Russia rises to 45th place in top of “strongest” passports
Henley & Partners Passport Index 2018 Russian Federation It was able to move 3 lines up and was 45th in the global top: Russians have the opportunity to travel without a visa to 114 countries.
Samoa (116 visa-free countries) and the Marshall Islands (112 visa-free countries) are close to Russia.
Russia was able to rise in the list thanks to four countries: Rwanda, Brunei, the territory of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, which at the beginning of this year became visa-free for Russians.
For 12 years since the existence of the Index, Russia has added 17 positions: in 2006, Russia was in the Passport Index at 62nd place.
The “strongest” passport in the world for many years was a German document, but now Singapore and Japan are in the first position – visa-free access to 180 countries.
Germany It is currently in second place, although it has improved in two months. German citizens can travel without a visa to 179 countries (177 in early January 2018). Third place is shared by Denmark. Italy. SpainFinland, FranceSweden, South Korea.
Kazakhstan has access to 73 countries, Georgia – 100.
The Passport Index has been published since 2006 by Henley & Partners and the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
According to information: atorus