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The Ranking Of The World’s Most Influential Passports For 2018: Germany And Singapore Tops

German passport is at the top for the 5th year in a row, with visa-free or visa-upon-arrival access to 177 countries, up from 176 last year, according to residence and citizenship advisory firm Henley & Partners.

Singapore took the second spot, its highest ranking on the index in the last ten year – Singapore passport holders can travel to 176 countries without a visa, up from 173 countries.

The index is based on how many countries various passport holders can travel to without a visa.

Third place on the list is shared among Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Passport holders from these countries enjoy visa-free travel to 175 countries.

Ranking jointly fourth on the index are Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Spain, which have visa-free access to 174 countries.

The United States and South Korea came in fifth as their passports allow visa-free travel to 173 countries.

Seven passports lost visa-free access to one other country: Azerbaijan, New Zealand, Antigua and Barbuda, Algeria, Laos, North Korea, and Syria

Here is the top 10 list of most influential passports of 2018:

Rank Country Number of countries accessible
1 Germany 177
2 Singapore 176
3 Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, Norway, Sweden, United
Kingdom
175
4 Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland 174
5 Ireland, Portugal, South Korea, United States 173
6 Canada 172
7 Australia, Greece, New Zealand 171
8 Czech Republic, Iceland 170
9 Malta 169
10 Hungary 168

In February 2017, Belarus introduced a 5-day visa-free visit available to citizens of 80 countries, including Germany.

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Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj
Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj is a publishing executive and economist who is the CEO and editor-in-chief of The CEOWORLD magazine, one of the world’s most influential and recognized global news publications. Additionally, he serves as the chair of the advisory board for the CEOWORLD magazine. He received his Ph.D. in Finance and Banking from the European Global School, Paris, France. He earned his Doctoral Degree in Chartered Accountancy from the European International University Paris, France, and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design (KNUTD), Ukraine. Dr. Amarendra also holds a Master of Business Administration degree in International Relations and Affairs from the American University of Athens, Alabama, United States.


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