Passports of Arab, Muslim the worst in the world
By MarcoNandoz-01 •
Passports of Arab, Muslim states among the 10 worst in the world
The passports of seven Arab or Muslim states are among the 10 worst in the world in terms of free access to other countries, according to a recently published Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index.
Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Pakistan, Palestine, Eriteria, Nepal, Sudan, Sri lanka and Lebanon, remain in the bottom 10 places of the ranking. This means that the citizens of these countries enjoy the least freedom of international travel, according to the index.
The United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain are ranked 56, 57 and 59 respectively in the freedom of travel index.
Read more on Al Arabiya: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2013/10/02/Passports-of...
@RIP
As opposed to South Africa which has its borders open to ppl of all kind right???...hell ur killing ur OWN natives!!! seriously ur one to talk u!!!!
It is 69
I read all your comments in other threads and YET I could not comprehend your wayward comments when it comes to Philippines. What's troubling you?
A mistake by one is not the mistake of all. You want to blame the whole system because you saw some mistake. Shame on you!
And your tag line, do you even understand it?
me of being in a payroll of the POEA is a LIBELOUS accusation, that's make's you a big LIAR!
And you even have the guts to put that "i love you" thread. You are a disgrace to yourself!
You are welcome too...:)
You're welcome :)
Thanks moderator!
I'm a Pakistani and I have no problem in being one ;-). My passport isn't the worst. If it was , I wouldn't be here at the first place.
RUMORS about Philippines!
True..and it is a sad part, especially for those who aren't highly educated. I know from one Filipino, about a Filipina who had the worst of time to travel here to Qatar just because of the authorities back there.
Though the government seems to be taking up such issues, it isn't enough, it seems.
Well @ QLers, Most Asian countries face this problem... What are all your opinions and suggestions to improve on this?
lol that made me laugh:-)
good thing i have two passports.
Snobbish rich countries are afraid you will come and never leave, hence you need a visa. same with Qatar, they want to make sure you go home when you are done.
palestinians have a passport-like thing called a travel document. most of them are issued by egypt and the text are in french and arabic, never in english. some are issued by lebanon and jordan. i have seen a passport issued by the palestinian authority only once though, it was in english.
haven't seen one lately, but the names and other details are mostly handwritten and the children are part of their mother's travel document. there could be many pictures on one passport/travel document.
philippines is number 69 and india is at 74
full list here: https://www.henleyglobal.com/fileadmin/pdfs/visarestrictions/Global%20Ranking%20-%20Visa%20Restriction%20Index%202013-08.pdf
the only thing i don't like about my passport is the hassle of having to apply for visas in them snobbish rich countries. but at least we get in visa-free to southeast asian countries except myanmar. most people need to apply for visas for entry to vietnam. they also need to pay the visa on arrival fees in cambodia. and we get visa on arrival at certain points of entry in india.
i don't know what's wrong with other people, but i never had to bribe any phil. immigration officer when travelling as a tourist.
Sri Lankan and Muslim to boot..Ah well! At least I have managed to travel wherever I have wanted with ease, AlHamdulillah!
Dude, Indians are everywhere, same with Filipinos so I think these two Nationalities can pretty much go anywhere.. :)
This is weird...
Can this be because of religion?
maybe the passports aren't in english? lol
palestine have passports?
first time i've heard of Eriteria.
Philippines is not on the list as the poor Filipinos are not allowed to leave their own country unless bribes are paid to POEA and immigration officals!
-- RIP this is so true!
Indians reach where ever they want whenever they want...what is this passport you are talking about? :P
“Visa requirements are also an expression of the relationships between individual nations, and generally reflect the relations and status of a country within the international community of nations,”
RIP: I didn't this part (Don't just blame the west, try getting a visa for Qatar for any of those passport holders, except for Nepal and Eriteria).
Read more:
It reads like a who's who are terrorism exporting countries.
Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Pakistan, Palestine, Eriteria, Nepal, Sudan, Sri lanka and Lebanon
Don't just blame the west, try getting a visa for Qatar for any of those passport holders, except for Nepal and Eriteria.
Philippines is not on the list as the poor Filipinos are not allowed to leave their own country unless bribes are paid to POEA and immigration officals!
they removed Philippines' name from list just after it won Miss word 2013 :)
Philippines not in the list :)
it does matter, not only color of passport gets you better job(salary) in GCC but also ease of Visa on Arrival.
Frequent voyagers know it : The face of immigration officer says it all; for some with smile and for some those ‘excruciating snubbing eyes’ even if he doesn’t ask you a blunt ‘why?
strange to see Nepal there; they're peaceful people I guess.
theres trees, fees ,sea , bees , hard time , good time ,
rivers, undercovers, motions , emotions ....
i just love lebanon
does it matter
common misunderstanding ....