Santomean passport | |
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Type of document | Passport |
Purpose | Identification |
The Santomean passport is issued to citizens of São Tomé and Príncipe for international travel. As of 1 January 2018, Santomean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 58 countries and territories, ranking the Santomean passport 77th in terms of travel freedom (tied with Burkinabe passport) according to the Henley Passport Index. [1]
São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, about 140 kilometres apart and about 250 and 225 kilometres off the northwestern coast of Gabon, respectively.
Visa requirements for Santomean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of São Tomé and Príncipe. As of 1 January 2018, Santomean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 58 countries and territories, ranking the Santomean passport 77th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Cypriot passports are issued to citizens of Cyprus for the purpose of international travel. Every Cypriot citizen is also a citizen of the European Union. The Cypriot passport, along with the Cypriot identity card, allows for free rights of movement and residence in any of the states of the EU and EEA, as well as Switzerland.
Seychelles passport are issued to citizen of Seychelles to travel outside the country.
Georgian passports are issued to citizens of Georgia to facilitate international travel.
Bruneian passports are issued to citizens of Brunei for the purpose of international travel.
Uruguayan passports are issued to Uruguayan citizens to travel outside Uruguay. For traveling in Mercosur countries, as well as Chile and Bolivia, Uruguayan citizens may use their ID card.
The Surinamese passport is issued to citizens of Suriname for international travel. The passport is a Caricom passport as Suriname is a member of the Caribbean Community.
The Saint Lucian passport is issued to citizens of Saint Lucia for international travel. As of 1 January 2018, Saint Lucian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 130 countries and territories, ranking the Saint Lucian passport 34th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley visa restrictions index.
Gabonese passports are issued to Gabonese citizens to travel outside Gabon.
The Burundian passport is issued to citizens of Burundi for international travel.
The Rwandan passport is issued to citizens of Rwanda for international travel. It is valid for five years. Ordinary, service, and diplomatic passports are issued.
The Malagasy passport is issued to citizens of Madagascar for international travel.
The Cameroonian passport is issued to citizens of Cameroon for international travel.
The Nauruan Passport is an international travel document that is issued to citizens of Nauru.
The Marshallese Passport is an international travel document that is issued to Marshallese citizens.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina passport is a passport issued to citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina for international travel.
The Comorian passport is issued to citizens of the Union of the Comoros for international travel. As of 1 January 2017, Comorian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 48 countries and territories, ranking the Comorian passport 88th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley visa restrictions index.
The Zambian passport is issued to citizens of Zambia for international travel.
The Central African passport is issued to citizens of the Central African Republic for international travel.
The Malawian passport is issued to citizens of Malawi for international travel.
The Henley Passport Index (HPI) is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom for their citizens. It started in 2006 as Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index (HVRI) and was modified and renamed in January 2018. The site provides a ranking of the 199 passports of the world according to the number of countries their holders can travel to visa-free. The number of countries that a specific passport can access becomes its visa-free 'score'. In collaboration with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and based on official data from their global database Henley & Partners has analysed the visa regulations of all the countries and territories in the world since 2006.
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