2018 henley passport index rank of the countries with the worlds leading citizenshipbyinvestment programs. Henley passport index 2020 free current affairs pdf. This survey ranks countries as per the number of countries that their citizens can travel to. The maximum attainable score is 218 one point is subtracted to account for a national traveling to their own country, with the exception of nationals who must hold. Global the information provided here is based on the 2018 henley passport index ranking, as of february 2018. Henley passport index hpi is a rank on the number of countries a passport holder of a country can travel visa free. The index, which is an annual global ranking of countries based on the freedom of travel enjoyed by their citizens, said the passport of jordan maintained its ranking compared to 2017. Chinese visa restrictions relaxed for cruise operators. The value of passports is determined in part by the number of countries a person in possession of a particular passport can travel to visa free. As of 02 july 2019, swazi citizens had visa free or visa on arrival access to 72 countries and territories, ranking the swazi passport 72nd in terms of travel. The site provides a ranking of the 199 passports of the world according to the number of countries their holders can travel to visa free.
Visa requirements for swazi citizens wikimili, the free. A summary of the 2016 visa restrictions index the yaxis blog. Jordanian passport ranks 92nd in world jordan times. With cuttingedge expert commentary and historical data spanning 15 years, the henley passport index is the original ranking of all the worlds passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. Passport power and trade freedom using historic data from the henley passport index and a range of other indices, we have discovered a strongly positive correlation between visa or travel freedom. Countries with high hpi ranking enjoy certain passport privileges.
Passport program annual report for 20142015 canada. Visa restrictions and economic globalisation published in. The hpi consists of a ranking of passports according to how many other territories can be reached visafree. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the top ranks of the index are held by european countries. Equatorial guinean passport 91 words view diff no match in snippet view article find links to article.
Singapore the singapore passport continues to be widely accepted globally, reaching its highest ranking at no. Explore passport designs, browse by visafree score, color, or country and discover how they rank. This is compared to visa free visa on arrival to 174 countries and territories for u. Turkey was the first country in the world to recognize the independence of turkmenistan during the period of dissolution of the soviet union and first country that opened embassy in the newly independent country.
This also applies if passport holders can obtain a visa on arrival, a visitors permit. According to the 20 henley visa restrictions index, canada is one of the top countries in the world in terms of visafree access to other countries. This high level of travel freedom is a reflection of canadas relationships within the international community, as well as the high regard for the canadian passport. The pakistani passport this month dropped 14 places in the global travel ranking making it one of the worst passports to travel with, a reportrevealed. Visa requirements for swazi citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of eswatini. In certain cases, a rank is shared by multiple countries because these countries all have the same level of visa free or visa onarrival access. Looking beyond simple visafree tourist or business travel rights, the qni takes a number of other crucial factors into account to demonstrate that the worlds.
It shows the level of visa free access offered by each countrys passport. For some people, a passport is a portal to the world. Using historical data from the henley passport index. It is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom for their citizens. The henley passport index is the original ranking of all the worlds passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. The 2020 henley passport index this graph shows the full global ranking of the 2020 henley passport index.
In early 2006 the swiss migrationspecialist company henley and partners released a global ranking of visafree travel privileges. On january 7,2020, henley passport index 2020 was launched. The present paper comprises an exploratory analysis of the data. Apr 16, 2015 according to the henley visa restrictions index for 2014, holders of chinese passports are granted visa free visa on arrival to 45 countries and territories mainly in developing nations and island tourist destinations. Henley passport index wikipedia republished wiki 2.
Immigration status and adolescent life satisfaction. In the last decade, only eight nations granted visafreeaccess to indian nationals. Henley passport index wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Visa restrictions index macau passports slip in rankings. Crossborder mobility restrictions as function of ease of doing business. The top 10s were almost identical, with 30 countries in 2015, compared to 26. Jul 04, 2019 the henley passport index hpi is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom for their citizens. Significant predictors of henley passport index request pdf. Cross border mobility restrictions as function of ease of doing business. As of 1 january 2017, cameroonian citizens had visa free or visa on arrival access to 45 countries and territories, ranking the cameroonian passport 90th in terms of travel freedom tied with angolan and vietnamese passports according to the henley visa restrictions index.
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