Have South African passport — will travel
SA’s passport is Africa’s third-most hassle-free travel document offering visa-free access to 98 countries. First is the Seychelles (137) followed by Mauritius (131)
A South African passport gives holders visa-less access to 98 countries, making it the 55th most hassle-free travel document, according to a ranking by global residence and citizenship consultants Henley & Partners. Germany has the most convenient passport, guaranteeing entry to 176 countries, followed by Sweden, on 175; Denmark, Finland, Italy, Spain and the US on 174; and Austria, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore and the UK on 173. Perhaps not surprisingly, passports propping up the free-movement table are trouble hotspots in the Middle East and Asia. Bottom of the pile is Afghanistan, whose passport gains visa-free entry to 24 countries, followed by Iraq 27, Pakistan 28, Syria 29 and Somalia 30. Jersey-based Henley’s Visa Restrictions Index is compiled in partnership with the International Air Transport Association. Results for 2017 were published on Tuesday. This is the second year that Germany has headed the list. Before that, the UK was top from ...
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