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Worlds most powerful passports in 2022  

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Worlds most powerful passports in 2022 

Everyone loves travelling be it for work or a vacation, and for all of  us to travel to different countries we require a passport.  What is a passport? 

A passport is basically a formal document or certification issued by the  national government identifying a traveller as a citizen or national  with a right to protection while abroad and a right to return to the  country of citizenship.  

A passport is very essential if we have to travel abroad.  Not all passports are the same, few are stronger compared to others.  Strong passports are those passports which provide extra benefits to  people and offer the greatest travel freedom.  

Passports are ranked as strong and weak by HPI(The henley passport  index).  

What is HPI? 

HPI( THE HENLEY PASSPORT INDEX )compiled by Henry and partners ranks  passports according to the number of destinations holders can enter  without applying for a visa in advance.  

WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL PASSPORTS 2022  ACCORDING TO HPI

Worlds most powerful passports in 2022

In 2022 Japanese and Singaporean passports are ranked as the world’s  most powerful passports which offer the greatest travel freedom and hold  first place for strong passports.  

South Korea and Germany hold a second place as the most powerful  passports in the world in 2022  

Finnish, Italian, Luxembourgish and Spanish passports hold a third place  as the world’s most powerful passports in 2022.  

Austrian, dutch, danish, french and Swedish passports hold a fourth  place as the world’s most powerful passports in 2022.  

French, Irish, Portuguese, and British passports are co-ranked 5th. 

Why are these above-mentioned passports  considered as world’s most powerful  passports in 2022?  

Powerful passports are those passports which offer the greatest travel  freedom and when a holder can enter a number of destinations without  applying for a visa in advance.  

Also read: How to get a Schengen Visa?

Japanese and Singaporean passports are considered as most powerful  passports as they provide benefits like Japanese and Singaporean  citizens can travel to 192 countries without applying for a visa in  advance or we can also say visa-free.  

South Korea and Germany passports hold second place for the most  powerful passports as they offer visa-free travel to 190 destinations  around the globe.  

Finnish, Italian, Luxembourg and Spanish offer visa-free travel to 189  countries around the globe and that is the reason why it holds third  place among the most powerful passport in 2022.  

Austrian, dutch, danish, French and Swedish offer visa-free travel to  188 countries around the globe. one need not worry about a visa.  

Weakest passports in 2022 

The weakest passports are those passports which do not offer the  greatest travel freedom.  

In 2022 passports of Pakistan, Syria and Yemen are considered the  weakest passports in the world.  

Why are these above-mentioned  passports considered the weakest  passports in the world in 2022? 

Syria, Pakistan and Yemen offer visa-free travel to 29, 31 and 33  countries, this is one of the reasons why these nations have the weakest  passports as they provide visa-free travel to very less countries around  the globe.  

And the second reason is that most developing countries usually tend to  have weak passports as they are struggling or recovering from political  and economic instabilities. 

-Noof Kauser  

Reference: https://www.onlinevisa.com › News

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