Everything You Need to Know About Passports in 2024

[@Faultlinevideos]

We want to hear from you! Comment below if you have a Passport, where is it from? What's your travel experience been like with it? And if you haven't got one, how has that effected your ability to travel? You can also use the links in the description to check the power number of your Passport.

[@jimbell122]

I think it’s also important to consider the perception, taxes, the freedom of the country, and dual citizenship, also military service, Austria looks good at first but they don’t allow dual citizenship and you have to complete military service if you are man

[@thetravellingbloke2992]

I have a Singapore passport and I have to say, i have been very fortunate to not apply for visa to over a 190 countries, for travels it has been seamless and quick. Holding a Singapore passport let you pass most immigration really really quickly.

[@GamingPilze]

I have a German passport and i travelled around almost the whole EU with it and it was of course very easy, i really like it that its so easy. Also travelled to USA, Canada, Switzerland and Turkey without any problems

[@wolfaruuz]

i have japan passport, same power as singapore passport, i wonder why singapore passport is more popular than japan passport that they have the same power

[@Rishan_gaming1]

@@thetravellingbloke2992 same lol I have a Singapore passport

[@Chorutowo]

Man, this topic really resonates with me. My dad has an Italian passport, but my mom has an Indonesian one. Everytime I travel with my parents we always go check free, but my mom always gets detained, and needs to book a visa sometimes 5 months in advance

[@ch1maera087]

Ah yes Indonesian passport, I have one I feel for her. Hey at least free travel in Southeast Asia.

[@rhapout]

@@ch1maera087 probably the only good thing about having a Southeast Asian passport 😅

[@ДарийФедореев-э7т]

doesn't your mother want to issue an Italian passport by marriage?

[@CryptocurrencyInsider]

Compare the GDP of these countires and everything will make sense to you....

[@Au1n]

@@CryptocurrencyInsider join the singaporen passport we will let you go to almost everywhere

[@wosamosman9814]

I used to have one of the weakest passports then moved to one of the strongest passports . It makes an insanely huge difference to your travel experience

[@sam_sa09]

Did you change citizenship to obtain the new stronger one?

[@guinesjonilb.8295]

@@sam_sa09 dual citizenship bri

[@khanasif5223]

Which country you live

[@wosamosman9814]

Had Eritrean then migrated to Australia 🇦🇺

[@khanasif5223]

@@wosamosman9814 wow Australia It's a dream destination

[@alistairt7544]

It's such a different experience when you have a much powerful passport. I backpacked to Morocco when I was studying abroad in France. Then heading back, I decided to take a ferry in Ceuta, an exclave of Spain bordering Morocco. The border crossing was so chaotic and people were cutting in line, hussling, and it was overwhelming. I thought we were gonna get held up there for a long time. The moment I showed my US passport at the customs guard with my Schengen Student Visa, it took him 1 sec to look, stamped, and was immediately welcomed to Spain with no hiccups. I was just so thankful on how privileged my passport is. On the other hand, before I became a US citizen, I held a Philippine passport. Travelling with a Philippine passport to Europe and coming back to the US, was such a hassel. I usually get held up in customs where they tell me it's "random inspection". I have gone to a separate room where they interrogated me opened up all my luggage and inspected my belongings, sometimes in front of my friends with US passports, depending on the airport. It's quite humiliating and degrading. One agent, which I'll never forget, held me up in Seattle. Opened up all my luggage, inspected every inch of it, every personal belongings and items, from my text books, to clothes, toiletries, souvenirs, and commercially packaged food. She even contacted an Environmental Protection Officer because she didn't trust the seashell magnet that I bought. She interrogated me on the CD that came with my textbook asking if I pirated it or if it had illegal contents in it, then proceeded to check every single pages of my text books... every page of those massive Anatomy Physiology and Biology books. She was such a b*tch the whole time, while I tried my best to keep my cool and be courteous to her. I was gonna miss my connecting flight and was becoming impatient and argumentative with her, which I know didn't help, until another agent finally stepped in and took over and basically told me to pack up and carry on. The Environmental Protection Officer was even perplexed when he arrived and inspected my refrigerator magnet. He glanced at it and said it's fine lol Some agents abuse their powers and go on a massive power trip on you. I'm pretty sure they find satisfaction in humiliating and degrading people :/

[@Iuiscgs]

It was your Schengen Visa that made it easier...

[@purplerabbit638]

That's terrible

[@valtress96]

man that was horrible to just read this fcking world.. and yes there are horrible begins like her who feed their miserable existence with humiliating ppl

[@newstar346]

It's a signal for coffee money in some countries

[@sophiewanlin8612]

Yes, sad truth. Unfortunately, nothing new under the sun. You think you faced unjustice and told your story. One more. And ? That's all. And before you tell me that I'm kinda of "troll" or iron heart, let me tell you that when I was a kid, I traveled with my parents and EACH time, yes, you hear me well, EACH time, we were stopped and controlled VERY VERY closely. My father had an artifical metal tube in his leg and one leg was 5 cm shorter. We ALWAYS spent between 30 mins to 6 hours (and miss our flight of course) at the security check. So, deal with that, life is unfair and my father drew the wrong straw on that. You didn't.

[@florianschaefer78]

Having a German passport means I normally don't have to apply for a visa (except for a trip to China and Russia). So normally I just book a flight and go to this country. Only during Covid travelling became harder, when I had to fill out health forms for every country (even in the Schengen-area). I was a weird feeling beeing forced to do research on how to enter a country. I feel so sorry for people who have to take care of visas for every travel.

[@lzh4950]

Malaysian residents working in neighbouring Singapore (where salaries are higher): _Eyes of envy towards Schengen countries?_ (Singapore also used to have a blue 'restricted' passport for use only when visiting neighbouring western/peninsular Malaysia (east Malaysia is autonomous & has their own separate passport controls I think), probably targeted at Singaporeans who commute between the 2 countries regularly, probably so that their regular passport doesn't get filled up too quickly with stamps from Malaysia's immigration)

[@notoriousfly9260]

Traveling in Africa is a pain in the a** even with my German passport.

[@gloriagloria5377]

​@@lzh4950I think you got it wrong. If you are saying about the blue passport, it was created to allow Singaporeans to be able to move quickly into Malaysia territories with less hassle to having to declare. I used to have 2 passports. The red one for International travelling and blue one to Malaysia. But after awhile, the blue passports was no longer popular as it did not give the priviledge to enter into Malaysia territories as promised. Also, we have to pay for 2 passports. It was eventually scraped. Hope you find this helpful.

[@StuffWePlay]

Funnily enough, this video dropped the day before I head to my local German consulate for a visa (as my Lithuanian application is sitll pending - and with it my ability to live and work in the EU). Going to be so happy when that's done, and happy to have been a part of this video!

[@randomnamegbji]

Schengen also includes Norway and Switzerland, so despite not being part of the EU, they should have been highlighted in the map at 6:08

[@actually_zer]

I was also going to comment that

[@karlcraftplayskc3776]

And Iceland :)

[@dannyboy-vtc5741]

And not sure why he mentioned denmark, i think he confused denmark for norway, denmark is not in eurozone, but it's just normal eu country inside schengen zone and all.

[@nbartlett6538]

Right, and Ireland is NOT part of Schengen (even though it is an EU member state). The right to settle and work applies to all EU states. Schengen is just about "borderless" travel... you could drive from Lisbon to Talinn without ever showing your passport.

[@Pomeranc470]

And some balkan countries are in the EU but not schengen.

[@mglee1431]

My sister and her girlfriend went to the States for a holiday and they decided to cross over to Canada to see the other side of the Niagara falls. She held a Singapore passport and went over without hustle but her friend holding Malaysian ones was denied entry as she needed visa.

[@estudiantes68]

Don't worry... Niagara falls are dwarfed by Iguazu Falls. Just go to Argentina and visit Iguazu.

[@lzh4950]

Reminds me of a hostel neighbour (I'm in Singapore) who's a PR from mainland China/the PRC & forgot to apply for a visa before going on a day trip with her Singaporean friends to neighbouring Malaysia, so she (but not her friends) got turned around at the border crossing

[@RoyalTeaLegion]

They're just doing their jobs. Can't complain when they're paid to be careful. No special treatment. It's their job to be wary.

[@3li.mp339]

@@RoyalTeaLegionyou have such an ew personality

[@Ravanger17]

As someone from Singapore,I never thought my passport was THAT powerful,I just figured it was a norm that most countries would ask for a visa regardless of where you are from,or that it's on a database for people to already check when you check in,but uh....guess I know now why I always had to just wait at the long lines,but the immigration/airport checkpoints were all things considered "smooth" and "hassle-free"

[@lzh4950]

I noticed that after filling in an embarkation card when flying to NZ, without applying for any more travel documents, the arrival immigration stamp from NZ's customs said 'visa' on it, so I guess NZ technically practises visa-on-arrival (like Indonesia & India too?)

[@AD-oy8nm]

Definitely jelly of your singapore passport. I live in the US we got a declining passport. BRICS nations are coming after us.

[@hansdimter3834]

Fun fact: Only Chile and South Korea can travel to US and Russia in same time without visa

[@nenad6278]

Bruneian citizens too

[@oliversissonphone6143]

Dual citizens meanwhile...

[@CervC]

I'm from the Philippines, I find it incredibly ironic how sometimes foreigners(not all ofc) would come here, make a mess and stay forever easily while I have to show all the documents of banks and my businesses just to stay a while in their countries

[@leontnf6144]

If you are talking bout just 1-week holiday trip to other countries, I don't think you need to have all the bank documents prepared, visa is country dependent however. Unless you are studying or working overseas as an expat then yeah they will need your bank stuff to ensure you have sufficient funds to stay alive in their country lol. I suppose if those foreigners are to work/stay forever in the PH and be a permanent resident or so, they will need to show bank/business documents etc too. Or they can get a residence permit through huge monetary/property investment into the country, I am not sure if this is possible in the PH but there are such schemes in some countries.

[@ijustwantyou4758]

@@leontnf6144 Actually it does, some countries only issues Visa for travel after going through basically everything about you and what you own and ironically you can't even stay as long as you'd like there after all that troubles.

[@leontnf6144]

@@ijustwantyou4758 Interesting to know, wow, its my first time hearing such a thing. U ain't gonna check on my financial if i gonna spend only a week there on vacation like come on 😑

[@Викрамзадэ]

@@leontnf6144 ru serious ? I apply with return tickets +bank account to prove my staying there +hotel reservation prove, and these all just for getting TOURIST VISA (less than 15 days) to Japan, Singapore, Indonesia or even to Egypt

[@TrumpGaylord69]

those old white people would come to our SEA countries to get laid, deal with drugs, and living their good life with providing enough documents while we had to gather all these documents just to make a living in their country

[@gdroce8569]

I'm from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 and was travelling with a group of international friends by road through 3 different countries in asia, I had a visa for one of them and another provided a visa on arrival. The intersecting country required me to return home, obtain a transit visa then transit with my friends. Instead I had break travel with my friends and fly over the intersecting country and meet up with the rest of the group in the third visa on arrival destination. It was horrible and as I was the only African in the group, it felt pretty discriminatory. But alas, this is the world we live in and il take my geographinlc/national disadvantage with grace.

[@joe_lubinda]

I'm Zambian born and finally got a Polish passport so I nolonger have that problem! border officials will make you feel like a criminal for traveling with an African passport 😂

[@tammyvanwyk5177]

I feel you, the discrimination against many African passports is insane and costs us more and more to do less and less travelling :(

[@gdroce8569]

@@joe_lubinda I'm glad you got out of the cycle Joe. I don't think there's is enough room for all of us on the other side. Enjoy the freedom bro

[@khanasif5223]

​@@tammyvanwyk5177 which country you from

[@khanasif5223]

Come to Bangladesh

[@tobipradasri4089]

Traveling with a US passport is somehow a blessing I can’t deny that

[@LowkeyNeo]

i know, proud to be murican'

[@chillout914]

nope you will be on the side to have a private interview of why you are visiting the country many countries do not like americans !!! you are not privilged

[@iiDqlly_]

​@@LowkeyNeo learn how to spell bud

[@iiDqlly_]

​@chillout914 says by someone who born in a sh1t ahh country 😂

[@iiDqlly_]

​@@chillout914 .

[@alissad.8793]

My Vietnamese friend had to bring her mother's, aunt's and her own birth certificate to get a visa for Japan, let them know in exact detail where she would stay and prove that she had enough money to visit her cousin for three days all while applying for the visa weeks in advance and paying over 100 dollars for it. Meanwhile, I saved 50 dollars on the Vietnamese visa by simply entering on my German passport instead of my Swiss one - no requirements to prove funds, accommodation or itinerary. All I had to show was the ticket for my return flight. It's crazy (and incredibly unfair) how much more privileged my life is just because I hold two of the world's most powerful passports, one by a simple accident of birth and the other because of my parents' emigration.

[@tsi.]

This channel deserves more subscribers and viewers. Detailed facts with valid sources. Something OBF can't replicate. ❤️

[@arcticlover]

Very fascinating episode! As a newly crowned dual citizen, I've been doing quite a bit of research around passports, but more so in the context of traveling with multiple since there are implications. So it was great to learn more about the ranking system and even the fact this is a bit of a newer system (I had no idea). Also, loved how everyone from their team shared their experience!

[@lzh4950]

Here in Singapore a journalist who married a south Korean was mulling what would happen when her son reaches conscription age (practiced in both countries). She believes her son will be called to serve in both countries' conscription, but then I imagine both countries would be concerned about her son becoming a double agent who knows both countries' military secrets, & in the end might force her son to choose either but not both countries' citizenship & conscription

[@fil_britbunnyboi872]

As someone who used to travel with a passport from a developing country, I can honestly say that passport privilege is definitely a real thing. The difference in treatment at immigration by border guards from having a Philippine passport to a British one is night and day.

[@ilsevanderbij7179]

I am so grateful to have my Dutch passport, and no matter where in the world I will end up living, I will never ever give my citizenship up. The only way in which I would ever consider another passport is if I could hold dual nationalities.

[@chillout914]

In the near future you will not have that privilege many countries around the world feels bad because their citizens getting denied to enter the EU for nothing so it will be the same treatement !!!

[@jkeleher1990]

I have a British one but hoping to apply for a Polish one, so I can have access to the EU again like Jamie is doing 🇬🇧🇵🇱

[@StuffWePlay]

It's a process, but it's well worth it! Especially as I'm currently mid-move to Germany (as in, the movers showed up to pick up boxes today haha)

[@Crashed131963]

I'm from Canada and do not need a Visa to go to the EU. Canada is not in the EU.

[@StuffWePlay]

@John Smith Correct, you don't need a visa to _visit_ an EU country. To live and work there long-term, it's required unless you have some form of EU citizenship or established residency (speaking from my experiences)

[@crosstam2262]

@@Crashed131963ut soon you’ll need to pay an entrance fee before visiting the EU if you’re not EU/Schengen area citizens. Similar to the ETA in Canada

[@samethingsmakeuslaughmakeuscry]

Hey I would just like to say that I recently obtained Polish citizenship and passport. Getting the documents (passports and/or birth certificates from past relatives) is the hardest part but the process itself after you apply is really fast. I was born in Brazil and thought it would take longer but the whole process took less than a year. I've heard horror stories of people waiting 10+ years for Italian citizenship but was pleasently surprised by how quick the Polish government was

[@ezra1355]

I'm from South Korea and I never had the hassle of traveling somewhere. So it's really quite eye opening to think someone having to go through a different experience just by pure luck on birth. Great video, keep up the good work

[@leontnf6144]

South Korea literally has one of the best passports in the world. Guess which country comes after Singapore and Japan. Greetings from Malaysia. Been to Korea, love it.

[@tonga21]

쿠바 가고싶은데 비자필요함...

[@khanasif5223]

​@@leontnf6144 are you Malaysian born citizen

[@khanasif5223]

​@@tonga21 which country you from

[@tonga21]

@@khanasif5223 korea

[@realhawaii5o]

I have a Portuguese passport. It's really powerful but my wallet isn't that powerful.

[@khanasif5223]

Go to Germany, Switzerland, norway, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, or Netherlands your wallet will be more powerful

[@maxinorge]

I've got a polish passport which although I was born in the UK and live in Norway is surprisingly a very good passport as I can travel in and out of the UK visa free and also live anywhere in the EU if I wanted to, and not to mention I can also live in Norway even tho its not in the EU but is in shengen same with Switzerland.

[@gytan2221]

How did you get one?

[@maxinorge]

@@gytan2221 my mum is polish and my dad is half polish so it was practically given to me. I've got 2 An English one and a polish one, if I wanted to I could aslo get a german one as cus my dad's also half german but it's the same as a polish one so I'm not gonna spend extra money.

[@joe_lubinda]

was born in Zambia (Africa) and I have a Polish passport too.

[@leontnf6144]

Ya as long as your country belongs to Europe, albeit not in the European Union, chances are its a very powerful passport, at least based on my observation. On its own, the passport might not be as high-ranked as Japan's or Singapore's, but never forget the perks of being able to roam throughout Europe region without restriction. That's when Japan's and Singapore's lose out 😂

[@gytan2221]

@@maxinorge Lmao I’m jealous, I want dual citizenship!

[@tammyvanwyk5177]

Zimbabwean passport. VISAs are a standard factor in holiday plans and take months to get for some countries so no last minute travel really. I can't have less than an hour for stopovers as I get profiled at EVERY check point in an airport so it takes ages. My husband wants me to order a a t-shirt saying "Zimbo in transit, find another queue as we will be here a while". Sounds funny but its frustrating.

[@khanasif5223]

Can you move all over the African countries

[@bodyloverz30]

ZANU PF/Robert Mugabe, was friend to the world and it shows.

[@michaeljohndennis2231]

I’m not bothered about power - I’ve always proudly held a Republic of Ireland passport in the 21 years that I’ve lived in the U.K. as I proudly see myself as Irish, despite living in the U.K. as long as I have, as Ireland will always be my real home

[@riptyurass302]

Ireland is arguably the best passport in the world, with the right to live in the most countries in the world indefinitely without a visa (it’s the EU+UK). Of course you aren’t worried about power when your passport is powerful, if you had a Nigerian passport you would be.

[@paullewis2413]

Btw. On your U.K. passport you can no longer stay in a E.U. Country indefinitely, (the limit is 90 days) however you can enter any of those without a visa so its still very easy.

[@riptyurass302]

Exception is Ireland where you can still live indefinitely

[@USSFAce]

I have the US passport and the Armenian passport, but I rarely travel outside America, even if traveled you'll find me in nearby states, like Miami or New York, cause even if your pass is strong you'd need stacks of money to travel to other continent, such as Europe or Asia.

[@USSFAce]

At this point money is number 1 passport in the world imo..

[@Hurri1Kane]

You forgot that Switzerland and Norway also is part of Schengen but not the EU

[@garretschmidt]

I wish the TSA meant Travel Safty Assocation sounds a lot nicer than Transportation Security Administration.

[@italorossid]

Peruvian here. I've always needed to apply for visas to the US, the UK and the Schengen Area... but the EU lifted our visa requirement in 2016, while the UK did last year. Being on a temporary/student residence permit from the Netherlands also helped making visiting the UK more smooth a few months ago. My US visa expires soon and I've been asked to attend an interview at the embassy in Amsterdam instead of getting a simple renewal like every other Peruvian I know. I'm getting mentally prepared for humiliating questions from the officers, but hoping it'll be smooth.

[@sam._sheridan2908]

Love how much effort is put into these videos!

[@raphaeldemo9966]

I have an American/Italian passport. So unfettered access to most European countries is nice.

[@arukass_]

I have a Philippine passport. Whenever we travel to the US, immigration border lines would go so long. Some officers take 3-5 minutes per family to question depending on how many family members they have, some even get detained. My family and I are considered "lucky" enough because we look mestizo and not the typical tanned Filipino, so we get through faster. Meanwhile, Causcasian looking people we took the plane with only take seconds to pass lol. Also, when I checked the earliest US visa renewal schedule it was 2 years away... That and the seriously expensive visa fees from other countries.

[@silverianjannvs5315]

Filipinos are well known for breaking immigration rules, overstaying visa & working illegally.

[@invisiblesun6595]

@@silverianjannvs5315 Sounds more like Mexicans🤔

[@BOBXFILES2374a]

Thank you for all of the info! The comments were equally enlightening!

[@JoaoAlmeida]

What exactly is the disputed status of Macau? It's just a special region of China. And in that case, why isn't Hong Kong mentioned?

[@sergengonenc9880]

Exactly! And there's one more quirk there: the Hong Kong and Macau passports are much stronger than the mainland passport. An even more interesting one, is that Hong Kong and Macau residents literally need to get visas to enter the mainland (and vice versa). It's basically a situation of "tell the world you're different countries without telling you're different countries" 😄 Though, this may change quite soon, with the total political annexation of Hong Kong into the mainland now complete. It's become a colony again, but with a somehow way worse colonizer. As for Macau, they gave up way before, the only reason for that SAR's existence (instead of total mainland annexation) is to enable the mainland oligarchs to launder their money through gambling.

[@jurgenrudiger]

@@sergengonenc9880 you are just an armchair warrior and story teller.

[@actually_zer]

Im from Switzerland and im so happy that our passport is so strong

[@mrthakur1277]

Same

[@Mizar4]

Same

[@stevenroshni1228]

These rankings should include the likelihood of getting visas approved. Particularly for the US citizens several countries make us apply for visas because we give them hassle but a properly filled out application for somebody without a criminal record is almost always approved.

[@vincentalakija5515]

Oh? Are you saying that other countries make it a bit difficult for American passport holders?

[@MiSt3300]

I am a Polish passport holder, which means that I am from the latest country that has been given visa free travel to the US

[@tschetscher]

That's Croatia today, they got it this year. But still amazing feat to have visa free access there

[@MiSt3300]

@@tschetscher good work! Thumbs up for Croatia, I think we Poles are very much like Croats

[@stephaniehale946]

*It's one thing to have the best passport in the world and it's totally another thing to actually travel, as you need money to travel. Even though you might be from India, if you are a genuine traveler, you can get 10 years multiple visa to the US, UK, Canada, as well as 5 years visa to the EU and Australia. Japan also has started giving multiple entry 5 year visa. So, it doesn't matter whether you have the best passport in the world or not in the grand scheme of things, as long as you have money, you can travel anywhere.*

[@bquietnddrive]

It doens't really matter if you have money lol, if your passport is not good it's still harder to go places. A rich guy with an Indian passport still have to apply for a visa to europe, whereas if you're European you can go on an imprpomptu travel without having to deal with visas. The point is if you have a stronger passport it's a lot easier to go places regardless of your financial status, obviously you still need money to travel.

[@stephaniehale946]

@@bquietnddrive Obviously, you are missing the point. As I already mentioned, most of the places where weaker passports do require visas already give multiple entry visa which are valid for 5 to 10 years. For example, the US usually issues B1/B2 visa for 10 years. Would an European go for an impromptu travel to the US? What's the percentage of the overall European population who would do that? Most people plan their travel, especially if you are a professional or have a business of some kind.

[@jakubsharpe190]

I have both a British and a Czech passport, never had any problems whatsoever getting into other countries. I’m also a Singapore Permanent Resident so I get to have such an easy entry into Singapore whenever I leave. I am very fortunate for having access to many of the countries in the world.

[@bk.broiler.730]

Especially after traveling around SE Asia for the last 3 months, I have to say; I am grateful for having a passport like the one the USA issues.

[@nigelsimon8865]

USA, Japan, and Spain can freely enter the Philippines without visa. But Philippines their former colony, can't enter these countries without VISA so unfair.

[@dszxnavtiisx6384]

So why does your country allow them to go there visa free ? Why are you not taking visa from Americans as well ? I never understood a country that allows people to visit it visa free if they cannot visit the other country visafree

[@dszxnavtiisx6384]

For example I am German and if we want a Visa from a russian than I expect Russia to also ask me for a visa

[@samkwok7057]

@@dszxnavtiisx6384 its so simple logic and yet you don’t understand😅. There’s a huge difference in standard of living between US and Philippines. Philippines welcome US to spend money in their country because of their dollars ,therefore without visa requirements while you can’t expect general people in Philippines to spend huge money in the US due to their lower salary so US have to impose visa restrictions for it , if not every Philippines people will be flocking in to work illegally not for tourist purposes.

[@dszxnavtiisx6384]

@@samkwok7057 you have your answer if Philippines would be a rich country they would need no visa but it is not so you need the Visa, in the world only money matters it is cruel but the world is like that

[@dszxnavtiisx6384]

@@samkwok7057 if Philippines would be rich like Dubai than you would need no visa for any country that is why the passport of the UAE is one of the strongest in the world

[@tstcikhthys]

Mmm...passports, my favourite subject. And a great video on the topic, too; good job! BTW, the maps you were showing were strictly of the EU countries, not of the Schengen Area countries (which would add Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and _de facto_ the other microstates like Monaco).

[@Rishan_gaming1]

I have Singapore passport, I am very happy

[@loveja1234]

06:03 You forgot Norway and Iceland, also part of the Schengen area and the internal market

[@jamesdoyle2532]

Also he highlighted Ireland as schengan country but ireland isn’t part of schengan as the point of schengan is to move freely from country to country without passport control

[@shashankkumar1450]

Great Video, learnt a lot😊.

[@Faultlinevideos]

Glad you liked it

[@GadgetsBoy]

Still baffles me how as a specie we limit where we can and can’t go on a planet that belongs to all of us haha

[@hp4415]

Nah do you think you can just enter your rich neighbor’ house and use their pool because the planet belongs to everyone? Your logic is laughable

[@GadgetsBoy]

@@hp4415 you obvs have a small brain because you there’s a thing called context and your neighbours house and pool is not the same context as travelling to another country

[@Crashed131963]

If the 1st world just took in every poor person from the 3rd world , all you would have is 3rd world countries.

[@GadgetsBoy]

@@Crashed131963 that right there is what is wrong with humanity. Let the poor remain poor and 3rd world remain that way. Get off your high horse

[@lzh4950]

For Singapore I'd say its immigration policy can be quite selective, with it being home to many migrant workers (~20% of the population) but the country meanwhile has never taken in refugees I think

[@miguelber.536]

As a citizen of the Philippines, my passport isn't as powerful. Roughly 60 countries visa-free. Its actually somehow a hinderece, as I have many friends living in the US, Canada and the UK, or when I hear a friend going on a trip who have better passports. In some cases, it does hinder people like us from moving around the globe. Much as a passport says it can help you travel around the world with an asterisk. Visas are always hard to even be able to get is because sometimes embassies are prejudice and with the long wait times it gives a lot of hassle for us. Visas are always something we think about before even leaving. But I hope later on these prejudice and hassles later on will be gone. It surprises me even how places like the US, who back in history has made us a commonwealth still makes us come there with a visa with a strict interview. Hoping it gets better, fingers cross

[@sam_sa09]

As a moroccan, I agree. Can't believe Europe imposes harsh visa requirements on us while they colonized the entirety of Africa

[@MK-jq8ow]

@@sam_sa09 because westerners see you as inferior and don’t believe you deserve the equal rights. Never succumb to the westerner, their hegemony is temporary

[@dszxnavtiisx6384]

@@sam_sa09 you will never get free access to Europe we will keep our borders safe

[@dszxnavtiisx6384]

@@sam_sa09 and btw not all of Europe colonized morroco it was only Spain and France so why should Switzerland allow Moroccans free access ?

[@dszxnavtiisx6384]

@@sam_sa09 you just want free access to Europe so you can leave Morocco because it's a 3 world country you hate the European people so like most Africans why should we allow people to live in our countries even though they hate us? Would you allow people to live in Morroco if you know they hate Moroccans? No you would not

[@nicoferrari8]

I have a colombian passport which shows a power ranking of 138 on arton, and I've never had any issues travelling internationally. Either between south american countries, the EU or the US albeit with a visa.

[@khanasif5223]

Is Colombia good for living

[@nicoferrari8]

@@khanasif5223 It depends on where you live, like every where else, but yeah I like it

[@khanasif5223]

@@nicoferrari8 i heard that there are so many crimes, including kiddnaping, corruption of the government, so many mafia... That is why i am afraid to move there for living,, would you please kindly explain more about that if you do this i would be thankful to you....

[@toplicaj1930]

People are better or more trustworthy depending on where they're from, on average. This is a plain and obvious fact.

[@andii256]

my singapore passport says yes ☺️ my bank account says no 😢

[@leontnf6144]

Well be grateful that Singapore is one of the richest countries in the world nonetheless. When travelling to other countries, chances are you will find things there even cheaper than SG. In many developing or underdeveloped countries people are still earning less than 500USD per month to feed a whole family. They most prolly won't get to think bout travelling overseas in their lifetime. I know it's sad. 🥲 Greetings from Malaysia.

[@junilog]

@@leontnf6144 the tickets are still really expensive though because we southeast asians are so far from the most popular travel destinations outside from Bangkok and Japan.

[@dszxnavtiisx6384]

@@junilog true if you wanna visit Europe than its a long trip but your region is beautiful as well so many different cultures to explore

[@ivanov83]

Having a relatively weak passport I often get questioned a lot upon arrival, while first world citizens are let in in seconds. Once I was traveling to Amsterdam and border control officers stopped me and interogated me for around 2 hours. There was no problems with my passport, I had a valid visa, I had the accommodations booked, I had enough money for the travel, it’s just some people are not welcome in the EU

[@julioc4978]

Great video, Is Henly more accurate or Arton passport indices? Cheers

[@yaskhg6162]

Iraqi passport here. We get treated like shit. We cant travel anywhere easily and visa applications need to be submitted months in advance with a 90% chance of rejection. People at the airport are especially crappy and disrespectful and there is nothing we can do about it

[@Ian-mw6qk]

This is the first one of the videos I have noticed some political bias slide into the script. Although it is hard to avoid when talking about these topics. Still a great video!

[@AndyMBurgess]

Hey Ian thanks for the comment, and glad you enjoyed the video overall. Prehaps it was my comment on the UK leaving the EU. We were interested in adding our own experience into this video, as you said that can be hard to then avoid biases. But thank you for sharing, as it's always good for us to have feedback the holds us to accountability to stay as neutral as possible when making these videos.

[@Felix-nz7lq]

does it really matter though

[@ghostLira1798]

I feel privileged with my Brazilian passport. With it, I can travel to more than 150 countries around the world without needing a visa. Example of countries that Do not need a visa : European Union, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Mongolia, All South America, Central America and the Caribbean. Not to mention Asian and Muslim countries like Indonesia, Singapore,Turkey,Malaysia,Philippines, Thailand, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan. The visa for Saudi Arabia and China is valid for 5 years for holders of a common Brazilian passport.

[@khanasif5223]

How can i go to Brazil

[@Michealtravel]

How do I get a Brazil passport🥹🥹😅

[@gustavrsh]

US Visa is 10 years

[@dennisfernandez1814]

I noticed that you talk of visas but there is a big part to cover on them such as requirements and cost that are different by countries. Some countries may not charge you for it. But in the United States it highly cost and is NOT guaranteed that you get approval. If not approve you don't get a refund or your money back. Making it frustrating for travelers. I love your video and like the information given. Hope you be able to make a video of such subject.

[@J.o.s.h.u.a.]

Wait, you need approval to get an identity government-issued document? How is that even legal...?

[@richardsimms251]

The background noise-music is extremely distracting and spoils the video

[@christopherpetrov2355]

I liked the Indian passport symbol. It's unique and feels something iconic 👍!!

[@euclidesfernando16]

My Angolan passport sucks, I basically need a visa to visit all the countries. And I need to provide a lot of documents to get the visa approved.

[@rahuliyer7456]

My wife has two passports. She has a USA passport and a Vietnam passport. She is an immigrant to USA from Vietnam. I only hold one passport. That of tge USA. I was born and raised in the USA. I am of Asian Indian background. India doesn't allow dual citizenship. The closest i can get is an OCI from India, which i have.

As a Turkish person, I feel very discriminated when it comes to passport power. Whenever I want to travel, I need to try to get visa. I say try, because there are a lot of countries, especially in The Schengen Area and The US, which reject the visa applications a great portion of the time. When that happens, visa fee that I paid is gone. Most of the countries in the world, and nearly all of them in Europe can travel to Türkiye without visa, or even without a passport and spend their day. Bulgarians come to Edirne (The border crossing city) for their grocery needs. Yes, that's true, the country which whenever I want to travel I need €80 visa which is very hard to take, but they say "lmao let's do shopping in Türkiye" and do it. And €80 is actually not cheap for us. So, is there a racism in Europe? Hell yeah. But I understand why: there are so many immigrants in Türkiye with citizenship and Europe doesn't want them, us too. We are second class people in our own country and third class in the world, despite sharing very similar pasts and cultures with EU and non-EU Balkan countries. Europeans don't like Turks for centuries mostly because of religion differences, but there are nearly 50% non-religioners in Türkiye. I think the time is come to change the thoughts.

[@epppz755]

I feel you Bro, I am Nicaraguan, you can't even go to Costa Rica without a visa, which Is U$40

[@dszxnavtiisx6384]

@@epppz755 this has nothing to do with fucking racism if your government is shit and does not lead your country well how do you expect to have a strong passport Americans can visit Germany without a visa but Germans need a visa for USA do I say now Americans are racist toward Germans ? Makes no sense at all

[@dszxnavtiisx6384]

So you are telling me just because as a Turkish person you need a visa the country who wants a visa from you is racist ? Okay so as a German I need a visa to go the USA are they racist to Germans ? Or as a russian I need a visa for nearly all Europe does this mean Europe is racist towards russian ?

@@dszxnavtiisx6384 if you want a visa to the US, you can get it. you pay the fee, go to the embassy and take your visa in a few days. but when i apply for a visa to germany, they want too many documents from me and the rejection rate is over 30%. is this freedom? and i saw reasons to be rejected like “we didn’t like you” or “you won’t go back to Türkiye”. how can you be so sure that i won’t go back to Türkiye?

[@dszxnavtiisx6384]

@ first of all in Germany we have a lot of Turkish people one of our ministers Cem Özdemir is of Turkish decent, it is the fault of your government not of your ethnicity this is not racism. Why is the passport of the UAE one of the strongest of the world ? Because the USA and Europe love their version of Islam and because they are the biggest supporters of the Arab people ? No because their government uses their money and their power to get travel Freedom you cannot say everything is racism just to make your life easier

[@LanaLion517]

While most Western countries are introducing a bunch of different obstacles for ordinary travelers, residents of other countries are simply changing their tourist routes and discovering new places. All in all, it's not that bad for the world. Otherwise, all tourists would be sent mainly to more "advertised" Western countries. This does not mean that they are better or more interesting. It just happened that way. After all, even Eastern Europe, which is part of the EU / Eurozone / Schengen, is not as publicized as Western Europe, the USA and Canada. By the way, from August 1, 2023, Russia introduced uniform electronic visas for some countries, thereby making it easier to obtain. These are 50+ countries: Austria, Andorra, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Vatican, Hungary, Vietnam, Germany, Greece, Denmark, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Cambodia, Cyprus, China, North Korea, Kuwait , Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Taiwan , China, Turkey, Philippines, Finland, France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Japan. The cost of an electronic visa will be no more than 52 US dollars, for children under 6 years old - about two dollars. To issue it, you do not need any invitations or confirmations from hotels. The issuance period is no more than 4 days, regardless of weekends and holidays. Personal presence is also optional. The application can be left on the website, and the printed notification works as an official permission to enter the Russian Federation. A single electronic visa allows foreigners to visit Russia for tourism purposes, on a guest or business visit, as well as to participate in socio-political, economic, scientific, cultural and sports events. Holders of such a visa are allowed to stay in the country for 16 days from the date of entry. Of these, it is recommended to reserve two days for entry and exit. The document is valid for 60 days from the date of issue.

[@oliversissonphone6143]

EU citizens can live and work in any EU country; the Schengen zone is irrelevant here. Also can't they live and work in Iceland, Norway and Switzerland (in addition to the EU countries)?

[@rivenoak]

EU + Schengen covers larger area than each alone.

[@jeppemlblk7001]

I am sorry, but when you talked about the Lithuanian passport you highlighted the whole EU and said that it was the Schengen area. This is not correct the EU and the Schengen is not the same thing. If your goal is to be an educational channel, then please do your homework on the subject you are discussing. It might take a bit longer to create the video, but making small mistakes here and there ruins the credibility of your whole channel.

[@raihanraphy8744]

Wow. Good to know you have visited Bangladesh. How was the experience anyway?

[@mildlydispleased3221]

0:01 It seems you have a rather rare version of the British passport where it lacks the words "European Union" but is still red instead of blue. This passport was only produced for a short amount of time when they still had a surplus of red booklets but had already left the EU.

[@Faultlinevideos]

Well Spotted my was issued in late 2019 just before Brexit took effect

[@loicolivier4842]

I got a relatively rare one where the passport is blue but still mentions Her majesty the Queen instead of his majesty the King!

[@mildlydispleased3221]

@@loicolivier4842 That one isn't rare, mate.

[@crosstam2262]

That one is not really rare as the British National (Overseas) passport looks exactly like that. It’s always issued without the wording ‘European Union’ on the cover

[@mildlydispleased3221]

@@crosstam2262 But that is a passport for British nationals, not citizens.

[@llukem]

8:59 TSA stands for Transportation Security Administration, not Travel Safety Association, but the point still stands ofc.

[@navin7653]

i have british and american. Born in uk and naturalized in us. british passports are now 171 on passport idex, only 1 place behind usa

[@dm_5000]

TSA stands for Transportation Security Administration, not "Travel Safety Association Organization" as this video claims. That's a pretty basic fact to get so wrong.

[@lzh4950]

2:18 When Singapore introduced biometric passports in 2007 it instead halved their validity from 10 to 5 yrs for security reasons, until 2021. We also see news reports a few times annually about how its passports are among the world's most powerful, which I believe is because the country is careful & eager not to upset most other countries diplomatically. It has long had a dim view towards protests about foreign politics, worried that allowing them would anger the foreign governments that the protesters are protesting about e.g. it deported Malaysians in 2013 who held a candlelight vigil opposite Fullerton Hotel in protest against alleged electoral fraud in their legislative elections that year. & recently while the country has warned it'll prosecute protesters for the current Gaza war for the crime of "sowing ill-will & discord in society", meanwhile neighboring Malaysia has been much more vocal in supporting Palestinians & admitted it has a working relationship with Hamas (apparently young students in some Malaysian schools were handed out toy guns). 1 of Singapore's ex-diplomats even fretted in an op-ed that this was a sign that Malaysia was more condoning of terrorism (as western countries classify Hamas as a terrorist group) & next time terrorists might even be able to fire rockets from Malaysia at Singapore

[@Tommy17889]

The issue with Japanese and Singaporean passport is that you can’t gain dual citizenship. I think these two passports are overrated for that reasons. Additionally, Singaporean citizen male have to serve 2 years of compulsory national service.

[@riptyurass302]

This is true. If you limit dual citizenship you will never have the real best freedom of movement. You’re better off having a Brazil passport with a Portugal passport for example than a Singaporean one. You will end up having more visa free travel overall, and the right to live in MERCOSEUR and the EU.

[@helenholly3492]

i have an austrian one, number 2 on the global scale and im very thankfull

[@edvard_r]

Very interesting video, however you could’ve been more precise talking about EU, EEA and Schengen. It was also not shown properly in the map. Even though Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Lichtenstein are not in the EU, they’re a part of Schengen with free borders. However the EU member states Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus and Ireland still perform full border patrols. Besides Ireland, all of them are obliged to terminate this practice once they’ve fulfilled technical patrol criteria in the future. For example, as a Norwegian I have moved freely without passport to Sweden, Spain and Italy, but not Croatia - all of them being EU member states. Switzerland has also been fine without passport, but not the UK or Bosnia-Hercegovina.

[@calmcsweeney1896]

It's arguable Ireland is the best passport to have, the only country to have permanent access to both the UK and EEA post Brexit.

[@calmcsweeney1896]

+Switzerland haha

[@felixlohrer9600]

6:07 Do not mix up Schengen Treaty Area and EU. Switzerland is part of Schengen Treaty Area but not of EU. UK was in EU, but never part of Schengen. And - for Schengen Treaty Area, you do not need a passport at all - an ID is ok and as a standard, there are no border controls. Another thing: If you get a Visa for ONE of the Schengen treaty members, it is valid to all of them. So one Visa grants you access to 28 (?) countries.

[@topnotch6907]

Arian nations have passports with more privilege, they created the system. Therefore, they benefit the most from it. If you look at the lower level passports, it could pass for a color chart

[@kurthadron9720]

As someone from the MIddle East (but not the gulf), my passport is definitely better than neighbouring countries, but it still requires tons and tons of visa applications to travel anywhere, which is a huge hassle when you have to book appointments months in advance, and anything could happen to ruin a trip that you're waiting so long to do. Other than passport issues with visas, in the gulf region, work is heavily based on passports, the commonwealth countries, such as Canada, Australia, Singapore, the UK, and to a huge extent, the american passports, if you come to work in the gulf region in the middle east, such as Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi, etc. then, you'll be getting paid a lot more simply because of whatever passport you are holding. An Indian, or Pakistani worker going to work there, even if they have the same exact qualifications, and the same exact CV as someone holding one of those passports mentioned above, would be paid significantly less off the bat, which causes a huge disadvantage for a lot of workers from "less developed countries"

[@Vivinovianafebriani]

Wait what, it's true ? I feel bad to South asian countries, It's not fair how this could be.

[@lzh4950]

Here in Singapore meanwhile I've been advised against working in certain industries as they've believed to be more likely to be undercut by workers from countries with lower costs of living. & our Work Permit scheme (for blue-collar migrant workers, which form ~60% of the country's non-citizens) has some similarities the Middle East's _kafala_ system, & when its made known that its a violation of human rights for employers to withhold their employees' passport, employers accused critics of lacking awareness of Singapore's immigration policy, where employers have more incentive to deter their employees from absconding as employers have to put up a security bond (a few thousand $) with immigration authorities that's forfeited if the employees abscond

[@ats-3693]

I have dual UK and NZ citizenship and passports I don't live in either of those countries (I live in Bali), I travel internationally regularly and have always found that my combination of passports gets me into the countries that I need or want to enter pretty easily.

[@Muhayyo666]

Thinking the same. As an afghan, I can’t travel anywhere. Will apply for Turkish pass for business purposes and travel as well

[@rowidaedris7572]

This is such a great video but also painful to watch as someone who has a passport that can take u to only 38 visa free destinations and ranked as the 106th, not to mention the cruel and bad experience at probably every Single airport 😔 even with a visa. When i looked it up on passport index I just saw a red world map 💔.

[@mrthug01]

As a Nepali passport holder, I can feel and relate to your pain. Except for a few South Asian, Middle Eastern, African and South American countries. It's all red for me as well. I had a similar experience at Venice Marco Polo Airport. I went to travel with my friends who were British and Irish Passport holders. They got a warm welcome from immigration officers but as soon as they saw my passport. They singled me out and took me to their office for 30 minutes long cross-questioning even though I had a valid Schengen Visa and provided them with all my documents which they did not bother seeing for a while. It was a bittersweet experience for me as I was happy that I got entry to Italy but also annoyed by that interview as it made me feel like I was an illegal immigrant.

[@rowidaedris7572]

@@mrthug01 exactly!!! The looks on immigration officers and they way they try to find the tiniest little problem in my papers to send me back home is crazy …

[@andrzej2501]

Poland has changed so much in my lifetime... In the "communist" era we had to reapply for a passport every time we wanted to travel abroad (after returning it had to be handed over to the authorities, we could not keep them at out houses), we had to have visas everywhere, usually with a special "invitation" required, getting foreign currency required getting a special currency-allowance book... Now I can travel all over EU without even bothering with a passport, I can own foreign currency legally, and I can just book a flight and go pretty much everywhere I would want to (and some places I would definitely would not want to visit like ruSSia or CCP-state a.k.a. "China"). Last year I just hopped on a whim to London and because I have a biometric passport if not for the ridiculous security control I would not even have to see any official on any airport.

[@jobbytravels]

Hello from Singapore. :)

[@kleuafflatus]

06:15 schengen includes norway, iceland, switzerland and liechtenstein. She can work and live in those countries too, but ireland isnt part of it despite being a part of the EU.

[@stefanocavallucci4999]

what's the name of the website about passports that you showed in 'what defines a passport's power' chapter?

[@J.o.s.h.u.a.]

Passport index

[@isitramt]

The video is related to passport power but the map used shows in Europe the EU countries. Also Iceland, Switzerland and Norway are Schengen area, but no EU members.

[@GuillerminaGonjon]

Your password also determines who will never have to become a refuge nor an illegal traveler. Some people would never have to face such horrors, unless they are intentionally seeking for it.

[@DoorsPlayer101]

9:39 isn’t that Changi Airport or Singapore’s airport

[@claire2088]

I miss the access we used to have to Europe

[@bencekiss4693]

I have a Hungarian (EU) passport which is the 9th most powerful one in the world and I’m proud of it😊

[@NooneStaar]

Back from Switzerland, the burger is actually $40 haha.

[@cha8791]

I’m traveling with my lame Philippine passport. I always need visa ahead, and even countries with no visa requirement for us, some immigration officers still detain me. 😢

[@terryarmbruster9719]

Careful as passports are not actually for entering another country but for returning to own. It's the visa or such things like landing slip or electronic application approval gets you into those countries not in an easy pass through treaty with each other. While you consider it to be identification most places will require more than that for ID. A passport is more of a statement that your country considers you to be of upstanding enough citizenry to be considered safe to another country. Lol the real thing that identifies you as being accepted into another country is the visa or landing slip (UK will visa stamp you but that's just for tourism. Landing slip is your official "visa").

[@IronMan-iv2ny]

What website are you using in the begining

[@ToofaniZindagi]

It would be much more interesting to learn more about why certain passports are stronger than others.

[@cnvramamoorthy8358]

As Indian for visiting USA , I have to get appointments and stand in q in front of American embassy . Waiting time 2 + years .🤔

[@khanasif5223]

Can you go to china or other asian countries easily

[@Aadilabdul.]

@@khanasif5223 no

[@Murmilone]

These rankings are created by the firms who sell Caribbean passports and do not make sense if you dig a bit deeper. They are just designed to show some good score for the Carribeans. Firstly, since the Schengen area has a single visa policy and no internal borders, there's no practical reason to count it as 30 separate nations. To make things worse, Henley splits some European countries into smaller parts. For example, France is counted 4 times as France itself, French Guiana, French Polynesia and French West Indies. Denmark is counted as Denmark and Greenland. Lots of countries have semi-autonomous islands or exclaves (the Galapagos islands, Sanya, Kaliningrad, Zanzibar, etc) but H&P only counts the European ones separately. Secondly, these rankings randomly define what "visa free" is. For example, in the H&P ranking, "electronic travel authorization" counts as visa-free while e-visa does not count as visa-free even though with the Indian e-visa (and many other e-visas) you have an experience similar to "electronic travel authorization".

[@horrigan495]

That is a very nice video.. How come it has only 2k5 views now? When I saw the quality, I have assumed that there would be hundreds of thousands but nope... Cruel mistress is the KZbin I guess...

[@youcef5966]

Man passport privilege is real ! People from first world country can never get the struggle

[@prashant1324]

First time got to know about Arton apart from Henley Passport Index

[@andrewjones-productions]

I live in Japan but have a UK passport. Thanks to the stupidity that is the current ruling party in the UK, I have to post my passport to the UK for renewal and have the new one (and old one) posted back to me in Japan. That means that I go for a few weeks without a passport in a foreign country. It used to be that all that I had to do was visit the British Embassy in Tokyo. The lunacy of this system is mind boggling. Theresa May was the Home Secretary at the time of this absolutely stupid change.

[@JonWonders]

6:05 why didn’t you highlight also Norway, Iceland and Switzerland? They’re not part of the EU, but EU citizens can live and work in those places anyway.