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How Powerful is Your Passport? (2018)

Henley & Partners released their Visa Restrictions Index for 2018 and Kuwait ranked 55th with visa-free access to 93 destinations. UAE ranked the highest in the Gulf ranking 21st with visa-free access to 161 destinations. Here are how some other countries ranked:

1 – Japan (190)
5 – USA, UK (186)
6 – Canada (185)
21 – UAE (161)
55 – Kuwait (93)
60 – Qatar (85)
64 – Bahrain (81)
67 – Oman (78)
70 – Saudi Arabia (75)
75 – Philippines (66)
81 – India (60)
100 – Lebanon (41)
106 – Afghanistan (30)

How did your country rank? Check out the full list [Here]

11 replies on “How Powerful is Your Passport? (2018)”

I am suprised Kuwait is so far behind the passport index compared to UAE. The UAE is more politically unstable compared to Kuwait, Kuwait is mostly nuetral. Kuwaiti’s travel more than Emirati’s I believe.

I would only say because UAE has so many visitors from other countries they got the prevlige otherwise they would be far far far behind.

Stability is not the only requirement. Bedoun (stateless) internationally are considered Kuwaitis and lots of coutry are afraid of them travelling and not going back to Kuwait.

I am more curious to know which are the countries which dont give a visa free access to say, the Japanese, the Singaporeans, the Germans, etc

I would like to see examples where country A let’s citizens from country B enter without a visa, but country B doesn’t not.
And what’s the country that’s most similar to country A/B

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