Why Is THIS The World's Strongest Passport?

[@TinyBearTim]

He’s finally started to remove Fr*nce from his maps

[@sizanogreen9900]

What is that Fr*nce you are talking about?

[@Cosmik60]

ew stop talking about the F*****

[@chitlitlah]

It's not the first time...

[@ichmagkeinepandas7895]

What is with Ger***y

[@JmKrokY]

​@@chitlitlahYeah

[@imnotajuker]

Not sure why France is missing on the map but i support the message!

[@gargoyle7863]

😂 French war flag effect? (French war flag: French flag without the red and bleu.)

[@JmKrokY]

He's been doing that for a while

[@qtluna7917]

This lacks a bit of information about nuances imo. 1. Some EU countries do not even require a passport to enter countries outside Europe, like Dominica, Egypt or Tunisia, the ID card is enough. This technically makes those passports stronger, since you might not need to renew a passport, saving you more money. 2. The length of stay and the rules might vary for different countries (e.g. driving offenses can bar US citizens from entering Canada, and if you are a German born before 1928 you additional requirements for travel to Israel), which affects the real power of passports slightly. 3. All those rankings are purely for touristic travel, they do not give any value to freedom of movement (which does not only include travel, but also the right to settle in a country), or not requiring work permits, which is actually a significant difference in power. E.g. ever non-Schengen country, which as a visa for the Schengen area automatically scores 28 points, which are technically more than the 27 points the citizens of the Schengen area have, even though there is a significant difference in power with a huge upside for the Schengen countries. Sorry for being quite European centric with this, but that's what I know. :D

[@fluidice1656]

Indeed. Like, having a visa-free travel available for, say, Burkina Faso, is hardly as relevant as having essentially full citizenship rights in the EU. Yet, the ranking systems don't necessarily consider this distinction. He does mention the accessibility concept though.

[@the135joker3]

Citizenship based on the territory you were born on (jus soli) is actually pretty rare and basically doesn’t exist in an unrestricted form outside of the Americas.

[@LoveClassicMusic0205]

I was hearing a story of a woman who was born in the UK and had never left the country. She was denied a passport because neither of her parents were UK citizens when she was born. The UK government considered her stateless, though there is a possibility that she could have qualified for citizenship in the country her parents came from. I forgot what that country was, but I think it might have been in Africa somewhere (or maybe the Middle East).

[@JmKrokY]

True

[@JmKrokY]

​@@LoveClassicMusic0205The UK sucks

[@rantlyy]

as somebody with a passport in the bottom 20 in the world rankings all I can say, people with good passports are some lucky lucky mother fuckers without even realizing it😂

[@delfi7077]

🇪🇺😔

[@chitlitlah]

It is pretty nice. I just wish I didn't have to spend 10 hours in a flying sardine can to get anywhere besides Canada or Mexico.

[@rantlyy]

@@chitlitlah hey, atleast you can get there eventually :p

[@Nooticus]

Some of us realise how lucky we are though

[@eroditjakupi1016]

Kosovo this year went from the 80-something best passport to the 50-something this year

[@alooshie163]

This would be due to them obtaining a Schengen visa waiver, which grants them a mobility score boost of 27 countries.

[@stefanborbely3958]

Illegal

[@recurse]

I beg you, please troll us by releasing your own, definitive ranking of passport goodness. 🙏

[@Yezpahr]

Hello Soycat. (Yes that's what I'm hearing and I can't unhear it.)

[@GenTVR]

Every time 🍚

[@kevincronk7981]

It seems especially ironic that a brit was the first to run across Africa, because the best long distance runners in the world are pretty much all east african

[@jamez6398]

Wait, so if one of your grandparents were born in Northern Ireland, and you yourself are a British citizen, even if you personally have never stepped foot in Northern Ireland, you can apply for citizenship in Ireland, a completely different country unrelated to either your or your grandparent, and get an EU passport that allows you to work and live in EU Schengen countries without a visa?? I never knew that, that's something new I've learned. I wonder if that would enable you to live and work in Switzerland? 🤔

[@kabalofthebloodyspoon]

Yes, Switzerland and Norway are Schengen zone

[@jamez6398]

@@kabalofthebloodyspoon I didn't even know that Norway was in the Schengen Zone. I'm pretty sure Romania isn't, despite it being continental EU country.

[@ducksongfans]

So apparently me, somebody born in America, can get an EU passport

[@jamez6398]

​@@ducksongfans LOL, yea

[@JenKai0019]

@@ducksongfans you can if you have ancestry from an EU country. It’s called citizenship by descent. Italy and Poland have very good citizenship laws if your family’s from there

[@bigscarysteve]

5:58 "Whichever descendant was living there might not have had it." That's very unclear to begin with, but I hope you're not referring to a grandparent as one's descendant. A grandparent is one's ancestor. You are your grandparents' descendant.

[@clownphabetstrongwoman7305]

Yes, I remember that question when I travelled to the USA. "Were you involved in terrorism? Answering yes doesn't necessarily mean you will be denied entry." Imagine a line of people with semilune fingers behind their backs checking the NO box at the embassy.

[@redbeard5939]

That question and all the similar ones like "have you ever been involved in holding someone against their will" are mostly intended to be easy reasons to deport someone later on. Lying on the form is grounds for removal and, generally, the American legal system for deportation is slightly harder on the government than the average worldwide; so, if the prosecutor can easily point out that you lied (for example you answered no but you are in one of the many databases the U.S. and it's allies keep of terrorist activity) then they may avoid a drawn out legal battle.

[@hata6290]

@@redbeard5939actually smart

[@thoughtgod545]

I just realised there isn't France in the background map

[@Hudsonrulez]

Sorry to correct you but CANADIANS DO need to pay to visit the US when crossing by Air or sea. However if it is a land crossing I do believe that fee is waived although it's been years since I've done a land crossing. The reason they charge you that fee is for infrastructure and screening. The reason land crossings are waived is most people go for a day trip then return. It would hurt both countries' cross-border economy if a fee were to be imposed.

[@hocinelahmar7986]

What does Algerian biometric passport need to become a powerful passport? Does Algeria need to manufacture, make, redesign, develop, and make its passport more secure, enhanced, and advanced to become a powerful? Does Algerian passport need to change its appearance and color to become a powerful. Do security features, technologies, appearance, color, and quality matter to the power and reputation of Algerian passport? Does Algeria need to enhance its system to make its passport a powerful?

[@IronBalls]

UAE being ranked so high is a joke. No visa free access to USA so - almost an entire continent missing and still ranked number 1

[@finesseandstyle]

Doesn't really explain why it's the most powerful passport, as always the answer is in the comments

[@TheOnlyMinecrafters]

just found second channel, I both like minecraft and these types of videos so it's perfect

[@Nooticus]

Great balanced and nuanced video as always. Also, didn't expect a toycat/hardest geezer crossover lol

[@JoannDavi]

I like the idea of the robust network of America consular services -- and Navy Seals, etc. being able to rescue me.

[@gmm5550]

u meen like for travvelers from most western countrys in the world?=)

[@steffen6987]

One difference between Japan and Germany is China

[@PlayerIO]

My goat toycat back with a banger

[@MetalGear0987]

The cost to entry USA as a European is so high its such a joke would never want to do this.

[@janjelinek4283]

Isn’t it like 18 USD for ESTA? It kinda sucks but 2 years for 18 USD isn’t that bad.

[@fluidice1656]

The ESTA is $21, and is valid for two years. That's not a high cost.

[@MetalGear0987]

@@janjelinek4283 sorry i ment the total cost. Time and effort. I tried for a work/internship there but the process was too tedious. My professor warned us that they take the longest.

[@1113-f7o]

You look like the Chicago Geographer on KZbin

[@cannedice]

Love the Buc-ee's shirt!

[@_lmagine]

0:10 Which sign language do you do?

[@techy804]

I'm surprised you didn't mention passport cards, like they aren't booklets like what you imagine a passport is, but a card kind of like a Driver's License or an ID. They are insanely week though, a US one for example only grants you access to Canada, Mexico, and the Bahamas. So I wouldn't say a regular Syrian passport is the weakest, it would be some passport card

[@YungR.J.Fischer]

ayy we out here

[@ChildishTakes]

Kurt Kunkle good ending

[@gotham61]

I have USA and Estonian passports, #7 and #8 on the list. That lets me go visa free most places, but not India, China or Russia.

[@bibekdas7449]

Where is France in the map? 😂

[@appa609]

number of countries is a bad measure of power because those countries aren't the same. There a a dozen countries/passport unions that actially matter and over a hundred that don't matter at all. Maybe sum the GDP's of the countries you're allowed into?

[@mr.turdlybird4387]

The Bhutanese passport

[@willci]

A passport is a bill of lading

[@raymond8920]

I LOVE these types of videos, plsss make more Toycat

[@InvadersDie]

I have, so I'll keep my feet in my couch thank you very much

[@AlwaysNforever260]

The strongest passport is Singapore. They can go to 193 countries

[@mRahman92]

So that's how all of those Hong Kongers got their British Passports.

[@ok-rg4wf]

You are my main toycat channel i watch even though i play minecraft too

[@Konkacha]

Bro’s enjoyed Papers Please. Lovely video.

[@mRahman92]

Where do they get all of this money to travel in the first place?

[@coolbeanzforlife7737]

Love the Baki reference at 42 seconds.

[@stargazer-elite]

The strongest passport is the lack of a passport lol

[@delofj]

12:18 As a French guy, I agree

[@JackBlackNinja]

great shit

[@ducksongfans]

As an american with a mom from northern ireland i never relized i can get an eu passport lol

[@LoveClassicMusic0205]

You could probably qualify for both a UK and Irish passports. If so, go ahead and apply for them. I have looked at citizenship by descent, but unfortunately I don't qualify on either side of my family.

[@danielcarvalho1453]

@@LoveClassicMusic0205This dude is blessed

[@emsf396]

First

[@mickpalade8331]

Haha I am first

[@galaxydave3807]

No

[@mop4yy]

I am indeed not first.

[@avail6797]

Yes, tax everyone more to the point that small to medium size businesses can not compete.

[@bummer7736]

6:20 bro narrowly avoided drama

[@dj71162]

Apparently you don't need a passport to enter the UK anymore...

[@f4u5t00]

Hmm, I wonder why Algeria doesn't allow visa-free travel from France.

[@len-structuur]

ayy im first

[@galaxydave3807]

No

[@len-structuur]

@@galaxydave3807 i was, i surely am the first of this video.

[@minetaab]

why do you move around so much?

[@_LBH_]

He's training to run across Africa

[@Connie_TinuityError]

First First First First First First

[@galaxydave3807]

No No No No No No

[@wan1edguy382]

169th like

[@vcp2077]

-Passport- White Privilege Document

[@supernerd1999]

6:13 I love how this shows the bottom half of the Republic of China(Taiwan) passport