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According to the latest global index of an international residence and citizenship planning company, visa-free access is improving around the world as more countries allow foreign nationals to visit their shores without the need of a visa.
The Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index 2016 reveals that the citizens of Philippines can now travel to 61 countries (out of 219) without applying for a visa.
Citizens of India, on the other hand, can travel to 52 countries without applying for a visa.
Philippines is ranked 76th and India is ranked 85th in the 2016 Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index, which ranks countries according to the travel freedom that their citizens enjoy.
Citizens of countries such as the United Kingdom, Finland, France, Italy and Spain can visit 175 countries without requiring any visa, and are all ranked No. 3 in the world in terms of passport power.
List of countries Philippines passport-holders can visit visa without first applying for a visa (including visa-on-arrival and eVisa permits)
Bolivia: Visa not required
Brazil: Visa not required
Brunei: Visa not required
Cambodia: Visa not required
Colombia: Visa not required
Costa Rica: Visa not required
Dominica: Visa not required
Ecuador: Visa not required
Fiji: Visa not required
Gambia: Visa not required
Haiti: Visa not required
Indonesia: Visa not required
Laos: Visa not required
Malaysia: Visa not required
Micronesia: Visa not required
Mongolia: Visa not required
Morocco: Visa not required
Myanmar: Visa not required
Palestine: Visa not required
Peru: Visa not required
Rwanda: Visa not required
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Visa not required
Senegal: Visa not required
Singapore: Visa not required
Suriname: Visa not required
Thailand: Visa not required
Vanuatu: Visa not required
Vietnam: Visa not required
Armenia: Visa on arrival
Burundi: Visa on arrival
Cape Verde: Visa on arrival
Comoros: Visa on arrival
Djibouti: Visa on arrival
Guinea-Bissau: Visa on arrival
Iran: Visa on arrival
Kyrgyzstan: Visa on arrival
Madagascar: Visa on arrival
Malawi: Visa on arrival
Maldives: Visa on arrival
Marshall Islands: Visa on arrival
Mauritania: Visa on arrival
Mozambique: Visa on arrival
Nepal: Visa on arrival
Nicaragua: Visa on arrival
Palau: Visa on arrival
Papua New Guinea: Visa on arrival
Saint Lucia: Visa on arrival
Somalia: Visa on arrival
Tajikistan: Visa on arrival
Tanzania: Visa on arrival
Timor-Leste: Visa on arrival
Togo: Visa on arrival
Tuvalu: Visa on arrival
Uganda: Visa on arrival
Zambia: Visa on arrival
Samoa: Entry permit on arrival
Seychelles: Visitor’s permit on arrival
Antigua & Barbuda: Electronic entry visa
Gabon: eVisa
Georgia: eVisa
Kenya: eVisa
India: eTourist Visa
Sri Lanka: Electronic travel authorization
List of countries Indian passport-holders can visit visa without first applying for a visa (including visa-on-arrival and eVisa permits)
Bhutan: Visa not required
Dominica: Visa not required
Ecuador: Visa not required
El Salvador: Visa not required
Fiji: Visa not required
Grenada: Visa not required
Haiti: Visa not required
Indonesia: Visa not required
Jamaica: Visa not required
Maldives: Visa not required
Mauritius: Visa not required
Micronesia: Visa not required
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Visa not required
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Visa not required
Senegal: Visa not required
Trinidad and Tobago: Visa not required
Vanuatu: Visa not required
Nepal: Freedom of movement
Bolivia: Visa on arrival
Burundi: Visa on arrival
Cambodia: Visa on arrival
Cape Verde: Visa on arrival
Comoros: Visa on arrival
Guinea-Bissau: Visa on arrival
Guyana: Visa on arrival
Jordan: Visa on arrival
Laos: Visa on arrival
Madagascar: Visa on arrival
Malawi: Visa on arrival
Marshall Islands: Visa on arrival
Mauritania: Visa on arrival
Palau: Visa on arrival
Saint Lucia: Visa on arrival
Somalia: Visa on arrival
Tanzania: Visa on arrival
Thailand: Visa on arrival
Timor-Leste: Visa on arrival
Togo: Visa on arrival
Tuvalu: Visa on arrival
Uganda: Visa on arrival
Samoa: Entry Permit on arrival
Seychelles: Visitor’s permit on arrival
Suriname: Tourist card on arrival
Antigua & Barbuda: Electronic entry visa
Bahrain: eVisa
Côte d'Ivoire: eVisa
Gabon: eVisa
Georgia: eVisa
Kenya: eVisa
Malaysia: eVisa
Myanmar: eVisa
Rwanda: eVisa
São Tomé and Príncipe: eVisa
Zambia: eVisa
Zimbabwe: eVisa
Sri Lanka: Electronic travel authorization
Germans hold the most powerful passport in the world in terms of visa-free access to foreign countries, with 177 countries allowing Germany passport-holders to walk through the immigration gates without a visa. The Swedes follow at No. 2, with visa-free access to 176 countries.
Among major UAE expats countries, Chinese nationals can visit 50 countries visa-free (ranked 87 globally), Egyptians can travel to 49 countries without first applying for a visa (ranked 88 globally) while Pakistan nationals can travel to 29 countries visa-free (ranked 103 globally).
The index is produced in cooperation with the International Air Transport Association (Iata), which maintains the world’s largest database of travel information, and is published annually.
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