The wanderers Visa-free travel
AFGHANS hoping to embark on a grand tour of Europe, or any other continent in fact, are likely to find their wanderlust curtailed by immigration officials. According to an index compiled annually by Henley & Partners, a law firm, natives of Kabul, Baghdad and Mogadishu are required to fill in visa applications for more countries than anyone else. Scandinavians and Finns, by contrast, can travel to 173 countries or territories (out of a possible 223) without the need to fill in forms with curious questions dreamt up by bureaucrats.
As of August 2011
The following is an overview of selected countries taken from the Henley Visa Restrictions Index - Global Ranking 2011:
Rank Score Rank Score
AFGHANS hoping to embark on a grand tour of Europe, or any other continent in fact, are likely to find their wanderlust curtailed by immigration officials. According to an index compiled annually by Henley & Partners, a law firm, natives of Kabul, Baghdad and Mogadishu are required to fill in visa applications for more countries than anyone else. Scandinavians and Finns, by contrast, can travel to 173 countries or territories (out of a possible 223) without the need to fill in forms with curious questions dreamt up by bureaucrats.
As of August 2011
The following is an overview of selected countries taken from the Henley Visa Restrictions Index - Global Ranking 2011:
Rank Score Rank Score
| 1 | Denmark | 173 | 11 | Malta | 160 |
| 1 | Sweden | 173 | 12 | Malaysia | 158 |
| 1 | Finland | 173 | 12 | Liechtenstein | 158 |
| 2 | Germany | 172 | 19 | Hong Kong | 149 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 171 | 23 | Israel | 142 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 171 | 25 | Brazil | 140 |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 171 | 28 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 131 |
| 3 | France | 171 | 45 | Montenegro | 97 |
| 3 | Belgium | 171 | 47 | South Africa | 92 |
| 3 | Italy | 171 | 49 | Russian Federation | 89 |
| 4 | Spain | 170 | 50 | Bosnia Herzegovina | 87 |
| 4 | Japan | 170 | 54 | Dominica | 82 |
| 4 | Norway | 170 | 65 | United Arab Emirates | 67 |
| 4 | Portugal | 170 | 69 | Thailand | 63 |
| 5 | Ireland | 169 | 78 | India | 53 |
| 5 | United States | 169 | 88 | Vietnam | 42 |
| 6 | Austria | 168 | 89 | Egypt | 41 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 167 | 40 | China | 40 |
| 8 | New Zealand | 166 | 94 | Iran | 36 |
| 8 | Australia | 166 | 96 | Nepal | 34 |
| 8 | Greece | 166 | 97 | Lebanon | 33 |
| 9 | Canada | 164 | 99 | Pakistan | 31 |
| 9 | Iceland | 164 | 110 | Afghanistan | 24 |
| 9 | Singapore | 164 | |||
| 10 | South Korea | 163 |
