YOU ARE (PASSPORT) PRIVILEGED | Comparing Strong & Weak Passports

Travel Privilege is a real thing. Why does it matter? Because acknowledging travel privilege helps us: 1) appreciate the luxury of travel more, 2) become more inclusive in how we talk about the value of travel, 3) think about the purpose of travel more deeply.
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Whether you have a weak passport or a strong passport dictates how easily you can travel around the world. While most EU or "Western" passport holders rarely have to worry about seeking visas while planning their holidays, there are vast numbers of people who do not have this luxury.

[@Ashrafchowdhury103]

Having a weaker passport and refused visa at the embassy is totally heartbreaking. I faced this and the wound has never healed.

[@user-jf8ie7oe8o]

Dont give up and try it again :)

[@oceanocean9234]

I saw stupid people with strong passports being respected & wonderful people with weak passports disrespected at different airports...Weak passport makes you suspicious & strong passport makes you special...A passport decides your worth...What a wonderful world we live in.

[@tahsinislam786]

" Travel is not a right, but a privilege" - well said

[@airhab]

Tahsin Islam Freedom of Movement should be a Human right though.

[@tahsinislam786]

I totally agree with you but life is unfair.

[@tahsinislam786]

Joseph also because of extreme corruption certain country's development get staignent. So developed countries sometimes stop free passage for citizens of under developed countries thinking that he is not going go back once he enters. Political unstability is a massive factor as well. Iran is a big example of that.

[@ridef0rlife]

@@CAPRlCE Try a different country then. Having $40k and a house etc is a privilege in itself.

[@johns4651]

Nonsense. We are all human animals,all equally own this planet. Travel is a right. We just made it a privilege artificially and once human concessions evolves to a higher level, borders will be a distant memory.

[@malediviana3901]

It's so nice that someone with a strong passport has actually stopped and taken the time to think about this. We have a Maldivian passport but we love travelling. And so does most of our fellow Maldivians. Love this video and thanks a lot for making it. ❤️

[@jimbell122]

I have an eu passport and I also qualify for a British passport through residency, I feel so bad for these people

[@luns486]

As a dual Australian/UK citizen who has travelled the world with ease, this has long struck me as an incredible injustice for many and has never been something I take for granted. We are incredibly lucky to be born with the passports that we were.

[@melissaelhachem]

Quality over quantity any day! My Lebanese passport won’t be stopping me from traveling wherever I want to 😁

[@evazubeck]

Melissa El-Hachem I love this attitude! Keep it up 👍

[@tonilemus2365]

Mamona

[@sachinmainkar]

Why will it ? I hope I get to travel to Lebanon some day soon ...

[@tajammul1234]

Melissa El-Hachem believe me Lebanese are more rich than another country. I know many people who live in Germany are very rich and intelligent.

[@pietrojenkins6901]

North Korea or Somalia on your plans?

[@bassembboustany]

I'm Lebanese. Our trash passport is one the main reasons I'm applying for postgrad studies in France. Hopefully, I will be able to acquire French citizenship in the next few years and be able to follow my travel passion. I always despair whenever I think about how hard it is to travel with my passport, but then I remember at least I have the opportunity to get a dual citizenship because of my academic qualifications and (in the case of France) the fact that I already speak French fluently. Most Lebanese right now are stuck in a country that is supposed to be considered home but instead is a prison and a failed state quickly deteriorating.

[@dafyddhumphreys8921]

As a Brit, I love the Polish. Being Welsh I love them more. We had a whole village of them that couldn't go back after the war. They became valued members of the Welsh community. I mind a few war graves I feel they are part of Wales that much. You are a great ambassador!

[@pedroquiros5371]

Thats the cruel story how communism affected so many people. Most of them died. :(

[@vincblum6882]

It’s crazy how I have a German passport and pretty much all my friends have and we actually don’t even know how privileged we are...

[@Filip-uw9jp]

Same here in Poland, I mean, our passport is at the 5th place among all of the passports of the world and pretty much nobody recognizes how privileged we are.

[@anneneville6255]

Hahah that’s true. I am EU citizen and only took the German along my native nationality, because of how strong the German passport is :D

[@SalahBenaissa]

Can we exchange our passports ? xD

[@ari_jean]

Filipeczeg I’m a Belarusian, but I’ve moved to Poland 3 years ago and I’m about to get my Polish citizenship next month! Couldn’t be more excited, especially since you guys also don’t need visa to the US anymore 😂❤️ On the other hand though I’ll still keep my Belarusian passport, and so I have an access to all of those post communistic countries + China. Am I a true global citizen now?😂

[@rivenoak]

@@SalahBenaissa well, where is your passport from ?

[@Felilaa]

Your perspective on “travel as a privilege” and “quality over quantity” are refreshing. Thank you, I am going to check that passport page site out.

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

What "perspective" would that be? Did she imply there is a problem?

[@CollinAbroadcast]

This is true and am immensely grateful for it

[@erim98]

My dad is American and my mom is Turkish. I can see first hand how they treat my mom every time she goes somewhere compared to my dad. I hate how people are so stuck up about different passports and nationalities. We should embrace our differences because that's what makes us beautiful :)

[@n.a.2009]

I can tell u know my brother its normal it really hearts our homes welcome different people but they dont want to welcome them stuck up brats are everywhere

[@Q_QQ_Q]

do you mean in the ameirca they treat your mom differently ?

[@Vortex__24]

Based

[@aero-fw9os]

I'm the only one in my family with a strong passport as an American citizen. It kind of sucks

[@raycosar2983]

Its funny because everytime i goto Turkiye they give me problems for giving up my turkish citizenship

[@Vimarioly]

Yeah, when i got the spanish nationality my parents were so happy but as i was little i had no idea why. The spanish passport compared to my bolivian passport definitely gives me more opportunities

[@daniellatorre2490]

Cotorra lol

[@Q_QQ_Q]

but do you have spanish ancestry ?

[@ChrisAIGuy]

If you come to spAin after 2 years you can get papers and a passport

[@theobuniel9643]

@@ChrisAIGuy As long as you're from Latin America or the Philippines.

[@thekingofmoney2000]

@@theobuniel9643 or Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶

[@fearlessandfar]

Something we all need to think about. Great content 💥👌🏻

[@evazubeck]

Fearless & Far thank you 😊

[@dominionian7193]

I respect how, as a travel blogger, you speak the truth about travel being a privilege. Unfortunately, there are many travel bloggers out there that shame others (although implicit or indirect) for not being well traveled, as if everyone somehow has the opportunity to do so like they do.

[@javamurniadi6520]

Eva: I have immense travel freedom with my passport Coronavirus: You sure??

[@pedroquiros5371]

Green Pass - I have no problems, you?

[@touqirbutter9810]

Very True Eva. I am a Canadian, born in Pakistan and hold more than 2 strong passports. I remember it was not easy to pass immigration posts when I was on Pakistani passport, but now the same me can travel anywhere in the world, visited almost half of it, no stupid questions, no line ups. It is so sad we profile people and put them in different boxes.

[@harmansingh-vo8rv]

I used to have an Indian passport and had to apply for visas for pretty much everywhere. Now I have a New Zealand 🇳🇿 passport and have traveled to US, Canada and Australia without a visa. Life’s way easier with a first world passport! Although I wish that I could’ve kept my Indian one too but India doesn’t allow dual citizenship :(

[@mexicomo6942]

Congrats 🎊 man on your new zealand passport

[@olivedillon8251]

Thank you so much for discussing this topic on KZbin! I was getting so fed-up of 'how to travel like I do' videos that do not include this tricky subject. This is such refreshing and imoortant content!

[@juliezola1091]

Couldn't expect that someone would ever address this topic. I remember my dear friend from Morocco and me laughing bitterly at our, as he called them then, "weak" passports and I thought he had figured it out by himself. I'm a Belarusian now living in Italy struggling every year for a stay permission. I came for studying and I'm very grateful I could use this opportunity. I remember when my classmates would go on Erasmus and were asking me why I wasn't. I just new I would have many problems getting another visa for Erasmus for 6 or 12 months in France, let's say. Being a student alone counting only on myself I couldn't permit myself such a luxury. Still, I understand how privileged I am in comparison to other Belarusians who would love to go abroad, travel and maybe live in another country for a little of that experience. I would love to travel many countries, unfortunately for now I just struggle surviving from one month to another. Still I have a deep believe that I am on the right road and I have no hurry. I enjoy every day of my life looking around, seeing those stunning sunsets over the mountains... I realise how happy I'm and if I die tmrrw I won't have regrets of seeing many places. In the end, it's not exactly the goal in life, it's just a pleasant and beautiful bonus to it. Send love and light to Eva and each single of you reading. Wish all your dreams come true ❤️🙏🏼❤️

[@gizemlikisi6213]

why did you choose Italy to study? italian economy is not well, there is a housing shortage and so many illegal immigrants from africa

[@adhiantos]

I use an Indonesian passport and my dream is to become a "visa collecter" hahaha. The story of Baderkhan is really inspiring! I found him on Instagram and I've been enjoying his travel stories (and your travel story with him too in Kurdistan mwahaha). Same here, I used to have a goal of traveling to as many countries/places as possible but now I understand the limitation of travels and life itself more, I have redefined my definition of "as many places as possible". I think it's important to have a reason why we want to travel to a certain country (say historical, religious and cultural reasons) instead of just traveling there for the sake of traveling. Especially now in the age of social media where travel sometimes has become some sort of bragging rights. Personally I enjoy your vlogs and stories because you really dig deep into the reason why you want to travel. The human interaction, the story telling and so on. I hope I can travel to as many places as you've been too, Eva! Cheers from Indonesia

[@zhaogeorge1674]

"Privilege" can also mean your country always brings you back to safe homeland wherever you are when it is in danger or crisis, but not only give notice and warning saying "it's dangerous there and we urge all our citizens to leave asap, and good luck".

[@nar9331]

I’m speechless, really. I just discovered that the Italian passport is ranked 7th and I’m sitting here wasting my privilege. Btw, thank you! This was inspiring, I love travelling but I’m still a student so I have to finish my studies.

[@Jabor228]

UAE passport is the strongest in the world. Japanese people: “Hold my sushi”

[@yunosan9222]

Jabor Al-Kuwari 🖕🏻

[@arunvp7143]

yeah japanese passport is No.1 in 2020

[@進撃の花音さん]

Japan ♥️

[@dazzelpebbels1207]

i think the usa or canadian passport is the most powerful.

[@andreasahulova]

I thought that German is the Top!

[@KarinaMora86]

Hola Eva! This video came to my life just in time! I needed a little boost of positivism, I'm Costa Rican, and USA citizen (meaning I have 2 passports, blessed!) and I meet this good friend of mine (he is from Iraqui,Kurdistan) in Dubai, and I'm really excited to travel together again and show him my beautiful Costa Rica, so I'm trying to help him with the Costa Rican visa and also transit visas. It's a hard work but I'm sooooo positive! Thank you!

[@JarlinCastro]

Karina Mora did you become a US citizen if so you can’t use your Costa Rican passport anymore

[@KarinaMora86]

@@JarlinCastro hi Jarlin, yes I can. As Costa Rican I can have duo citenzenship. More info, here: travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/Advice-about-Possible-Loss-of-US-Nationality-Dual-Nationality/Dual-Nationality.html And here : cr.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/local-resources-of-u-s-citizens/residing-costa-rica/

[@phenny100]

@@KarinaMora86 Being a dual Costa-Rican and US citizen, what passport do you use when you travel to Europe ? (given the EU offers visa-free access to both US and Costa Rican citizen)

[@gostreaper1]

UAE is the strongest passport Me: so oil talks

[@ukurjalan2455]

Not UAE but Japan www.henleypassportindex.com/passport

[@rob41n]

Not even close to be the strongest.

[@humaidalblooshi6659]

eniazi not oil dear its your leadership

[@robhingston]

I would say the British passport takes some beating

[@travelleryu]

@@robhingston Not as good as Japan South Korea or Singapore.

[@invisibleadversary]

I had one of the world’s worst passports and recently switched to a U.S. passport. It is 100% a privilege. Honestly, night and day. I no longer have to put together extensive, expensive, and invasive visa applications that require plane tickets and accommodations already in place and have to worry for weeks and sometimes months that it may get rejected. It sucks. Having a strong passport feels like the world is your oyster and the amount of respect you get versus a weaker passport is real. It’s horrible but the truth. I totally understand why people are buying stronger passports from St. Kitts or Malta because it really does change your life.

[@jarmunder]

This has really got me thinking, thanks for opening up such an interesting conversation. More videos like this please Eva!🙌🏼

[@rahulkalra8989]

Absolutely! Even considering all the low cost carriers, online flight booking, travel is still a privilege for many. Thank you for shedding light on this!

[@AhmadullahTanha]

True Eva! Its the freaking passport that make a person labelled I can say. I have been experienced a lot bias things in many countries I have been too. Unfortunately, no matter how good you are in a foreign community or how good you contribute to their economy, but if you are coming from a weak passport country, they will always less value you or even give you no value. Nations are busy facilitating opportunities to powerful passports while on other side restricting weak passports as much as they can. Reality is; people should be judged based on their background, not their origin, religion, or their skin color.

[@evazubeck]

Ahmadullah Noori yes I agree, it’s such an easy and unfortunate way for people to make judgments on others. We should absolutely focus on THE PERSON and not THEIR GOVERNMENT.

[@ezzaterfan4305]

“u.a.e is the strongest passport in the world me: *laughs in japan and singapore”

[@pariahstate1332]

UAE is not the strongest passport. It has a rank at 18. Check it out: www.henleypassportindex.com/passport

[@jannahali28]

“laughs in japan and singapore”? what does that even mean “laugh in”? Japan is the strongest followed by ehem Singapore! Go do your research beforehand bozo

[@Continuetogo]

@@jannahali28 Singapore is not number two. It's like #17 www.passportindex.org/byRank.php?f=

[@tomriley5790]

It varies all the time....

[@guns4h1re]

@@tomriley5790 changes almost every week.

[@josephjalbert3642]

Many thanks for that. I fortunately have no desire to travel to many countries.

[@RiverRatWA57]

Myself as well, I have never applied for a passport, as a US citizen I've only been to two other countries, Canada quite a few times as I grew up on the Michigan/Ontario border and walked across twice into Tijuana. At 65 my traveling bug is gone, been to 49 of the 50states and have logged over four million miles on the Highways and Byways of the United States.

[@civilengineeringtopics9262]

You “prefare quality over quantity” and that's why you are my favorite travel youtuber till now. And in my opinion travelling in such scale is definitely a luxury, but everyone have 24 hrs if uses correctly and focused on the goals one's definitely fulfilled his/her Travelling Goals.

[@evazubeck]

CIVIL ENGINEERING TOPICS thank you very much 💛 yes I feel if you have the luxury to do both, you should! But more often than not it’s a choice...

[@Steroid_Frog]

You are bringing an important point here, that i have never realised..I remember when Baderkhanamerbadran was refused entry into Mexico, i was shocked. I have a Canadian passport and was never refused entry anywhere. For Russia i had to apply for a visa and yes paperwork was complicated but no refusal. Great video here, Thanks

[@DudiMr]

To Russia most of the countries are required to get a visa even EU members with the exception of Leningrad and Kaliningrad regions. Even to Moscow and it's very expensive. That's the only thing holding me back of travelling there

[@harry12]

@@DudiMr Russia gives many countries visa-free access compared to some others. all south American and almost all central American citizens, south Koreans, Thais, Israelis, South Africans can visit Russia without a tourist visa

[@jackshepark7229]

@@DudiMr I AM FROM PERÚ (machu picchu) WE DO NOT NEED VISA TO GO TO RUSSIA..... VISA-FREE. :D

[@phenny100]

@@harry12 Because Russia DOES get along with all those countries. It's not the case of western ones.

[@harry12]

@@phenny100 russia gets along with israel and south korea? are you joking?

[@agnieszkas1120]

Wow nie wiedziałam, że pochodzisz z Polski :) masz dobry akcent :D !

[@FibiSim]

Chyba dokładnie z Wrocławia pochodzi :)

[@joshakz]

Did you just compliment her accent?

[@joshakz]

Did the first sentence mean “ i have never heard......

[@majamarkowicz1329]

@@joshakz yes, exactly

[@joshakz]

Maja Markowicz really 😃😃😃 this is polish right? OMG 😆 I’m so happy

[@realhawaii5o]

You met Baderkhan!!! He is such an amazingly positive guy travelling with one of the worst passports! I first found him through Drew Binsky but I've been following him since!

[@saqibmudabbar]

In my opinion this world belongs to the people. Being refused a visa based on ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, nationality, gender or poverty or even reason to enter a country should be considered as *freedom* *discrimination.* The only people not allowed a visa should be criminals.

[@evazubeck]

Planes & Planes 飞机 I can definitely see your point! Thanks for bringing your view to this platform!

[@saqibmudabbar]

@@evazubeck No, thank *you* for saying what no body does.

[@musaid5647]

Love your raw true vlouging , Truely inspired from PAKISTAN 🥰

[@mexicomo6942]

I’m having a lot of problems right now cuz of my Egyptian passport especially when it comes to my thing ( traveling ) , I don’t live in egypt but I know that if I do it’s gonna be much much harder for me to move around & travel freely . And I know that I can’t go back home for many reasons , it’s just more complicated than you’d ever expect. Lemme give you an example, to just renew my Egyptian passport i’d be waiting in long long 12 hours line in the scorching sun on my feet to just get it renewed (it’s awful) but at least looking at the bright side that I don’t live in Egypt gives me bigger & bigger freedom to travel around but still I need to apply for visas & get into a hustle to be able to travel & I don’t even guarantee that my trip goes sound and safe with no issues at the arrival destination . I’m planning to get myself a stronger passport frees me up from all these limitations that I have & open for me the world more & make me live my life. Much love to all my people around the world ❤️ I’ll visit you one day.

[@jovelynnacua8674]

Hi,Eva zu beck I'm from the Philippines.Thank you for giving me a chance to see the beauty of every country in the world.

[@Alia-ys1zt]

Oh damn, Im from the UAE and I've travelled a lot but never noticed passport privilege! This really opened my eyes tbh!

[@pariahstate1332]

UAE people are not very educated. UAE ranked 18: www.henleypassportindex.com/passport

[@edwink1467]

I have a US and a Hong Kong SAR passport as well as a Mainland China travel permit/ID. I can pretty much go to every country in the world visa free anytime I want. When one doesn’t have visa-free, the other one usually does. I have never actually needed a visa to go somewhere and I have been to quite a lot of places. Never realized how lucky I am...

[@FJ20244]

I am a citizen of Afghanistan and I have traveled to Pakistan, Iran, India, Uzbekistan, Kazakistan, Russia and Tajikistan so far. Afghan Passport is weak and needs a visa but for some countries like countries that are in central Asia, the visa process is much easy and short. It is because of extensive cultural and lingual similarities between us. For example, I am an ethnic Uzbek and more welcomed to Uzbekistan than the citizens of other countries near and far. I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS. keep up the good work!

[@2seeornot2see]

I'm really glad I found your page, this is like the 4th or 5th video of yours I've watched and I actually never knew about the Passport Index. I will definitely study this site and show my friends who travel. Thanks for educating us on this.....safe travels as always. I will continue to watch your travel vlogs (I have to get caught up).

[@khizarmujeeb4107]

It's been a while Eva... Really miss you , I thought once you're Pakistani ... Missed you from Pakistan 🌻🌻

[@sarfaraz.hosseini]

​@Nice Try S. Asians don't all look alike dummy, and India and Pakistan are different countries dummy.

[@khizarmujeeb4107]

Hahaha ... We Asians specially Pakistan have different faces a/c to habitants

[@khizarmujeeb4107]

She looks like pathan , Gilgiti , kashmiri or Afghani 😂 Whatever she's really generous , I know that

[@LyricsThatFly]

KHIZAR MUJEEB she Doesn’t look anything like pakistani and Pakistan used to be India before the seperation

[@khizarmujeeb4107]

Well you're right let's end this debate here , okay ☺

[@BruceChastain]

wow these folks you features are amazing how much they were able to travel on these passports!

[@evazubeck]

HACK AND RIDE BIKES yes they’re amazing people 😍

[@BruceChastain]

@@evazubeck yeah because I've done a good bit of traveling myself with my american passport and even with that it's sometimes a huge hassle traveling in general, I can't image what they're having to deal with in addition.

[@flintlights]

I agree with #1, it’s not about how many country you’ve been to, but the amount of time an experience you enjoy yourself in. With that, I like how you go to places where it’s not so common! You truly give yourself an experience like no other travel blogger, and I enjoy watching you share it with us!

[@CJrun]

As I mentioned in a comment on the Mexico/US crossing, please be kind enough to inform your consulate of where you are, and where you are going. I was born and raised overseas, as a US citizen. Your consulates and embassies have no end to extra duties dealing with travelers that do not notify them, first. This allows them to look over the borders involved, pick up a phone, and ask a favor of their counterpart on the border you are crossing. A favor they will return, when they have a traveler crossing in the other direction. Everybody's lives are made easier!

[@omedmiro9158]

Yup,I am so lucky. I am a Kurdish with iraq passport. 🤣🤣

[@luqmansadiq2171]

Brother🇵🇰😃

[@alan14789]

Omed Lazkeen يةك دةنك گويي مةيةري

[@awaiskhan9329]

سلام

[@tomadams3528]

@Omed Lazkeen dude!! don't say that you're from Iraq. Tell em you're from Kurdsland or Kurdstan with an Iraqi passport , then you're welcome to USA and UK and ask for asylum and change your passport to US or UK and travel the world. You're lucky.

[@twinklythingy2445]

Do you know Baderkhan? He’s a world traveler with that passport. Has a channel here

[@arjayneyra]

I love the passport comparison Eva! It's not talked about as much in the travelling community and I'm so glad you made this video! Love love love it! Very informative!

[@armandoneri3607]

Polish passport holders were not allowed into the UK, US and most EU countries until 2005, but things changed for them after they joined the EU.

[@manuelschmidt75]

So much appreciated when you said it‘s not about the number of countries but it‘s about the depth. I know quite a few people that are proud of having seen x amount of countries - but each just for a few days. What’s the point. Keep doing great content, super amazing to see. And enjoy the Defender :)

[@MattNav]

Loved this video. It definitely reinforces the fact that I should never take the power of my British passport for granted. As I live in France I've sometimes thought about applying for dual citizenship to get a French passport since it offers some visa-free countries that are not available to me via my UK passport. For instance Russia recently opened up eVisa travel for the city of St Petersburg to allow easy access for many European citizens however I cannot use this new system since the UK was specifically excluded. Which goes to show that even strong passports of neighbouring countries can differ from one another.

[@evazubeck]

Matthew Tasker that’s super interesting! These differences may not even matter to most people until we start noticing all the disparities. Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@MattNav]

@@evazubeck same story with say Iran. French citizens can get an eVisa online whereas Brits like me cannot and must apply at the embassy in London

[@kradonrace]

Russia was visa-free for a Turkish passport until the military shot down the Russian jet.

[@golxo1]

@@MattNav As far i know all the EU citizens will be able to apply for a Russian visa online as long as you can prove you want to visit St. Petersburg or Moscow

[@CosmoTrav]

Big fan of your channel.. and I am happy to be in possession of a Dutch passport which gives me freedom to travel almost anywhere.

[@evazubeck]

Cosmo Trav wow yes that is also a great passport! Nice to see the appreciation 🙏🙏

[@zielenieje]

Wow, I've been here for a while and didn't know you're from Poland!

[@interestedparty7523]

As an American I'm absolutely Passport privileged. Unearned, and pure luck.

[@asports6680]

a lot of love form Pakistan miss you Eva zu beck

[@Aliaali01]

Shadi karly

[@asports6680]

karlonga ap awo gy pir

[@RiadKudmani]

I’m so glad to watch all of your amazing videos ❤️

[@dexterford8094]

It is not just a weak passport that prevents most people in the world from traveling, but also the cost. What for us might seem like a budget backpacking holiday might require years of income for many people in the world. Most of the world's population is trapped in poverty and might barely be able to travel outside their village. We are truly privileged if we can fly to so many places around the world.

[@itzdampsandwich6383]

the opportunities I would have if I wasn't holding a Syrian passport. I graduated Aerospace Engineering and I just get labelled a "security risk" wherever I go. It's so racist, like I didn't choose to be from the place I am. I put the in the same effort, if not more, but because I come from a certain region of the world I'm denied certain opportunities and rights... I've started developing a fear of failure, and that I won't ever succeed and reach my goals cause of one factor I simply can't control... So unlucky /:. Don't even get me started about not being able to travel, I have so many places I wanna visit but have to fight so hard to do so, at the end, the fees, hassle, and time needed to obtain a visa make it so discouraging. Hopefully, one day, I'll be given this basic human right

[@ShanKhan-cj7nv]

2019 : Passport Privilege 2020 : Passport Equality

[@azomboup]

I have a TIMBUKTU passport which allow me to travel into my Bed and when I sleep and dream I can go anywhere. Eh 😁🙅🏿‍♂️🤞🏽 how about that?

[@zinagy5532]

😂

[@herminigildojakosalem8664]

That is great!

[@alam8618]

😂😂😂

[@tolgadur]

You can just purchase one of the dozen Carribbean passports for 50k or so. The one of st. Lucia is pretty powerful. So yes, you can archive it if you work hard enough

[@alygamaleldin7354]

You know what's really demeaning sometimes is that now a lot of countries don't even want the people applying to enter their embassies so they oblige you to apply through a company and make you pay all the service fees and stuff , it's so demeaning that we can't even go to the embassies now.

[@Alina-vt7oq]

Yes, being from Cuba is not only hard to get a visa but also the funds to do all the process... everything is hard for us... fortunately I'm in Canada and some day hope to get the canadian passport, I will feel free finally

[@phenny100]

Have you already traveled outside of Canada on your Cuban passport ? If so, how have you gone about applying for visas and how have you been treated during border controls ?

[@nielsreyngoud2870]

Great vlog! I have the luck to carry a Dutch passport, but it’s super sad and unfair for those with a less strong one. I always kind of assumed you are German by the way; but I see you’re Polish!

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

How is it "unfair"? What does "fairness" have to do with it? Is travel a competition?

[@nijin_0555]

@@dialecticalmonist3405 it kind of is even with business travels studying travels it takes forever for the visa to drop they also check ur financial situation background and everything just to visit for a few weeks or study for a few years

[@nijin_0555]

@@dialecticalmonist3405 it is very hard to get into other countries with a weak passport going to other countries does not always mean traveling for fun those with good passports have more opportunity than those who dont

[@desertsky2213]

Thank you for making this video. The more you travel the more you know that you are learn about privilege! From my experiences traveling, I realized that if you have clean running water, a bed to sleep in, and food to eat you are more privileged than a large portion of people on this planet.

[@user-ve4kx7cm7c]

This video was good for me, thank you.

[@zacharycallaghan6229]

Don’t be fooled by this nonsense guys. The power of a passport is not just the number of visa free countries you can enter. It’s also the power of ur country to get u out of a tough situation if need be. I can hardly see Poland despatch a military aircraft to repatriate its citizens. Recent example Corona virus repatriation.

[@kFY514]

Well, the coronavirus is not exactly the best example - Polish citizens, as they are EU citizens as well, have been safely evacuated back to Europe by the French. Under certain conditions, EU citizens are entitled to seek help from any EU member state embassy, they're not strictly limited to their own country. And as shown by the coronavirus example, EU member states will likely cooperate in cases of international emergencies. So yeah, while Poland may not be exactly the most powerful country in the EU, at least as long as it keeps being a member, its passport will be pretty strong for all travel-related purposes. There are legitimately different ways to measure passport power, but they mostly matter for people who treat citizenships as a business. Look up e.g. the Nomad Capitalist channel - if you're just a regular middle class person, that stuff might be shocking.

[@justabot58]

wow Brazil: 161 mobility score. That's great! I believe we should have the right to travel wherever we want without bureaucratic problems. But I also understand that it is not just a matter of international policies.

[@meetworldhome]

Hi Eva, it’s our first to watch your video and we really found your channel interesting. Thanks for making and sharing these high-quality videos. We will definitely keep watching :))

[@onawalkabout]

Thank you for this one. You know, it is amazing how disparate the ability to travel freely is around the world. For instance, your Polish passport has WAY more of an ability to enter a country visa-free/visa on arrival than my US passport! Ranked 84 to your 114! For instance, Iran, a country with some of the most beautiful heritage sites, I have to apply for a visa and you get a free one. Life without borders. That has always been my dream to be able to one day travel without border restrictions. And even though I have been to some beautiful places, staying long term in some of them is extremely difficult. Travel should be a right, not just a privilege. But it is what it is as we are at the mercy of our government and their policies. I have searched for a better passport to travel on and ways to become a citizen of those countries but the requirements are truly daunting.

[@c12onnor]

Sadly my passport just lost visa-free access to live, work and study in 27 countries.

[@inigojuancarlos]

That’s the effect of Brexit

[@joaoluiz1114]

Brexit :(

[@japaco.3875]

Absolutely Traveling Makes A Person Happy it's In Human Nature. Traveling Brings Good Vibes. Love from Atif Malik (Abbottabad KPK Pakistan).

[@kirill4531]

Nowadays you can legally get citizenship of basically every country in the world. In some countries it's really hard to get (Arabian oil kingdoms, or the US), but in some countries it's fairly simple (Spain, just prove you've lived there for 6 years, or Poland - get yourself a job and live there for some time)

[@moniq56]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣, yeah, it’s so so so simple that people risk their lives in the Mediterranean and that there’s still tens of millions of stateless people and refugees. I wonder why all those people living in refugees camps still don’t have their Spanish passport and are not living their best live in the EU? Hint: the reason might be that you are not well informed. To begin with, unless you are from Latin America, you need 10 years living in Spain to get their passport. Hint 2: During those 10 years, you need to be legal. Hint 3: Being legal is not that easy, as the news about trying to cross the border in Melilla or the Mediterranean might suggest. But since getting passports is so easy, please tell us how many you have acquired during your lifetime ? I expect the answer to be at least 3, since it’s soooo easy.

[@JeanGenie92]

Yes 100% agree with changing culture around travel to quality over quantity. It's something I find your channel really good for :)

[@Streetw1s3r]

Yep, it's good to have a powerful passport. Even though I was born and raised in Australia, I can call the Greek embassy right now and get a Greek passport because my grandparents were from there and Greece still recognizes future generations as Greek, and the Greek passport is one of the most valuable in the world, 170 countries. And could stay in EU countries for as long as I'd like.

[@onur9755]

I was born in USA but raised in Australia and my grandparents were from Turkey!! Cheers mate.. or should I say "neighbour" :)..

[@nicschintee1511]

Yes but if you don’t speak Greek, you shouldn’t get a passport.

[@Streetw1s3r]

Dracula TheImpaler Γιατί οχι?

[@airhab]

Dracula TheImpaler Nonsense

[@nicschintee1511]

airhab how dafuq can you claim citizenship for a country when you don’t know the language, traditions and customs?! Just because your parents are from that country, that doesn’t make you automatically a citizen. First learn everything and then claim!

[@travelleryu]

I am previleged to have Japan passport which is currently no.1 according to other websites, I don't even need a visa for China.

[@evazubeck]

jode wow that’s pretty crazy! Lucky you !

[@kradonrace]

Can you go to Russia without visa?

[@travelleryu]

@@kradonrace Unfortunately I need a Russian visa unless if I'm only going to the Far East regions in which I can apply for evisa. I went to Russia (Vladivostok & Irkutsk) the last year and the process was straightforward, go to the embassy submit passport and a voucher from a tourist company listing the places you will visit and the hotels (can be anywhere, can get this online) or do the process through a tourist agency, the visa fee is free if I wait one week.

[@ohanailo7743]

Very informative and educational, keep up the good work.

[@LuvuluvuLaChic]

I have a US passport and it’s a powerful passport but I still have to get a visa pretty much to every country I’ve been to and it’s really not that much of a hassle...being able to travel is a privilege period...being able to afford a visa to travel is a privilege period...being able to pursue your passions is a privilege period...in many of the countries I’ve been to a lot of the local ppl can’t afford to leave their own town let alone leave their country, so instead comparing passport privilege lets all recognize if you are traveling then you are privileged period....you are doing something that billions of ppl will never do or be able to do...be grateful and count ur blessings...

[@s.m.a.rayhan2581]

Thanks for bringing up something most travellers don't talk about. I hope you to raise awareness on the issue through your vlogs. We need more openness in this world.

[@paridhisinha4833]

UAE: has the strongest passport JAPAN: hold my passport

[@evazubeck]

Paridhi Sinha haha!

[@rob41n]

UAE is not even close to be the strongest.

[@crocodiledundee8141]

@@rob41n Yes it is

[@xalkoonx]

@@rob41n Cry

[@JenniferHorna]

Yes. According to another organization that researches and measures passports power, Japanese passport is the strongest in 2020.

[@buramed497]

I have an American passport, but as a brown person I get stopped everywhere, Germany, Estonia, Egypt, UK,and Iceland. Now I travel to only non white countries, Nicaragua was amazing

[@evie_rosie9804]

I never knew my passport as Spanish was “strong” I didnt even know such thing existed... Also I was so surprised when an usa friend told me she didnt have a passport... here in Spain everyone gets them while being kids. I dont think I even truly understand what a visa is

[@muhammadsheraz4487]

"Travel Broadens the Mind". Yeah, Great informative video. Think Tourism, Think Pakistan. 🌍🌹

[@Asiolkap]

I've been watching your videos for couple of months now and I had literally no idea you're Polish Pozdrownia z ojczyzny! :)

[@aleksandramarczuk]

Ale się cieszę, że odkryłam ten kanał 😍

[@stevebergman4587]

As a Canadian, pretty much opens up every country for me.

[@Andreas4696]

It's not as good as EU countries though. Right now, it's about on par with the US passport, with a score of 111 (the US is 101). The most powerful passport is currently the German one, with a score of 134 (100 countries visa-free). Things are very different now with Covid though.

[@eyadkh8662]

Yeah I'm from Syria and my passport can barely get me to the bathroom 😭😭 I would love to travel but I can't just because I was born in Syria its really sad

[@Traveler-rf8ye]

Stay strong!

[@atifrana5470]

It's not end of the world brother..Syria is also beautiful.

[@nukenny8038]

Sad ,

[@randallezno3055]

Solution: put visa to countries who put you in same situation.. There will be economic impact for a short while but when privileged western people realized they are trapped,they will be forced to remove visa So basically fight fire with fire

[@styxzero1675]

The passport thing is alot about culture, countrys trust others that share their culture. Like for exampel sure the saudi are in bed with the US economically but I seriously doubt the saudi citizens are allowed into the US without a visa. So I do not think its about economic or even military relationships rather about culture and reputation.

[@HamidA-to8vy]

The deference is without strong passport, you have prove every thing with yourself such as: you wont overstay , enough fund, you wont challenge deportation or refusal, credible and transparent criminal record and other certificates

[@danielvanr.8681]

Niesamowite! Polka, która nadaje po angielsku jakby to jej język materzysty. Najpierw myślałem, że ona tylko przykładowo trzymała w ręki polski paszport, a potem się okazało, że ona jedna z nas! 😎🇵🇱 Unbelievable! A Pole who chatters away as if she were a native English speaker, accent- and vocabwise. At first I thought she was just randomly holding a Polish passport, and then it turns out she's one of ours! 😎🇵🇱

[@BK01012]

Those numbers are unfair. You can travel more with a north Korean, south Sudanese and Yemeni passport Visa free than with a Pakistani. This doesnt make any sense...

[@airhab]

BK0101 02 It is only because Pakistan has more people than those countries and other countries are Afraid of too many Pakistanis overstaying.

[@travelleryu]

Because Belarus and Kyrgyztan needed North Korean workers.

[@dx7388]

In North Korea you can't get a passport because you want. Passports for ordinary citizens simply don't exist !

[@stoneman3079]

Eva everytime I'm going threw my subcribtions the moment I see your vlog intro I can't help but think dam what a good looking women with a wonderful sense of humor you have thanks for sharing your boy stone

[@ticreut2913]

In France we are really lucky, We have a powerful passport and the country allow double nationality meaning you can get another passport from another country allowing double nationality.

[@putrapanuntunpp]

If you guys have a weak pasport but you want to traveling to many countries around the world you can crossing with the cruise ship as a passanger . Trust me it work and fun as well

[@demoniak95]

Why is everyone writing hi from Pakistan in every video? It's ok if you are proud we get it but you don't have to spam it in every video. There are people that want to write actually meaningful messages to Eva

[@purestan4263]

I 2nd you. This is really immature attitude. We need to be mature. By the way,I'm from Pakistan too

[@slipknotbalushi7135]

pure Stan 🤣🤣

[@ednan9]

Who are you? Comment Nazi? Lol. Who are you to determine what one writes and what they should not right? Meaningful something to you, may not be meaningful to others? Comprende?

[@kenokane4816]

Travel is the best education I've ever been given, I believe. But, this is the some kind of privilege as you said...

[@tomriley5790]

Love your stream Eva, I volunteered in a refugee camp in Greece for a bit, once I took a wrong turn in my hire car - I could easily have driven across the border with my passport that all of the thousands of people in the camp were unable to. Unfortunately my country is giving up a large chunk of its passport power :-(. Love your blogs and your friends, well done to them! Thinking I need to get on more planes (or not poor environment!) Travel definitely broadens the mind and I agree that counting countries is pointless - there are so many places within any one country and you can have amazing experiences - it's pointless just going to "have gone". Only just started watching your blogs recently - for some reason assumed you were South African :-)!

[@ArturoDiBernardo]

Easy, travel to Argentina(easiest citizenship in the world) take your Argentinian passport, Rank 12 with 155 free visa entry Pre-Covid. Done.

[@seaofroses8888]

Interesting, I didn't know they had the easiest citizenship in the world.

[@ArturoDiBernardo]

@@seaofroses8888 yeap, by naturalization I mean, only 2 years shortest time in the world also you can work as soon you arrived to the country, the paychecks are kinda low but you can.