The passport of the United Arab Emirates is recognized as “the most influential” among the countries of the Persian Gulf, as its holders are granted visa-free entry to 122 countries of the world.
UAE passport holders have the greatest opportunities in terms of visa-free entry to other countries among residents of the Persian Gulf countries, according to the Passport Index 2017, a world passport rating issued by Arton Capital.
UAE passport opens the way to 122 countries without a visa. Kuwaiti citizens have visa-free entry to 81 states, Qatar to 77, Bahrain to 72, Oman to 69, Saudi Arabia to 66. Iraq and Syria are outsiders in the Middle East and North Africa region, and Afghanistan’s passport is recognized as “the least influential ”In the world: it provides visa-free entry to just 23 countries.
Germany ranks first in the world in terms of the attractiveness of citizenship with visa-free entry to 157 countries. Next in the ranking are Singapore and Sweden (156 countries each).
In 2016, the Marshall Islands added 35 countries to the list of states with which agreement was reached on visa-free travel. A similar indicator of Palau and Micronesia - 34 new countries.
The recently launched World Openness Score (WOS) study, which tracks freedom of movement around the globe, showed an increase in the first few days of 2017 from 17.925 to 17.948 points.
The industry of obtaining citizenship through investment is currently valued at $ 2 billion. More than 20 thousand investors are in search of a residence permit or a second citizenship around the globe.
