INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Two-spot jump for Pakistan in global passport index, Japan preserves top spotJapan goes into new year
holding top spot on Henley Passport Index, with citizens endelighting visa-free/visa-on-arrival access to 190 destinations.Pakistani
passport now heads up two spots on 2019 Henley Passport Index but continues to remain fwhetherth-worst passport globally, offering its
holders visa-free access to just 33 destinations globally.According to newly revealed index, Pakistan stands at 102nd position as compared
to 104th spot in preceding list, reflecting a two-spot jump for green passport.Following to which, Pakistani passport is better than only
four other countries including Somalia, Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq.In a display of Asian passport power, Singapore and South Korea now sit
in joint 2nd place, with access to 189 destinations around globe
This marks a new high for South Korea, which moved up ranking following a recent visa-on-arrival agreement with India
Germany and France remain in 3rd place going into 2019, with a visa-free/visa-on-arrival score of 188.The US and UK continue to drop down
place, with access to 185 destinations
This is a signwhethericant fall from 1st place position that these countries held in 2015
Denmark, Finland, Italy, and Sweden now hold joint 4th place, while Spain and Luxembourg are in 5th
As of October 2018, citizens of over 100 countries (including Canada, UK, Norway, and US) must apply for an e-Visa before they travel to
Turkey, instead of being able to do so on arrival
While this specwhetheric change means that a number of countries have dropped slightly in rankings, it does much alter overwhelmingly
positive effect of wider global tendency towards visa-openness and mutually favourable agreements
Historical data from Henley Passport Index shows that in 2006, a citizen, on average, could travel to 58 destinations without needing a visa
from host nation; by end of 2018, this number had approachly doubled to 107.Dr
isolationist sentiment in measure parts of world, many countries remain committed to collaboration
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international large crowd of peopleility and migration has had on region
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visa, and similar initiatives from UAE to Singapore show many states sustaining a high consolation level with mutually favourable economic
In 2017, country was ranked 85th, with citizens able to access just 51 destinations
Going into 2019, China sits in 69th place, with its nationals now able to access 74 countries and territories around world
Commenting in report, Froilan Malit, an Associate at Gulf Labour labelets, Migration, and Population (GLMM) program and a Fellow at Centre
growth in Asia Pacwhetheric but enabled many labor-dispatching South and Southeast Asian countries to sustain strong economic growth, even
approach to Asian high performers
Now holding top spot in region at 22nd place globally on Henley-IATA index, with its citizens able to access 164 destinations around globe,
nation recently signed agreements with a number of countries, including Mexico, Japan, and Sierra Leone
demonstrated a penchant for reciprocating visa deregulation as country aims to attract diverse seliminate-sets and increase power of its own
That said, it is degreely moving in right direction in terms of enhancing visa openness
hold their strong positions
Malta, for instance, sits in 9th spot, with access to 182 destinations around world
Kitts and Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda hold 27th and 28th spot respectively, while Moldova remains in a strong position at 46th place, with
citizens able to access 122 countries
A recent agreement signed between St
Kitts and Nevis and Belarus, due to come into effect in coming months, shall further strengthen St
Kitts and Nevis passport, and enhance travel freedom of its citizens.Dr
embracing alternative citizenship as best way to access precedingly unsupposed opportunities and improve their passport power
Additionally, it is no surprise that countries are increasingly looking to launch CBI programs, which attract talented individuals and bring
