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Singapore and Japan break away from the group of six countries that shared top spot last year to secure gold and silver, respectively, on the 2025 Henley Passport Index<\/a>, which ranks all the world\u2019s 199 passports according to the number of destinations they can access visa-free, and is based on exclusive Timatic data from the International Air Transport Association<\/a> (IATA). <\/p>

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Singapore reclaims its crown as the most powerful passport in the world with visa-free access to 195 out of 227 destinations worldwide, leaving Japan in the runner-up spot with a score of 193 but still ahead of the rest after it regained visa-free access to neighboring China for the first time since the Covid lockdowns.

Several EU member states \u2014 France, Germany, Italy, and Spain \u2014 drop two places in the ranking to 3rd <\/sup>position, and are joined by Finland and South Korea, which each lost a place over the past 12 months and now have access to 192 destinations with no prior visa required. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A seven-nation EU cohort, all with visa-free access to 191 destinations \u2014 Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden \u2014 share 4th<\/sup> place, while five countries \u2014 Belgium, New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland, and the UK \u2014 come in 5th<\/sup> with 190 visa-free destinations.

On the other end of the mobility spectrum, Afghanistan, unsurprisingly, remains firmly entrenched at the bottom of the Henley Passport Index, having lost visa-free access to a further two destinations over the past year, creating the largest mobility gap in the index\u2019s 19-year history, with Singaporeans able to travel to 169 more destinations visa-free than Afghan passport holders. <\/p>

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Dr. Christian H. Kaelin<\/a>, Chairman of international investment migration advisory firm Henley & Partners<\/a> and the inventor of the passport index concept, says \u201cthe very notion of citizenship and its birthright lottery needs a fundamental rethink as temperatures rise, natural disasters become more frequent and severe, displacing communities and rendering their environments uninhabitable.<\/p>

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Simultaneously, political instability and armed conflicts in various regions force countless people to flee their homes in search of safety and refuge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The need to introduce Free Global Cities<\/a> to harness the untapped potential of displaced people and other migrants, transforming them from victims of circumstance into architects of their own futures has never been more pressing or apparent\u201d.

The rest of the index\u2019s Top 10 is largely dominated by European countries, except for Australia (6th<\/sup> place with 189 destinations), Canada (7th<\/sup> place with 188 destinations), the US (9th<\/sup> place with 186 destinations), and the UAE, the first and only Arab state to ever make it into the upper echelons of the rankings. <\/p>

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The UAE is one of the biggest climbers on the index over the past decade, having secured access to an additional 72 destinations since 2015, enabling it to climb 32 places to 10th<\/sup> spot with visa-free access to 185 destinations worldwide.

US and UK passports among the biggest fallers<\/strong>

Only 22 of the world\u2019s 199 passports have fallen down the Henley Passport Index<\/a> ranking over the past decade. Surprisingly, the US is the second-biggest faller<\/a> between 2015 and 2025 after Venezuela, plummeting seven places from 2nd<\/sup> to its current 9th<\/sup> position. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vanuatu is the third-biggest faller, losing six places from 48th<\/sup> to 54th<\/sup> position, followed by the British passport, which was top of the index in 2015 but now sits in 5th<\/sup> place. <\/p>

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Completing the Top 5 losers list is Canada, which dropped three ranks over the past decade from 4th<\/sup> to its current 7th<\/sup> place.

In contrast, China is among the biggest climbers over the past decade, ascending from 94th<\/sup> place in 2015 to 60th<\/sup> in 2025, with its visa-free score increasing by 40 destinations in that time. <\/p>

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And in terms of its openness to other nations, China has also risen on the Henley Openness Index<\/a>, which ranks all 199 countries and territories worldwide according to the number of nationalities they permit entry to without a prior visa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

China granted visa-free access to a further 29 countries over the past year alone, and now sits in 80th<\/sup> position, granting visa-free entry to a total of 58 nations as the new year commences, compared to its rival America, which ranks 84th<\/sup> and allows just 46 other countries access without a prior visa.

Commenting in the Henley Global Mobility Report<\/a> 2025 Q1, released today alongside the latest Henley Passport Index, Annie Pforzheimer, Senior Associate at Washington thinktank the Center for Strategic and International Studies, says the continued comparative decline of the US in terms of global mobility is no surprise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven before the advent of a second Trump presidency, American political trends had become notably inward-looking and isolationist. Even though US economic health relies heavily on immigration, tourism, and trade, voters during the 2024 presidential campaign were fed a narrative that America can (and should) stand alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, if tariffs and deportations are the Trump administration\u2019s default policy tools, not only will the US continue to decline on the mobility index on a comparative basis, but it will probably do so in absolute terms as well. This trend in tandem with China\u2019s greater openness will likely give rise to Asia\u2019s greater soft power dominance worldwide.\u201d

Dr. Tim Klatte<\/a>, a Partner in Grant Thornton China and an adjunct professor at Shanghai New York University and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, agrees, and adds that the upcoming second inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump will mark a turning point in US\u2013China economic relations and, by extension, for the world economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Trump-era trade wars will not only be viewed as bilateral disputes \u2014 they will serve as transformative events for the global economy. Disrupting trade flows, raising costs, and sowing uncertainty will require businesses, governments, and international institutions to adapt to a new reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This strategy raises serious concerns about the fragmentation of the global economy and the potential for increased geopolitical tensions. Trump has not been shy about his foreign policy strategies, from Canada to China, and his direct approach will continue to present doubts in the confidence of the USA\u2019s passport power moving forward.\u201d

Americans are top applicants for second citizenships<\/strong>

US nationals currently constitute the single largest cohort of applicants for alternative residence<\/a> and citizenship<\/a>, accounting for a staggering 21% of all investment migration program<\/a> applications received by Henley & Partners in 2024. CEO Dr. Juerg Steffen<\/a> says the firm has more American clients than the next four biggest nationalities \u2014 Turkish, Filipino, Indian, and Brits \u2014 combined. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFaced with unprecedented volatility, investors and wealthy families are adopting a strategy of geopolitical arbitrage to acquire additional residence and\/or citizenship options to hedge against jurisdictional risk and leverage the differences in legal, economic, political, and social conditions across countries to optimize their personal, financial, and lifestyle outcomes.\u201d

Looking ahead to 2025,\u00a0projections by Henley & Partners and New World Wealth<\/a>\u00a0indicate an even greater surge in millionaire migration worldwide, with 142,000 high-net-worth individuals with liquid investable wealth of USD 1 million or more expected to relocate and seek new horizons. Dr. Steffen says, \u201cthis represents the most significant wealth migration wave ever documented and reflects fundamental changes in how affluent individuals are mitigating risks and creating opportunities in an increasingly unstable and polarized world\u201d.

Political risk insurance<\/strong>

Commenting in the Henley Global Mobility Report 2025 Q1,\u00a0Prof. Peter J. Spiro<\/a>\u00a0of Temple University Law School in Philadelphia and a leading expert on dual citizenship says the Trump reprise magnifies another element of value for alternative residence or citizenship rights: political risk insurance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis time around, the stakes are higher. During the first Trump administration, legacy political guardrails were still in place. Now, many are gone. There is a sense that what Trump wants, Trump will be able to get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His political agenda is mercurial, to say the least, and political uncertainty is the result. Americans can no longer take stability for granted. Trump can be fickle with outsiders, too. It is almost certain that he will resurrect the infamous \u201ctravel ban\u201d, which he put in place a week after he first took office, early in the new administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ban precluded targeted nationals from securing permanent residence in the USA as well as a range of temporary-stay visas. But the bans did not apply to citizens of targeted states if they held an additional citizenship of a non-targeted state. The carve-out for dual citizens made sense.\u201d

Visa racism: Africans twice as likely to be rejected for Schengen visas<\/strong>

In exclusive new research conducted for Henley & Partners and published in the Henley Global Mobility Report 2025 Q1,\u00a0Prof. Mehari Taddele Maru<\/a>\u00a0of the School of Transnational Governance and the Migration Policy Centre at the European University Institute and of Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, compared Schengen visa rejection rates for African applicants to those from other regions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy latest research compares the 10 countries facing the highest Schengen visa rejection rates and reveals that while globally only one in six applications is rejected, one in two African applicants is rejected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, African countries accounted for just 2.8% of global applications out of a total of over 10 million worldwide, yet half of their applications were rejected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even more concerning is that this trend has worsened over the past decade, with rejection rates more than doubling during this period.\u201d

The research shows that among the top 10 countries facing the highest Schengen visa rejection rates, six are in Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comoros fares the worst with a 61.3% rejection rate, followed by Guinea-Bissau at 51%, Ghana at 47.5%, Mali at 46.1%, Sudan at 42.3%, and Senegal at 41.2%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three Asian countries and a European country complete the most-rejected list: Pakistan with 49.6%, Syria with 46%, and Bangladesh with 43.3%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The contrast becomes particularly stark when comparing Africa with Asia and global rates. Despite African countries submitting only half as many applications as Asian countries, African applicants were twice as likely to be rejected.

Prof. Maru says this pattern suggests that the variation in rejection rates between regions and nationalities extends beyond purely economic factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis growing disparity in visa rejection rates contributes to a broader pattern of global mobility inequality. As a result, African citizens find themselves at the bottom of the mobility ladder, which significantly limits their access to international economic opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In short, the poorest individuals face the greatest difficulties when seeking to travel or move to more prosperous countries. I would argue that weak economies and discriminatory policies based on identity and culture explain the high rate of rejection for African Schengen visa applicants.\u201d

Key travel trends in 2025: ETA and ETIAS<\/strong>

The world of travel is preparing itself for a digital overhaul in 2025. This year marks a pivotal uplift in digital border control, from the\u00a0UK\u2019s\u00a0 ETA expansions<\/a>\u00a0to the long-anticipated\u00a0European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UK has been rolling out its ETA system in phases. Initially open to Gulf Cooperation Council nationals in February 2024, the scheme extends to eligible non-European travelers this month (January 2025), including six million citizens from Australia, Canada, and the US. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eligible Europeans can apply from 5 March 2025 and will need an ETA to travel to the UK from 2 April 2025.

Similarly, Europe\u2019s ETIAS, which has been delayed multiple times, is now expected to commence in May 2025. Those with a valid ETIAS authorization can enter 30 European countries as often as they want for short-term stays, normally for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

Nick Careen<\/a>, Senior Vice President, Operation, Safety and Security at IATA, says the organization and its members are currently trialing a pioneering project to deliver a fully digital air travel experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe transition to digital travel is more than just a technological upgrade \u2014 it\u2019s a paradigm shift. By leveraging digital identity and biometrics, the aviation industry can deliver a level of efficiency and personalization that was previously unimaginable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the impact goes beyond airports. A seamless travel experience could strengthen global connectivity, boost tourism, and support economic growth.\u201d

Read the full Henley Global Mobility Report 2025 Q1\u00a0online here<\/a>, which includes commentary on how the election super-cycle has set the stage for a stormy 2025 by\u00a0David K. Young<\/a>, President of the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board, and on why democratic backsliding is currently driving unprecedented millionaire migration by\u00a0Prof. Dr. Yossi Harpaz<\/a>, Associate Professor of Sociology at Tel-Aviv University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0Dr. Robert Mogielnicki<\/a>, a Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, provides insights into the Middle East region, and award-winning author and journalist,\u00a0Justice Malala<\/a>, gives an update on key mobility trends on the African continent, with\u00a0Prof. Kishore Mahbubani<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>a former President of the United Nations Security Council and a Distinguished Fellow of the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore, contributing his thoughts on innovative solutions to constructively manage the human migration crisis.

About the 2025 Henley Passport Index<\/strong>

With cutting-edge expert commentary and historical data spanning over 19 years, the\u00a0Henley Passport Index<\/a>\u00a0is the original ranking of all the world\u2019s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally created by\u00a0Dr. Christian H. Kaelin<\/a>, the ranking is based on exclusive and official data from the\u00a0International Air Transport Association<\/a>\u00a0(IATA), which maintains the world\u2019s largest and most accurate database of travel information, and it is enhanced by extensive, ongoing research by the\u00a0Henley & Partners<\/a>\u00a0Research Department.

Along with the\u00a0K\u00e4lin \u2013 Kochenov Quality of Nationality Index<\/em><\/a>, it is considered a major tool for global citizens and the standard reference for government policy in this field.

About the Henley Global Mobility Report<\/strong>

The Henley Global Mobility Report is a unique bi-annual publication that brings together commentary from leading academics and professional experts on the major and emerging trends in global and regional mobility today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grounded in geopolitical analysis and with a focus on the realities shaping our world, the report offers exclusive insight into mobility and migration patterns and looks at what we can expect in the months to come.

About Henley & Partners<\/strong>

Henley & Partners is the global leader in residence and citizenship by investment. Each year, hundreds of wealthy individuals and their advisors rely on our expertise and experience in this area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The firm\u2019s highly qualified professionals work together as one team in over 60 offices worldwide.

The concept of residence and citizenship by investment was created by Henley & Partners in the 1990s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As globalization has expanded, residence and citizenship have become topics of significant interest among the increasing number of internationally mobile entrepreneurs and investors whom we proudly serve every day.

Henley & Partners also runs the world\u2019s leading government advisory practice for investment migration, which has raised more than USD 15 billion in foreign direct investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trusted by governments, the firm has been involved in strategic consulting and in the design, set-up, and operation of the world\u2019s most successful residence and citizenship programs.

https:\/\/www.henleyglobal.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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