Portuguese passport among the most powerful passports in the world

14 January 2020

The Henley Passport Index, which periodically measures the world's most travel-friendly passports, has released its first report of the new decade.


The Portuguese passport is the seventh most powerful of 2020, which means that citizens who have it can enter 185 countries without a visa. Switzerland, Netherlands, Ireland and Austria share Portugal's position in the ranking and Japan holds the first position with access to 191 countries.

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