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.

[@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.

[@Ashrafchowdhury103]

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

[@VietNguyen-z7y]

Dont give up and try it again :)

[@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.

[@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!

[@nonconformist5371]

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

[@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.

[@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 ?

[@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.

[@riptyurass302]

Did you get the French passport?

[@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?

[@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

[@CollinAbroadcast]

This is true and am immensely grateful for it

[@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 🇬🇶

[@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.

[@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.

[@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?

[@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".

[@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!

[@fearlessandfar]

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

[@evazubeck]

Fearless & Far thank you 😊

[@javamurniadi6520]

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

[@nonconformist5371]

Green Pass - I have no problems, you?

[@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

[@dameanvil]

00:00 🌍 Travel is aspirational and highly desired, but not everyone can travel the world like a full-time vlogger due to passport privilege. 01:41 🛂 Passport power determines visa-free travel, with some passports granting access to many countries while others restrict travel significantly. 03:09 🗺 Passport privilege significantly impacts individuals' travel opportunities, with weaker passports requiring extensive visa applications and facing discrimination. 04:24 🌍 Despite passport limitations, individuals with weaker passports exhibit dedication and passion for travel. 06:59 💡 Rethinking travel involves valuing depth over quantity of travel experiences and acknowledging the privilege of freedom to travel. 08:41 🤝 Empathy and support for friends with weaker passports can facilitate their travel experiences and foster inclusivity in the travel community.

[@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...

[@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

[@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.

Japan and then singapore.

[@humaidalblooshi6659]

eniazi not oil dear its your leadership

[@robhingston]

I would say the British passport takes some beating

[@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.

[@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.

[@riptyurass302]

To be fair, most countries restrict certain passports for pragmatic reasons. The most common reason is simply reciprocity, if you let that countries citizens in visa-free, most countries would let yours in as well. If you let not a single country in visa free like Iraq does, why would any countries want to let your Citizens travel theirs freely? Another big reason is also overstaying your tourist visa, if a country is statistically likely to overstay, that country would likely require a visa in order for immigration officials to do background checks and test people's character. You could say this is one of those issues where a small number of people ruin it for everyone else, but unfortunately most countries see tourism as entirely revenue generation, so if people overstay their visas then the revenue is not worth the risk in comparison to what they will do to the labor market or property market.

[@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)

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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...

[@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.

[@khizarmujeeb_real]

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.

[@khizarmujeeb_real]

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

[@khizarmujeeb_real]

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

[@khizarmujeeb_real]

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

[@JFA-9019]

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!

[@jarmunder]

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

[@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!

[@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

[@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!

[@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

[@janea-123]

“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]

@@janea-123 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.

[@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).

[@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.

[@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 :)

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@Balochonmove]

*Yes I do agree that people shouldn't count the country they visit it's not the number game. I myself visited Thailand 4 times though I could go to some other countries too. (I posses a weak passport) I love traveling to Thailand because I love Thailand, the people are very friendly, I like the language, I can speak a bit Thai as well. I almost know the every corner of Bangkok. I have visited the Philippines a couple of times, but I would say that I have found Thailand better. I have also visited Sri Lanka, Dubai, Qatar, Afghanistan etc....and now I am planning to visit Turkey and Malaysia, but the coronavirus pandemic made it a bit harder these days. Let's hope, I am going to make it soon... Stay safe and sound.*

[@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.

[@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 :))

[@musaid5647]

Love your raw true vlouging , Truely inspired from PAKISTAN 🥰

[@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

[@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!

[@JeanGenie92]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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 🙏🙏

[@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 :-)!

[@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.

[@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...

[@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.

[@Pasador528]

the Iraqi guy has actually made it to 75! I know people with powerful passports that have not even traveled out of their country, what matters is your desire, of course, a weak passport makes it difficult... I've made it to about 30-35 on my Colombia passport, I'd say we are in the middle of the ranking, about 130 visa free destinations, not bad but still..., even if not requiring a visa you can easily get asked many questions by officials at ports of entry and I always bring "visa documents" (bank statements, employment letters, cash and cards to show, etc.) when traveling just in case...

[@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 ?

[@aleksandramarczuk]

Ale się cieszę, że odkryłam ten kanał 😍

[@zielenieje]

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

[@GIRLANDLAKAIFORLIFE]

Forget all the visa application work and whatnot, I was very discriminated against traveling in Central America with a Jordanian passport and I was expecting someone to take me in and question why I was traveling in an office whenever I got off an airplane. Which is complete BS!!! Even when I wanted to go to Cambodia from Vietnam and it was a visa free country they wouldn't let me board the plane and I had to go to Malaysia instead the last minute. It really is hell, and you should be very thankful for those passports

[@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!

[@humbertoortiz-flores8081]

We needed this video Eva! ❤️

[@RiadKudmani]

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

[@idontexist1511]

1:06 I think this is a weak measure. I'm passport privileged - 1954 Convention Travel Document is one of the most powerful "passport" in terms of burden attached to me. Maybe it's one of the weakest passport in terms of visa-free travel but for me, as a return I feel there's less emotional burden attached to me when holding this document.

[@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 :(

[@Murmilone]

This explanation is really oversimplified... As a matter of fact, there is generally no such thing as visa-free entry for foreign citizens, there's usually only visa-free entry for a very short time period and with lots of other restrictions. You will usually need a visa if you need more than that. Even with this reservation in mind, what's counted as visa-free access in the tables such as shown in this video can in fact be an electronic visa based entry, e.g. in order to enter Australia or the US you need to fill out an electronic application, pay a fee and wait for travel authorization, sometimes you will be required to pass an interview. On the other hand, once you get a mutiple entry Schengen visa, you don't need to get individual visas to enter ~30 countries including Schengen members and non-Schengen members which allow entry with a Schengen visa. I suggest that you recalculate your table assuming that for visa related purposes all Schengen members are a single entity and "visa-free access" with obligatory travel authorization is more like visa on arrival than real "visa-free".

[@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

[@RustamSediqi-s5w]

This video was good for me, thank you.

[@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.

[@interestedparty7523]

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

[@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]

😂😂😂

[@Unaveragetrainguy]

I am not seeing the same thing as Eva. For what its worth, UAE is ranked 15th on the Global Passport Power Rank and can access 51 countries visa free. Maybe there are different measures on the site? Her country, Poland, is ranked sixth and can access 86 countries visa-free; still pretty 'powerful' I would say. Not trying to diss any countries, I am just a little confused by the disparity in what Eva was observing only 9 months ago. I can't imagine things have changed so much in the last few months. The access granted to countries is obviously very political in nature and probably reflect a number of factors, good and bad.

[@Jimmyageek]

Enough is Enough, Passport Discrimination Must End and Why I am Treated Worthless on Pakistani Passport

[@royalkutun5699]

Because you take responsibility of the action your country take such as hiding laden. Fostering Islamic terrorists and exporting it all over the world. Wiping out religious minorities from Pakistan. And hard reality is a country was born base on religious division and became a Islamic republic. You must take responsibility of what your country is.

[@TideKnotTravellers]

So glad to see this being talked about. We know we’re very lucky with our passports and thank our lucky stars everyday for that. We have had to get visas for some countries and it is such a process! Really do feel for those with ‘weaker’ passports. It all comes down to politics between countries and what the leaders decide. We all have different opportunities but as the people in this video proved, it’s still completely possible to travel! ☺️😎

[@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.

[@AmandaIbraimovic]

I know people with strong passports that were sent back home because they were not prepared for the questions at the border. We have to always be prepared to prove where you're staying and for how long and even prove you have the means to do so sometimes.

[@Traveler-rf8ye]

That's hardly a problem though. Come prepared end of the story. Applying for Visas is a WHOLE different story.

[@AmandaIbraimovic]

@@Traveler-rf8ye we do have to be prepared no matter what. If you go to a new country and have no idea what you're going to be doing there the border officials will get suspicious

[@ShanKhan-cj7nv]

2019 : Passport Privilege 2020 : Passport Equality

[@LeogajeIII]

Hi Eva! You're basis is from Arton Capital's Passport Index, FYI. Japan and Singapore are the No. 1 and 2 powerful passport respectively according to the Henley & Partners' Visa Restriction Index for Q1 of 2020. My Philippine Passport has more travel restrictions since most of them are infamous on doing the TNT or in our term "Tago Ng Tago" meaning "Always Hiding" which lead to us less visa-free (requiring a visa) to some destinations that citizens from developed nations can visit without a visa. You're very lucky that you have one of the most powerful passports in world both on Henley and Arton's. Good luck on your travels! 🙏🙏🙏😊😊😊

[@Bennevisie]

"Privilege" is a really politically loaded term. Careful with that. I also think that you are stepping into dangerous philosophical territory when saying "Travel is not a right, but a privilege". Just because a government does not allow you to do something, does not mean it isn't your natural born right to do it. I agree with your thoughts on rethinking travel. I would highly recommend that you look at Einzelganger's KZbin videos on Stoic travel. You can start here kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHm2d62jrLxseLs

[@FruitingPlanet]

The TermPrivilege, is just mischaracterized and misunderstood, many people don´t understand, that it is a description of hurdles a individual has to face in their lives, due to the identity they are born into. So a privilege is not something additional you have, but a hurdle in life you don´t have to face but someone else does and it is also about acknowleding this reality. Also i don´t think she ment that "Travel is not a right, but a privilege" is how it should be, but rather how it is due to geopolitics. I would think, many people that care enough, to really get to know other cultures without prejustice, at some point come to the realization, that there should be no borders for humans and everyone should be free to travel on our earth(borders for goods is a diffrent thing). A wise phrase about this is: "Freedom is merely privilege extended, unless enjoyed by one and all"

[@Bennevisie]

@@FruitingPlanet I have strong libertarian leanings, but I struggle buying into the anarchist concept of "no borders". I agree that Geopolitics afford some people advantages that others don't have. I also have no doubt that culture, community, personal life decisions and sacrifice also contribute to having "advantages" that others don't have. I unfortunately do not think that "no borders" is as harmless as it sounds. There is true evil out there... I have seen it... and it will cause the destruction of millions upon millions of lives (including their freedom) when no borders are present. They will impose their way of life and their will on others by the barrel of a gun, and some will just kill you for fun. I have, unfortunately, seen many cases of gullible, naive travelers and tourists losing their lives because of their refusal to accept this reality. It is a contradiction that many of my anarchist friends tend to not fully understand or plainly refuse to accept. You can only protect freedom by putting a border around it and by keeping the warlords, dictators, demagogues, extremists and blood-thirsty genocidal maniacs out. That being said, I prefer to judge every individual on their own merit, rather than on genetic traits. Live and let live. When you keep your wits about you, see the world as it truly is (rather than how you want it to be), and treat all people with respect and dignity, you will get to see the world in all it's facets and wonder.

[@FruitingPlanet]

@@Bennevisie I know what you are talking about, i traveled in some pretty rough areas in latin america(for example El Salvador and Honduras) and also in northern africa, however the reality is, that people are bad mostly not because of their culture(except for discrimination) and definently not because of their ethnicity, they are bad because of circumstances in their lives. Honduras for example struggels with some of the highest homicide rates in the world due to imense gang violence (similar in el salvador), these are developments of the last decades though and stem from people who immigrated illigaly into the USA(either because of economic struggle or war), became criminals due to us politics and then got deported by the us gov. back to Honduras, resulting in expansions of the gang/cartel powers into a structurally weak country and basically taking over the country as a route for narco.trafficing. All of this would not have happend 1. if the USA would not perpetually try to colonize latin america 2. The stupid war on drugs would be ended 3. There would be no boarders for Humans/no illigal immigration 4. The US would have a decent social securety system. This is just one example, there are diffrent important changes that should be made together with open boarders all over the world of course.

[@citus333]

My man here got so triggered got to attach a poltical lecture on how YOU the uploader is wrong

[@Bennevisie]

@@citus333 I don't see any triggered people here... just people debating an issue in a constructive manner. Nothing wrong with that.

[@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.

[@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 ,

[@sumanthmurthy1642]

Thank god passport privilege extends to ONLY tourism and NOT permanent immigration. Can you imagine if it extended to immigration? As a skilled immigrant to the UK I have SOME access to these countries and am focused on getting a British one as quickly as I can. Immigration officials treat people from Pakistan or Yemen as “Rats trying to sneak into a ship coming from s**t-hole countries”. OTOH the immigrants coming in are the BEST IMMIGRANTS, working as doctors or engineers or neuroscientists 😎

[@SuryaK.B.]

it's actually Japan who has the strongest followed by New Zealand UAE has a global rank of 13

[@moafhar8185]

She said 2020

[@Lina_al_j]

@@moafhar8185 yep that is as of today ... uae is down and so is usa (only 20th atm)

[@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.

[@kenokane4816]

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

[@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.

[@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?

[@BiggiN483]

For a university trip from germany to australia, all germans had no problem. However, the turkish students (who were born here and never lived anywhere else) had to go through a lengthy visa process and one time, the university actually had to write an assurance, that the student is actually a student and that the university vouches for him not illegally staying in australia. Meanwhile with a german passport at the airport "oh, i forgot my visa". One click on the australian immigration website. Done.

[@tuberunner2543]

US passports are the strongest, sure there might be some countries that have an extra 6 or 7 countries visa free that US passports don't, but if something happens to a US citizen, they have the full backing of the US government to help them- the country with the most leverage. The US has sent Navy SEALS/Special Forces into places to rescue Americans. Let's see that happen with a Japan/Singapore/UAE passport.

[@dbsk06]

Lol you’re delusional. The American government does not care about its citizens unless that person has political or economic significance

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

Jimmy Carter’s Iran. Rescue mission the aircraft crashed into one another.

[@fil_britbunnyboi872]

Oh is that why US embassy staff and diplomats had to be issued fake Canadian passports just to escape the Iranian 1979 Hostage Crisis? Lol another delusional Yank

[@robertskolimowski7049]

Hi Ewa, first of all, congrats on all of your truly amazing travels👏 Secondly, I'd just like to say that it was really thoughtful of u to include in the video those guys with not so powerful passports who, despite this, show us that (rather obviously) it's still perfectly possible to find great delight in whatever 'limited' (but beautiful) journeys we may embark on🙂 As for u, well, hope Covid won't hamper your adventures or at least not for long🤞 Keep it up, Godspeed✌

[@Asiolkap]

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

[@ohanailo7743]

Very informative and educational, keep up the good work.