Japanese and Singaporean citizens now hold the most powerful passport in the world

In the latest edition of the Henley Passport Index, Asian countries have dropped Germany's second-ranking, for having benefited from visa-free access to as many countries as possible – 189

The index is updated in real-time and ranks the world's passports according to the number of destinations that holders can access without applying for a visa. The ranking uses data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Overall, nationals of EU member states have seen no improvement in their overall access since last year, mainly because their inbound policies are so restrictive, said Florian Trauner, professor at the Free University of Brussels.
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"The current political climate in the EU is not conducive to more liberal admission policies" and "Following the vote on Brexit, the United Kingdom is trying to establish a stricter immigration regime vis-à-vis European citizens "
Despite US President Donald Trump's controversial travel bans, experts said the US passport position will likely not be affected, as weak economies can not afford to close large countries that send large flows of tourists.

And while Russia has waived visa requirements for the World Cup this year, it has not been able to gain reciprocal access to new destinations, the report says, only winning in the past year. a place on the index at the 46th position.

Here is the classification of countries:

1. Japan, Singapore
2. Germany
3. Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Sweden, Spain, South Korea
4. Norway, United Kingdom, Austria, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, United States
5. Belgium, Switzerland, Ireland, Canada
6. Australia, Greece
7. New Zealand, Czech Republic, Malta
8. Iceland
9. Hungary, Slovenia, Malaysia
10. Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania

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