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Japanese Passport Now World's Most Powerful (cnn.com)
According to the Henley Passport Index, compiled by global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & PartnersCitizens, Japan now has the most powerful passport on the planet. From a report: Having gained visa-free access to Myanmar earlier this month, Japanese citizens can now enjoy visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to a whopping 190 destinations around the world -- knocking Singapore, with 189 destinations, into second place. Germany, which began 2018 in the top spot, is now in third place with 188 destinations, tied with France and South Korea. Uzbekistan lifted visa requirements for French nationals on October 5, having already granted visa-free access to Japanese and Singaporean citizens in early February.
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So a few Asian countries have done reciprocal deals. Japan's 190 countries versus the US and UK's 186 countries - that's not really much of a difference.
Citizens of Japan, the US and the UK are all fortunate to have easy access to so many of the world's countries.
Ironic to see a spam post from a user calling himself nospam007.
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Lol, you Amerifats can't go to Vietnam without paying for a tourist visa. Sucks to be you!
You have false information in there, for example the Chinese invented the match in the 6th century. Maybe you meant to say "safety matches" or "strike anywhere matches", both of those came after the 16th century lighters.
At least one snail species can sleep for five years or more, one specimen did six years.
Whether the passport does more to get you favors or "Out", is more important than "In".
My country (Paraguay) is 34th with visa-free access to 143 destinations. Glad to see it placed so high given the fact that it is a small and relatively unimportant country.
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Also, the volume of the Pacific Ocean is 714 million km^3.
The volume of the moon is 21.9 billion km^3.
So the moon is bigger by a factor of more than 30.
even all the oceans are only 1.3 billion cubic kilometers. makes sense, the moon is 3,400 km in diameter, it is fucking huge, a quarter of the diameter of earth and oceans are less than 4km in average depth.
Japanese citizens can now enjoy visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to a whopping 190 destinations around the world ...
MasterCard ecstatic.
It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
It can take you to isekai where is normal for people to use magic.
...as an American citizen, I can be arrested for visiting Cuba, 90 miles away. Why? Something, something Communism.....
This obviously isn't the first time for him. Still, it's better than some denialist nazi faggot like Ken Doll blathering about his CS degree like anyone cares or it imparts him any credibility when he blathers known falsehoods from bad sources.
We once sent 1.5 million Americans to Vietnam with no passports whatsoever! They were not pleased, to say the least.
It is a start to recognize visa-free is a good thing. But their list ought not to simply count countries, but weigh them by something -- population, GDP, area, /. postings, ... ). Simple binary dot-product.
After all, visa-free to Russia or China is more useful than visa-free to Uzbekistan or Mongolia for most people.
This rating is only for visa-free travel. Passport of the EU country doesn't only give you visa-free access to the majority of countries but also a right to live and work in any of the 28 member states. That should be really top rated but it isn't. (and yeah, good bye UK, you got what you deserve for your ultimate stupidity)
Here is all the water on earth in a sphere.
Britain will have no agreements with any nations so the British passport will be by far the worst passport to have.
Britain has never been part of Schengen, so Brexit will have no effect on visa agreements.
Japan's 190 countries versus the US and UK's 186 countries - that's not really much of a difference.
Don't forget next year the UK drops by 25 countries.
I think an agreement will be made with most if not all those countries.
When I read the headline, I wondered if Japanese passports now transformed into some sort of giant mecha creature.
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Britain has never been part of Schengen, so Brexit will have no effect on visa agreements.
British citizens are currently EU citizens, so they don't need a Schengen visa. But might after Brexit.
I think an agreement will be made with most if not all those countries.
Why would you think that? One side wants a deal, the other does not. Therefore there will not be a deal.
LOL
Regardless of how many countries my passport (USA) supports, I MIGHT be able to afford to travel out of the country perhaps 3 more times in my life? If I'm lucky. Canada doesn't count.
Aint nobody gettin' in here without a visa, filled out in triplicate.
Except those pesky Kiwis, but we have been sending them back pretty sharply recently.
And there are so many other countries that charge us for nasty visas when they do not charge anyone else...
That is one MASSIVE water balloon! Now we need to figure out the size of the funnelator needed to shoot that thing to Mars....
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Why do you think the UK would have a worse passport Visa deal than the US?
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Many of those aren't true.
No sig today...
Also, there's words that rhyme with "month".
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Well, come back to this story a year from now, and we will see whether or not UK passport holders need a visa to travel to countries like France, Spain and Germany. I very much doubt it.
Why would you think "the other does not"? Do EU countries hate tourism pounds?
They are not going to do a deal because they want to show any other waverers what happens if you leave the EU.
The tourism money is going to come regardless, Europe is a couple of hours drive away for the UK. where else are they going to go?
For the very good reason that the US did not vote to leave the EU.
Many of those aren't true.
13% of internet statistics are just made up.
Also, there's words that rhyme with "month".
I'd be more inclined to believe you if you could conjugate for a plural.
And the US wonder why the rest of the world laugh at them... states != countries... not even close.
"Go." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
True, but not as descriptive as Go fuck yourself.
I.
No.
Obviously go is not the only very short sentence.
Ayup. When Germany sent 7 million passportless people to Russia, they responded by chasing them back with 15 million. So history shows that travel without a passport tends to be frowned apon.
The passport owned to Chuck Norris, it makes all over passports run for the shredder
If there is no deal the British citizens could need some kind of visa or pre-check to visit the EU.
There are other benefits we will likely lose either way, such as access to EU healthcare systems on a reciprocal basis. No need to get travel health insurance, just a free EHCI card at the moment.
No deal will have other severe travel consequences, such as UK based airlines losing approval to fly in the EU and British citizens with family members from the EU being torn away from them until they can arrange further visas, which is currently almost impossible for many in the UK.
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Nope, just wrong, plain wrong. First, the EU comprises 28 member states. Second, there won't be a visa requirement going to/from the UK and the remaining EU after the UK leaves. In fact, the UK is not in the Schengen agreement so EU citizens have always been required to show a passport when entering.
Brexit does not mean there will be visa requirements.
Nope, not likely at all.
Brits are mostly harmless, so they won't have a problem negotiating visa-free tourism after brexit. The EU wants British tourists. The brexit punishments will come in the form of tariff negotiations, and denied work-visas.
This is false. Here a french : no passport, id card is enough. For 30 years and more. Try to shut the fuck up when you know nothing about something, amerafuck shitbag.
As a japanese resident of over 20 years I still wouldn't give up my current citizenship to naturalize even though it'd be easy.
Perhaps you should try to read and reply to a post relevant to what to type. Ignorant little bitch.
the EU has not changed its offer since Article 50 was triggered by Theresa May, the British Prime Minister: The problem is that our leaders have hitched themselves to a Brexit 'promise' that probably can't be delivered without very damaging consequences. Well, poor the Brits. But that's not the point here... the whole notion that the EU is somehow punishing the UK is false.
As for 'pour encourager les autres' - it's true that the remaining states of the EU don't like the idea of these exits - they're costly: damaging to the leaver economy and bring no benefits to the remaining states - but this is a case of popcorn/deckchairs - our near neighbours are watching, slightly stunned, as Britain approaches the cliff edge with STILL no agreement in place after two years or negotiation. They don't really NEED to make it worse than it already is.
I looked my country up, being curious.
169 destinations, pretty darn good. I can't travel without a visa to many Asian countries and notably the US of A.
So this "most powerful passport" became a game of "let's find some very small country and close a deal with them" for those countries vying for the top position.
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"Go." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
Q: What is the first person singular pronoun?
A: "I."
Q: Is the quoted factoid correct?
A: "No."
I think an agreement will be made with most if not all those countries.
Why would you think that? One side wants a deal, the other does not. Therefore there will not be a deal.
In a "No Deal" scenario, which the Tory's seem to be insanely intent on trying for, the UK will just join other non-EEC nations as part of the Schengen visa waiver scheme. So basically it'll be the same as an Australian, Canadian or American visiting the EU (IIRC, 90 days staying in the EU before requiring a visa). The EU is prepared for life without the UK.
Of course residents of the UK wont be able to afford to travel after Brexitl.
Calling someone a "hater" only means you can not rationally rebut their argument.
Most powerful?
How many Watts? Or at least FLOPS?
Isn't this a tech site?
So - the EU will be petulant and force visas to punish the UK? Sounds about right for the EU, how dare people think for themselves rather than being good little subjects of their masters in Brussels...
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Well. We could always join Schengen?
I don't understand this 'EU petulance' point of view. When we leave, we leave. Every agreement that we had under the EU is null. We'd have to attain visa-waiver capability like any other third country.
I am starting to think that Leave supporters (btw, not claiming that this is what you are...) actually think that things like No Deal means 'No Change' and that somehow, the EU will realise that they should roll over and give us everything we want. Why the hell should they? I only see petulance from one side (and it's not Brussels).
Despite its name and hearsay, pepsin was never an ingredient of Pepsi-Cola.
So history shows that travel without a passport tends to be frowned apon.[sic]
Except, unfortunately, our US borders..
Think for themselves? When the thinking is "we want all the benefits and privileges, with none of the costs and requirements", then perhaps the people "thinking for themselves" are idiots?
Even so, of course there will be visa-free travel between the UK and the EU zone. Because the EU nations are actually NOT petulant children. Some of the other trade deal the UK might want will be harder to achieve, you can't expect full access to the EU market if you jus tdecided you don't want to be part of it...
Then again, after the economy tanks when foregin corporations leave and domestic ones lose a hige part of their market, UK citizens won't be able to afford to travel anyway. Camping in Cornwall and Dorset may see an upswing though...
"oneth" doesn't count. Any non-contrived use in a poem would be so awkward it's better to just use a different word.
I hope not, I'm happy UK and their draconian laws leave us.
" they responded by chasing them back"
They being winter.
now imagine another ball of water with 1/4 the diameter of earth, that's the moon. that amount of water on the earth would reach satellites
I thought the UK left the EU to take back control of their borders. That means visas.
After Brexit, Britain will lose automatic freedom of movement with 26 countries. They'll have to apply for limited visas, at a cost, to get into countries they used to be able to just walk into. This seriously degrades the status of the British passport.
Whooosh!