UAE Passport Climbs up Power Ranking
- The UAE passport is getting more valuable than ever and is now ranked as the 32nd most powerful in the world
- The 2018 Henley Passport Index said that the UAE passport now offers holders ease of travel to 134 countries, up from 121 countries in 2017
- Amongst other GCC passports, Kuwait moved up to the 58th position, Bahrain rose to 63rd, Oman to the 65th and Saudi Arabia to the 67th
- Overall, Germany took the crown as the world’s most powerful passport, followed by Singapore in the second position in the 2018 Henley Passport Index
- The Henley Passport Index rates countries according to the number of destinations their citizens can travel visa-free
- TheHenley Passport Index is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and is backed by in-house research
- Over a ten-year period, the UAE passport has risen by 29 places, the biggest historical climb of any passport in the world, according to the creators of the Henley Passport Index
- The UAE was ranked 38th in the 2017 edition of the Henley Passport Index
- The UAE passport is the most powerful in the Gulf region
