{"id":92295,"date":"2026-01-15T10:13:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T05:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/?p=92295"},"modified":"2026-01-15T10:13:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T05:13:14","slug":"uae-passport-ranks-among-five-most-powerful-in-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/uae-passport-ranks-among-five-most-powerful-in-world\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE passport ranks among five most powerful in world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai<br \/>\nThe UAE passport has surged to fifth place on the Henley Passport Index, allowing holders visa-free access to 184 countries and territories.<br \/>\nThe UK-based institution Henley Passport Index ranks passports by the number of destinations their holders can visit visa-free or with visa-on-arrival access. It\u2019s considered the most reliable measure of passport strength globally.<br \/>\nSince 2015, the UAE passport has climbed an impressive 37 spots, from 42nd to 5th. This rise is a result of the UAE\u2019s strategic diplomatic efforts, opening up more travel opportunities for its citizens.<br \/>\nOther key rankings include the UK passport in 7th place, tied with Australia, and the Russian passport in 46th.<br \/>\nThe Saudi passport sits at 54th, while Pakistan ranks 98th, offering access to 66 countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai The UAE passport has surged to fifth place on the Henley Passport Index, allowing holders visa-free access to 184 countries and territories. The UK-based institution Henley Passport Index ranks passports by the number of destinations their holders can visit visa-free or with visa-on-arrival access. It\u2019s considered the most reliable measure of passport strength globally. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":92276,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92295"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92307,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92295\/revisions\/92307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}