An update from the "Passport Index" of Arton Capita, a global financial consultancy, showed that the UAE passport has expanded the scope of its pre-visa exemptions to 163 countries, consolidating its lead alone in the first place in the world as the most powerful passport in the world. The Emirati currently holds the ability to enter 110 countries around the world without a prior visa, in addition to 53 countries whose visas can be obtained on arrival or online, leaving only 35 countries needing a visa.
According to the global index, the passports of three European countries (Sweden, Finland and Italy) rank second, and the passports of 9 other countries come third in the world in terms of strength: Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Austria, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, and South Korea , New Zealand. While Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Poland and the United States of America rank fourth among the list of the most powerful passports in the world. Singapore, Malta, the Czech Republic, Hungary, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia are ranked fifth. As for the 90th and last place, the Afghan passport ranked, followed by Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Pakistan and Yemen.
Source (Al-Arabiya.net website, edited)
