Reduce the number of countries requiring a visa before travel to 22
The UAE passport increases its strength by entering 176 countries around the world without a prior visa
The Passport Index website highlights the strength of the UAE passport.
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The number of countries that allow citizens to enter it, whether without a visa or with an electronic visa via the Internet, or on arrival, has risen to 176, out of 175 countries last week, out of the 198 countries accredited to the United Nations, according to the latest update of the "Passport Index" website. of Arton Capital, a global financial advisory firm.
The global index specialized in measuring the strength of passports for countries of the world, "Passport Index", stated that the UAE passport enables its holder to enter 176 countries around the world, including 119 countries without a prior visa, and 57 countries whose visas can be obtained on arrival, while the number of countries that need a visa has decreased. Visa before travel to 22 countries only.
He pointed out that the second place in the list, according to the latest update, is now occupied by the passports of 11 countries with entry to 173 countries around the world without a visa, namely: Germany, Sweden, Finland, Luxembourg, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, South Korea, Switzerland.
The passports of eight other countries occupy the third place, which grants the holder entry to 172 countries without a visa, which are: Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Ireland, the United States of America and New Zealand.
Freedom of movement is added to many countries of the world to the list of priorities that the UAE offers to its citizens, and the positive returns of ease of movement are not limited to enabling UAE citizens to move freely for the purpose of tourism, but also include economic, developmental and even humanitarian returns, by facilitating trade exchange and economic investment for individuals. and institutions.
The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Ports Security has begun issuing the new generation of the new Emirati passport, with exceptional technical features that keep pace with the aspirations of the UAE government, and enhance the process of development and modernization, as well as embodying the civilized position that the United Arab Emirates has reached, within the various government services provided. In order to meet the latest security and technological requirements in proving personal identity, the new generation of the UAE passport is unique with unprecedented technical characteristics and highly complex security specifications to limit attempts of forgery or forgery.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation recently launched the UAE Passport Force initiative, with the aim of placing the passport among the list of the five most powerful passports in the world by 2021, based on the directives of His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
In 2015, the UAE passport received a strong boost according to the index, after the decision was issued to exempt citizens from the "Schengen" visa for European Union countries, which included 26 countries, in addition to eight other countries in Europe outside the European Union.
The UAE passport enables its holder to enter 57 countries and its visa is granted upon arrival.
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