Brexit: British Passport Global Ranking In 2021
Passport Rankings British Passport
Brexit: British Passport standing in 2021 – How many countries can UK nationals travel to visa-free
How the UK fares in the global ranking
Citizenship and freedom of movement who has the most powerful passport
British Passport global standing in 2021
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0:00 – Brexit: British Passport Global Ranking In 2021
1:11 – Passport Rankings British Passport
A passport is an important document for international travellers.
Each country’s passport is different and not all are as strong as the other.
The Henley Passport Index is an annual ranking of the most powerful passports in the world based on how many destinations the holder can enter without a visa.
Having visa-free access to countries makes things easier for international travellers, as they don’t have to go through a long or expensive application process to visit other countries.
The ranking is determined in the number of countries the passport permits you to travel as a tourist and visa-free.
Being “visa-free” includes visas on arrival and the current rankings do not take temporary restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic into account.
02:22 – Visa-free travel Post Brexit
As the UK left the European Union, British nationals can still visit EU countries without a visa albeit at a shorter period.
This means that Brexit has not essentially affected visa-free travel to EU nations.
Currently, the UK ranked in seventh place, a step higher than the previous year, alongside Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and the USA, with visa-free access to 185 countries.
On the other hand, the UK passport is behind other EU countries including Germany, with 189 countries, Italy and Spain with 188, and France with 186.
According to Henley & Partners, they believe that the challenges associated with global pandemic won’t help the UK.
Whilst the UK is in seventh place on the list with access to 185 countries, during the pandemic British nationals can travel to less than 70 countries.
03:32 – Passport World Ranking for 2021 – Q1
1. Japan – 191
2. Singapore – 190
3. Germany and South Korea – 189
4. Finland, Italy, Luxembourg & Spain – 188
5. Austria & Denmark – 187
6. France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden -186
7. Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States – 185
8. Australia, Czech Republic, Greece and Malta -184
9. Canada – 183
10. Hungary – 182
Japan has the most freedom with a visa-free or visa-on-arrival score of 191.
This marks the third consecutive year that it has held the top spot, either alone or jointly with Singapore, which now comes in second place with a score of 190.
Germany, who has come third on the ranks, has emerged as the most powerful European passport.
05:52 – A Passport’s Strength
The global pandemic has made it increasingly obvious that a passport’s richness isn’t related just to the economic clout of a nation, the response to the nation’s health risk has become a top priority.
Failure to protect, monitor and detect citizens’ health risks has affected the mobility of travellers and has decreased the desirability and power of some passports.
Passports now contain biometric data with information such as personal characteristics and measurements.
Experts believe that passports will increasingly come to include health information allowing ‘safe travel’ across foreign territories with the healthiest people passing freely across borders.
What are your thoughts on the new ranking? Will the UK hold its ground or will it drop in the next ranking?
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