Passport Index Launches New Update

Montreal (ots/PRNewswire) -

Germany Takes the Lead. Singapore Becomes Second

Passport Index (https://www.passportindex.org/), the real-time
global ranking of the world's passports has announced a new update to
its celebrated web service.

Germany takes the lead with a visa-free score of 157. Singapore
overtakes South Korea and becomes the highest ranked Asian passport,
with a visa free score of 156, coming second. South Korea fell to 6th
place (152), while Japan, rose to 4th place, tied with European
countries like Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, and others whose
visa-free score is 154. Visa-free score represents the number of
countries a passport holder can visit visa-free or with visa on
arrival.

In addition to the popular mosaic of passports, visitors of
PassportIndex.org (https://www.passportindex.org/) can now see the
overall changes to the ranking of countries in 2016. Marshall Islands
is on top of the winners' list by adding 35 countries to its
visa-free score. Palau, Micronesia, follow with 34 additional
countries, while Solomon Islands and Tuvalu added 33. Peru is the
biggest winner in South America with additional 31 countries.

The newly added World Openness Score
(https://passportindex.org/byHistoric.php) (WOS) tracks the
progression of freedom of mobility across the globe. The world
openness score in 2016 was 17,925. In the few days of 2017, the score
has already increased to 17,948. This trend shows opening of borders
but will it continue? With the recent backlash on globalisation, the
World Openness Score may be in danger of decline.

Comparing passports
(https://passportindex.org/comparebyPassport.php) has never been
easier with the streamlined comparison tables and powerful filters
which allow you to focus on the countries you need.

The newly added Improve (https://passportindex.org/improve.php)
function on the other hand allows you to quickly see the potential of
combining two passports together. Fans can add one or more passports
to their current travel document with the goal to improve their
Global Mobility Score (GMS). For example, a Lebanese citizen has a
GMS of 38. However, by adding a passport of Saint Lucia, their Global
Mobility Score increases drastically to 123, which would represent
the possibility of visa-free travel to over 61% of the countries we
examine. For many people, this is priceless.

According to John Hanafin, CEO of Arton Capital, "The desire to
improve one's opportunity and security for their family transcends
borders. As such, having a second citizenship has never been more
relevant."

In recent years, citizenship by investment has become a US$2B
industry, with over 20,000 investors seeking a second residency or
citizenship around the globe very year.

New Top 10 Passport Power Ranking:

1. 157 - Germany
2. 156 - Singapore, Sweden
3. 155 - Denmark, Finland, France, Spain, Switzerland, Norway, UK,
USA
4. 154 - Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Luxembourg, Portugal,
Japan
5. 153 - Malaysia, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand
6. 152 - Greece, South Korea, Australia
7. 151 - Czech Republic, Iceland
8. 150 - Hungary
9. 149 - Malta, Poland
10. 148 - Slovenia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia

New Top 10 Individual Passport Power Ranking:

1. Germany
2. Singapore
3. Sweden
4. Denmark
5. Finland
6. France
7. Spain
8. Switzerland
9. Norway
10. United Kingdom

ots Originaltext: Arton Capital
Im Internet recherchierbar: http://www.presseportal.de

Contact:
John Hanafin
CEO, Arton Capital - Empowering Global Citizenship®
media@artoncapital.com
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