whcouncill Posted November 26, 2005 Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 Pound for pound what's the best passport to have? Meaning what country's passport gets you into the most countries hassle free? Besides a diplomatic passport. Offhand I am thinking a UK passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickman Posted November 26, 2005 Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 I would have thought that a Western country that has few or no real enemies would be the best. Perhaps Switzerland, New Zealand or any of the Scandinavian countries? Stick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whcouncill Posted November 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 oh yes i forgot about those. you might have a point. but i was thinking maybe that they might need visas in adavance to enter central american countries. i forgot about canada too. i was saying the uk beacuse they have the commonwealth thing going for them. you might be right though. paz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALHOLK Posted November 26, 2005 Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 Hi! I learned on my first trip to SEA in 1982 that a Swedish passport did great. Of course most people down there don't know the difference between Sweden and Switzerland so their passports should be should be equally good. I have notices that former British colonies like NZ might have to bear the weight if their former colony masters. I have also noticed that American passports are not anywhere near as popular as the holders think. The best passports in SEA must be from small European countries that nobody has heard of down there . regards ALHOLK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbaron Posted November 26, 2005 Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 As far as visas go, kiwis do a lot better than Aussies. When I was travelling thru Eastern Europe, I needed a visa for almost every country, and my passport was scrutinized at every border crossing. Americans didn't even open theirs, only showed the cover (not exaggerating!). Pretty sure brits get similar deal to aus, not sure on EU countries. I'd guess US, Canada, NZ get the most "free entries". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted November 26, 2005 Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 Based on own travelling experiences, especialy when travelling with nationals holding a differant passport I would Say UK Passport offers entry to more places visa free / visa on arrival. UAE 60 Days on Arrival Kuwait 30 Days (not sure if still valid few years since last time there) Oman 30 Days on Arrival Qatar 30 Days on Arrival Bahrain 70 Days on Arrival Sillypore 30 Days Malaysia 30 Days South Korea 90 Days Now whether one would want to visit some of the countries is a differant matter entirley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USVirgin Posted November 26, 2005 Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 I'll stand by my US passport. If I'm not mistaken, the bar code reads, "We'll kick your ass if you don't grant our citizen passage, or at least we'll try.", or something to that effect. Seriously, I wish I'd followed through on my Irish passport application so many years ago. My bro and sis got theirs, then my dad lost his birth certificate or something. Still, it could have been done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted November 26, 2005 Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 Hmm - I used to get, before it fell, entry on arrrival in then eastern block Yugoslavia, which even NZ couldn;t get, Visa in a day for Hungary, Czechas well. Now however NZ is probablyy better, god knows I'd rather a NZ passport than Aussie at the moment. DOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 As a USA citizen, the USA passport does OK. I have seen the Irish passpor do better. Often when a visa is required, as for China, a USA citizen gets charged a pile of $$$!!! Note, the Japanese to go Chine, free...so if the USA would have killed millions as the Japanese did in WW II, then we would not have to pay for a visa??? Actually, the USA charges a pile of $$$ to the Chinese when they get a visa to go to the USA, so it is "tit for tat". But, my better 2/3's is Japanese, so I know for a fact that she needs no visa (hence, no $$$) to go to China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene1944 Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 re Irish passport I have an Irish Passort in addition to my US one. I heard that the program to grant Irish passports to people who are not direct Irish (ie thru a grandparent)is going to end soon. Might want to check it out on the internet to see if you can still qualify. Your dad's birth certificates should be fairly easy to obtain if that is the only hangup. To get back on topic I have never had any problem with either of my two passports. I haven't traveled the mid east much though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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