From the MT:
“Russian Passport Drops in
Worldwide Ease-of-Travel Ranking”
Russia has fallen four spots in
three months in a ranking of countries whose citizens enjoy the most freedom of
travel abroad, according to a quarterly rating of passport “strength.” The
country had tied for 47th place in the January-March index compiled by the
Henley & Partners residence and citizenship planning firm, with 118
destinations available to its passport holders. In April-June, Russia tied for
51st with Bosnia-Herzegovina. Both countries’ passport holders can now travel
to 116 destinations without a visa or by obtaining a visa on arrival. Russia fell in the ranking because Djibouti
and Benin now require Russians to obtain e-visas instead of visas on arrival,
Russia’s Kommersant business daily reported. Russia remains third among
post-Soviet countries, behind Ukraine with 126 available destinations and
Moldova with 119. Henley & Partners ranks the strength of 199 different
passports based on the availability of visa-free or visa on arrival travel to
227 destination countries. Japan and Singapore shared the top spot with
189 destinations available to their passport holders visa-free or on arrival. Syria,
Iraq and Afghanistan held the last three spots, with 29, 27 and 25 destinations
extending relaxed visa rules to their citizens respectively.
^ Russia’s passport drop isn’t
due to anything the Russian Government did or did not do, but because Djibouti
and Benin moved from Visas-on-Arrival to E-Visas. ^
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/07/02/russian-passport-drops-in-worldwide-ease-of-travel-ranking-a66252
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