Global mobility is an important measure of soft power for a nation’s citizens when they go abroad. A U.S. passport currently gives its holder access to 186 destinations visa-free—putting the ...

describing how passport power feeds into the country’s broader economic vision. The strategy appears increasingly prescient as global mobility patterns shift. While countries like the US and UK ...

while the US passport lost some of its travel power, according to data from migration advisory firm Henley & Partners. The Henley Passport Index compares the visa-free access of 199 different ...

Brazil top court has stopped former President Jair Bolsonaro from attending the swearing-in of US president-elect, Donald ...

The trend coincides with a sharp decline in British global mobility power, with the UK passport dropping from first ... The firm reports that US nationals currently constitute the largest cohort of ...

The British passport has also diminished in power in recent years, and is now ranked in fifth place. It has been over a decade since the UK and the US jointly held first place on the index in 2014.

Donald Trump's potential return to the U.S. presidency adds to the political uncertainty impacting passport power. It’s finally that time of the year. The time when you look at the list of the ...

Venezuela is at No. 1, followed by the United States as the second-highest faller ... Arton’s Global Passport Power Rank 2025 puts the United Arab Emirates in the top spot, with a visa-free ...

In contrast, the US passport has fallen from second place in 2015 to its current ninth position on the index. The Henley Passport Index evaluates the power of passports based on data from the ...

Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.