The Japanese passport has been ranked the most powerful passport in the world with citizens enjoying visa-free/visa-on-arrival access to 190 destinations.

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According to the Henley Passport Index which depends on data provided by the International Air Transport Authority (IATA), Nigeria gained visa-free access (net-free access) to three new countries, bring its visa-free access to 47 countries.

Speaking on the methodology of the ranking, Henley said: “For each travel destination, if no visa is required for passport holders from a country or territory, then a score with value = 1 is created for that passport.

“A score with value = 1 is also applied if passport holders can obtain a visa on arrival, a visitor’s permit, or an electronic travel authority (ETA) when entering the destination. These visa-types require no pre-departure government approval, because of the specific visa-waiver programs in place.

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“Where a visa is required, or where a passport holder has to obtain a government-approved electronic visa (e-Visa) before departure, a score with value = 0 is assigned. A score with value = 0 is also assigned if passport holders need pre-departure government approval for a visa on arrival, a scenario we do not consider ‘visa-free’.”

Cambodia *

Maldives *

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Timor-Leste *

Benin *

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

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Cape Verde Islands

Chad

Comores Islands *

Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

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Djibouti *

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

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Guinea-Bissau

Kenya *

Liberia

Madagascar *

Mali

Mauritania *

Mauritius *

Mozambique *

Niger

Rwanda *

Senegal

Seychelles *

Sierra Leone

Somalia *

Tanzania *

Togo

Uganda *

Cook Islands

Fiji

Micronesia

Niue

Palau Islands *

Samoa *

Tuvalu *

Vanuatu

Barbados

Dominica

Haiti

Montserrat

St. Kitts and Nevis

Bolivia*

Iran *

Lebanon *

Countries with asterisk require visa on arrival.



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