German passport is Europe’s most powerful and world’s third

According to the reports from Henley Passport Index, Germany passport is ranked as second top in the in the list of the world’s most powerful passports. It allows its travelers to visit a total of 190 countries without any need to acquire a visa in advance.

 

The first spot is occupied by two countries, this makes the German passport, world’s third most powerful. Germany has the most powerful passport in Europe, based on the same source, Schengen Visa reports.

 

According to the reports from Henley Passport Index, Germany passport is ranked as second top in the in the list of the world’s most powerful passports. It allows its travelers to visit a total of 190 countries without any need to acquire a visa in advance. 

 

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Apart from Germany, few other European countries are also ranked in the top ten positions while their passports give visa-free access to a large number of countries. European countries, such as Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, and Spain share third place, having a visa-free/ visa-on-arrival score of 189, as per the details in Henley Passport Index report.

 

Two other European countries such as Austria and Denmark, are ranked fourth place, where their travelers are permitted to visit a total of 188 countries worldwide visa-free. At the same time, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, and Sweden ranked the fifth position with the passports giving visa-free access to 187 countries. Belgium and Switzerland countries have visa-free, visa-on-arrival scores of 186. Hence they are placed in the sixth position.

 

List of countries that have visa-free access to 185 countries

The following is the list of European countries which share the seventh place, while their passports give visa-free access to a total of 185 destinations

• Czech Republic
• Greece
• Malta
• Norway

Hungarian passport

According to the report, the Hungarian passport permits its citizens to travel to around 183 countries, and therefore it ranks ninth place. Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia have a visa-free/visa-on-arrival score of 182, therefore they are ranked in the tenth position.

 

Entry restrictions 

As per the recent findings in the Henley and Partners reports, the countries with the most powerful passports have the strictest entry restrictions in order to stop the further spread of the COVID-19. At the same time, the countries with the lowest number of destinations do not have any such preventive measures while keeping milder entry requirements in place.

 

Dr Leila Hadj Abdou, a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Vienna, considers that travel restrictions imposed across European countries, as in many countries worldwide, are causing difficulties on the road to normality. International migration and mobility will continue to play an important role in the EU’s economy and its development, given the ongoing skills shortages across many member states,” she pointed out, as reported by Henley and Partners.

 

  Additionally, every country is being cautious as the virus, and its new variants are causing uncertainty while thinking about the economy can remain open, especially in the tourism sector. If you are looking to Study, Visit, or Migrate to Germany, talk to Y-Axis, the World’s No.1 Immigration & Visa Company.

 

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