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The Passport Index is an interactive online tool that provides users with insights on passports with the ability to compare and rank the world’s passports. Ranking is based on the freedom of movement and the visa-free travel open to holders.^[1]

World Openness Score

The World Openness Score is a measure that tracks the ability of the world’s population to travel visa-free. It has grown from 17,904 to 18,423 between 2015 and Aug 2017.

The Benefits of Visa Free Travel

You don’t have to fill out lengthy application forms, or provide additional documentation such as letters of support from friends and employers, pictures, copies of passports, and bank statements.
You don’t have to pay for a visa on top of tickets, hotels and other travel costs.222
You don’t have to wait around for an embassy to process the application for your visa.
Often, you don’t need to wait in those lengthy queues at border control when travelling, and can often access fast lanes.

Background

The Passport Index was launched^[2] by Arton Capital, a financial services firm in 2014

References

^ "The Passport Index: Which countries are easy to visit?". Al Jazeera. 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
^ "Die besten Pässe für Vielreisende". Der Spiegel (in German). 16 April 2014. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

External links

Official site

[1] "The Passport Index: Which countries are easy to visit?". Al Jazeera. 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2017-09-27.

[2] "Die besten Pässe für Vielreisende". Der Spiegel (in German). 16 April 2014. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

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 === World Openness Score ===
-The [https://photius.com/rankings/passport_strength_country_ranks_2017.html World Openness Score] is a measure that tracks the ability of the world’s population to travel visa-free.  It has grown from 17,904 to 18,423 between 2015 and Aug 2017.
+The World Openness Score is a measure that tracks the ability of the world’s population to travel visa-free.  It has grown from 17,904 to 18,423 between 2015 and Aug 2017.
+=== The Benefits of Visa Free Travel ===
+# You don’t have to fill out lengthy application forms, or provide additional documentation such as letters of support from friends and employers, pictures, copies of passports, and bank statements.
+# You don’t have to pay for a visa on top of tickets, hotels and other travel costs.222
+# You don’t have to wait around for an embassy to process the application for your visa.
+# Often, you don’t need to wait in those lengthy queues at border control when travelling, and can often access fast lanes.
 === Background ===