Allows citizens to visit 178 countries without a prior visa

The UAE passport is the first in the Arab world and the 15th in the world

The Emirati passport ranked first in the Gulf countries and the Arab region and 15th in the world in the “Henley & Partners” index of the most powerful passports in the world 2023. Emirati citizens can visit 178 destinations around the world without the need to obtain a prior visa.

While the index points to the strength of the UAE passport as a major trend for growth in the coming year.

If the UAE rose 49 degrees in the past decade to the fifteenth place with a score of 178 points and reach nearly 70% of the global GDP.

It is worth noting that Asia and Europe continue to dominate, as the Japanese passport ranked first for the fifth year in a row.

Japanese citizens can now visit 193 of 227 destinations without the need for a visa.

The “Henley & Partners” study indicated a strong link between economic power and the power of the passport, for several main reasons, foremost of which is that only 6% of passports worldwide grant their holders access without a prior visa to more than 70% of the world’s economies, 17 Only % of countries grant their passport holders visa-free access to more than four-fifths of the world's 227 destinations The number one ranked Japanese passport grants visa-free access to 85% of the world's countries which together account for 98% of the global economy .

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