![]() ![]() The erosion in strength of passports comes along with the massive drops in international travel and global tourism. The report highlighted the fact that "the gap in travel freedom is now at its largest" since 2006 when the firm began maintaining the passport index. Another top placed Far East country, Singapore, which ranks high in the passport index with access to 192 countries for its passport holders, is limited to just 81 destinations post-COVID 19.Īustralia with 185 on the index is good for 84 destinations now Brazilian passports with an index score of 171 would give privileged access to just 56 destinations.Ĭountries that already had a very low passport index score have slid even further for example, in India, which theoretically gives its passport holders quick access to 58 countries is now good for 27 countries - one less than Afghanistan which is right at the bottom of this passport index. Japan, which continues to be ranked at the top in the Passport Index despite the pandemic with swift access to 193 destinations worldwide hypothetically, in reality is good for 75 destinations. ![]() ![]() Other countries have not fared well either, for example in Europe, Germany, which offers passport holders access to 191 destinations visa free/on arrival, these days is down to 81 countries moreover, French passport holders should know that 188 visa free access on paper actually means access to 82 destinations on the ground. THE POWER OF PASSPORTS IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD offered its passport holders visa free/passport on arrival access to 187 destinations theoretically, post pandemic this translates to just 57 destinations for the UK and 61 for America, which is the same as for passport-holders from Uzbekistan and Rwanda, respectively. The findings have been made in a new Global Mobility Report 2021 by the residency and citizenship firm, Henley & Partners, which is known for maintaining the Henley Passport Index that is based on data from the International Air Transport Association. and the U.K., whose real reach in terms of visa free access to places around the world is no better than the passports from least sought-after places like Rwanda or Uzbekistan, according to a new report released on July 6. The pandemic has significantly diminished the power of passports from much sought-after destinations, like the U.S. ![]()
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