Evaluating Citizenships by The Country’s Propensity to Come to Your Aid Abroad [2023 Update]
Ask not what you can do for your country, but what your country can do for you: From providing emergency passports to hostage rescue.
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Khanna: Even After Vaccinations, Mobility Will Be Tied to Individuals, Not Just Passports
“The system will not return to what it was: Nationality will not suffice to guarantee safe passage,” Dr. Khanna writes.
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The 9-Passport Combo That Gives You Worldwide Visa-Free Travel
What is the lowest number of passports that, combined, give you visa-free travel to all the world’s countries? We’ve done the math.
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Visa-Freedom Has Causal Effect on Democracy Score, But Not on GDP, Researchers Find
Using retrogression analysis, PhD candidates in Political Science Ömer Zarpli and Uğur Altundal of, respectively, the University of Pittsburgh and
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European Countries Dominate Top 10 Passports in Nomad Capitalist’s Index: Individual Freedom Emphasized
“You carry that document around and you’re subject to their government. It says right there in the passport that it’s the property of such and such country. And, in a sense, so are you.”
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The First Passport to Offer Worldwide Visa-Free Travel
With visa-free access to 85% of the world, the Japanese passport is now the world’s most powerful. Could we soon see a time where some passports reach 100%?
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Analysis: Is the UAE Passport REALLY the World’s Strongest?
After we last week reported on the Arton Capital Passport Index’ ranking of the UAE-passport as the world’s strongest, a
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UAE Now Tops Arton Passport Index, But 21st on Henley & Partners Index
The United Arab Emirates’ celebration of its 47th national day today coincides with its passport reaching pole position on the
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Thirst for Tourists Driving Global Trend of Increasing Travel Freedom
Henley & Partners last week issued a second-quarter update on its Henley Passport Index, showing Japan is now alone at
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Brookes: Stop Measuring a Passport’s Strength by Number of Visa-Free Countries
This article was contributed by Gareth Brookes I was flying back into Dubai the other evening and read an interesting
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Singapore and Japan Knock Germany off Top-Spot in the Henley Passport Index
Press release via Henley & Partners: Japan and Singapore have knocked Germany off the top spot of the Henley Passport Index,
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Henley & Partners Revamp Their Passport Index – Will They Take Back the Index Throne From Arton?
In an article earlier this year titled Index Mania: How to interpret the recent deluge of citizenship rankings, I surmised that,
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Release: Germany Takes Top Spot in 2018 Henley & Partners Passport Index: UK,China, Russia Improving
Press release via Henley & Partners: Germany holds on to 1st place on the Henley Passport Index (henleypassportindex.com) for the fifth year running,
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Singapore Takes Pole Position in Arton Capital’s Passport Index
While near the top of the ranking for many years, Singapore until recently had to settle for a silver medal
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Index Mania: How to interpret the recent deluge of citizenship rankings
Opinion of the editor: It appears every investment migration company worth their salt is publishing some form of citizenship index
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