UAE Passport Ranks Amongst World's Top 10 Passports
- Publish date: Wednesday، 24 July 2024
The country made it to the top 10 of the Henley Passport Index for the first time.
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The UAE passport has made it to the top 10 of the Henley Passport Index for the first time.
The Emirates ranked ninth in the index with visa-free access to 185 countries. The UAE secured the ninth position alongside the passports of Estonia and Lithuania.
Singapore ranked first on the index with the passport's visa-free access to 195 countries. Here are the top 10 in the Henley Passport Index:
1. Singapore (195 destinations)
2. France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain (192)
3. Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, South Korea, Sweden (191)
4. Belgium, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom (190)
5. Australia, Portugal (189)
6. Greece, Poland (188)
7. Canada, Czechia, Hungary, Malta (187)
8. United States (186)
9. Estonia, Lithuania, United Arab Emirates (185)
10. Iceland, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia (184)
The Henley Passport Index tracks global freedoms in 227 countries and territories around the world.
The company that released this index also released another study on the 20 fastest-growing cities in the world for millionaires. Sharjah ranked ninth on the list while Dubai ranked 18th. They were the only cities from the Middle East to make it to the list.
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