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This ancient and sovereign order currently only issues passports to three of its officers, all of whom also hold passports issued by other sovereign states. Technically, if they lost their other passports, the three holders of Sovereign Military Order of Malta passports could travel to at least 104 countries and territories without acquiring visas in advance.
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes |
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Afghanistan | Visa required [1] [2] | ||
Albania | N/A | ||
Algeria | N/A | ||
Andorra | N/A | ||
Angola | N/A | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | eVisa [3] | ||
Argentina | — |
| |
Armenia | N/A | ||
Australia and territories | passport not recognized | ||
Austria | N/A | ||
Azerbaijan | N/A | ||
Bahamas | Visa required [9] |
| |
Bahrain | passport not recognized | ||
Bangladesh | passport not recognized | ||
Barbados | passport not recognized | ||
Belarus | Visa required |
| |
Belgium | N/A | ||
Belize | N/A | ||
Benin | eVisa [14] | 30 days | |
Bhutan | passport not recognized | ||
Bolivia | — |
| |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | N/A | ||
Botswana | N/A | ||
Brazil | Visa not required [16] | 90 days |
|
Brunei | passport not recognized | ||
Bulgaria | N/A | ||
Burkina Faso | N/A | ||
Burundi | N/A | ||
Cambodia | Visa on arrival [18] | 30 days | |
Cameroon | N/A | ||
Canada | passport not recognized | ||
Cape Verde | N/A | ||
Central African Republic | N/A | ||
Chad | N/A | ||
Chile | Visa not required | 90 days | |
China | passport not recognized | ||
Colombia | Visa not required [19] [20] | 90 days |
|
Comoros | N/A | ||
Republic of the Congo | N/A | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | N/A | ||
Costa Rica | N/A | ||
Côte d'Ivoire | N/A | ||
Croatia | N/A | ||
Cuba | — |
| |
Cyprus | N/A | ||
Czech Republic | N/A | ||
Denmark | passport not recognized | ||
Djibouti | N/A | ||
Dominica | passport not recognized | ||
Dominican Republic | Visa required [21] | ||
Ecuador | passport not recognized | ||
Egypt | N/A | ||
El Salvador | N/A | ||
Equatorial Guinea | N/A | ||
Eritrea | N/A | ||
Estonia | N/A | ||
Eswatini | N/A | ||
Ethiopia | N/A | ||
Fiji | passport not recognized | ||
Finland | N/A | ||
France and territories | passport not recognized | ||
Gabon | N/A | ||
Gambia | N/A | ||
Georgia | N/A | ||
Germany | Visa not required | 90 days |
|
Ghana | N/A | ||
Greece | N/A | ||
Grenada | passport not recognized | ||
Guatemala | N/A | ||
Guinea | N/A | ||
Guinea-Bissau | N/A | ||
Guyana | Visa required |
| |
Haiti | Visa not required [24] [25] | 90 days | |
Honduras | N/A | ||
Hungary | N/A | ||
Iceland | N/A | ||
India | passport not recognized | ||
Indonesia | passport not recognized | ||
Iran | passport not recognized | ||
Iraq | passport not recognized | ||
Ireland | N/A | ||
Israel | passport not recognized | ||
Italy | N/A | ||
Jamaica | passport not recognized | ||
Japan | passport not recognized | ||
Jordan | Visa on arrival | 1 month |
|
Kazakhstan | Visa required [28] |
| |
Kenya | N/A | ||
Kiribati | Visa required [29] | ||
North Korea | passport not recognized | ||
South Korea | passport not recognized | ||
Kuwait | passport not recognized | ||
Kyrgyzstan | passport not recognized | ||
Laos | passport not recognized | ||
Latvia | N/A | ||
Lebanon | Visa required [30] [31] | ||
Lesotho | N/A | ||
Liberia | N/A | ||
Libya | N/A | ||
Liechtenstein | N/A | ||
Lithuania | N/A | ||
Luxembourg | N/A | ||
Madagascar | N/A | ||
Malawi | N/A | ||
Malaysia | passport not recognized | ||
Maldives | passport not recognized | ||
Mali | N/A | ||
Malta | N/A | ||
Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
Mauritania | N/A | ||
Mauritius | N/A | ||
Mexico | passport not recognized | ||
Micronesia | Visa not required [32] [33] | 30 days |
|
Moldova | N/A | ||
Monaco | N/A | ||
Mongolia | passport not recognized | ||
Montenegro | N/A | ||
Morocco | N/A | ||
Mozambique | N/A | ||
Myanmar | passport not recognized | ||
Namibia | N/A | ||
Nauru | passport not recognized | ||
Nepal | passport not recognized | ||
Netherlands | N/A | ||
New Zealand | passport not recognized | ||
Nicaragua | N/A | ||
Niger | N/A | ||
Nigeria | N/A | ||
North Macedonia | N/A | ||
Norway | passport not recognized | ||
Oman | passport not recognized | ||
Pakistan | passport not recognized | ||
Palau | passport not recognized | ||
Panama | N/A | ||
Papua New Guinea | passport not recognized | ||
Paraguay | Visa required [35] |
| |
Peru | Visa required [37] [38] |
| |
Philippines | Visa required [40] [41] | ||
Poland | N/A | ||
Portugal | N/A | ||
Qatar | passport not recognized | ||
Romania | N/A | ||
Russia | Visa required [42] |
| |
Rwanda | N/A | ||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | passport not recognized | ||
Saint Lucia | Visa not required [43] [44] | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required [45] [46] | 4 weeks |
|
Samoa | passport not recognized | ||
San Marino | N/A | ||
São Tomé and Príncipe | N/A | ||
Saudi Arabia | passport not recognized | ||
Senegal | N/A | ||
Serbia | N/A | ||
Seychelles | N/A | ||
Sierra Leone | N/A | ||
Singapore | passport not recognized | ||
Slovakia | N/A | ||
Slovenia | Visa not required [47] | ||
Solomon Islands | passport not recognized | ||
Somalia | N/A | ||
South Africa | N/A | ||
South Sudan | N/A | ||
Spain | N/A | ||
Sri Lanka | passport not recognized | ||
Sudan | N/A | ||
Suriname | Visa required |
| |
Sweden | N/A | ||
Switzerland | N/A | ||
Syria | passport not recognized | ||
Tajikistan | Visa on arrival [50] [51] [52] [53] |
| |
Tanzania | N/A | ||
Thailand | Visa required [54] | ||
Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival [55] | 30 days | |
Togo | N/A | ||
Tonga | passport not recognized | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | passport not recognized | ||
Tunisia | N/A | ||
Turkey | N/A | ||
Turkmenistan | Visa required [56] [57] | ||
Tuvalu | passport not recognized | ||
Uganda | N/A | ||
Ukraine | N/A | ||
United Arab Emirates | passport not recognized | ||
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies | passport not recognized | ||
United States | passport not recognized | ||
Uruguay | Visa not required [58] | 90 days | |
Uzbekistan | passport not recognized | ||
Vanuatu | passport not recognized | ||
Vatican City | N/A | ||
Venezuela | Visa required [59] [60] |
| |
Vietnam | passport not recognized | ||
Yemen | passport not recognized | ||
Zambia | N/A | ||
Zimbabwe | N/A |
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)Visa requirements for Canadian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Canada. As of August 2023, Canadian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 186 countries and territories, ranking the Canadian passport 6th in the world in terms of freedom of travel according to the Henley & Partners Passport Index.
As of July 2023, holders of a United States passport may travel to 184 countries and territories without a travel visa, or with a visa on arrival. The United States passport currently ranks eighth in terms of travel freedom, according to the Henley Passport Index. It is also ranked 4th by the Global Passport Power Rank.
Visa requirements for Russian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Russia. As of 20 July 2023, Russian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 115 countries and territories, ranking the Russian passport 50th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Indian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of India. As of 21 July 2023, Indian citizens had visa-free, visa on arrival and e-visa access to 91 countries and territories, ranking the Indian passport 61, in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index. With visa-free entry to 57 countries and visa on arrival facility to 47 countries India is 72nd out of 96 in Global Passport Power Rank.
Visa requirements for Chinese citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of China by the authorities of other states.
Visa requirements for British citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the United Kingdom. As of 18 July 2023 British citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 188 countries and territories, ranking their passport 4th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index. Additionally, the World Tourism Organisation also published a report on 15 January 2016 ranking the passport 1st in the world in terms of travel freedom, with the mobility index of 160.
Visa requirements for Jordanian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Jordan. As of December 2022, Jordanian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 53 countries and territories, ranking the Jordanian passport 94th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Malaysian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Malaysia. As of August 2023, Malaysian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 181 countries and territories, ranking the Malaysian passport 11th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index, making it the 2nd highest-ranked passport in Southeast Asia after Singapore, the 4th highest-ranked in Asia and the highest-ranked passport in the developing world and among Muslim-majority countries.
Visa requirements for Taiwanese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on nationals of the Republic of China (Taiwan) who have also established household registration in Taiwan. The law of Taiwan has a distinction on its nationals' right of abode to its territory for those with or without household registration in Taiwan.
Visa requirements for Thai citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of Thailand by the authorities of other states. As of January 2023, Thai citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 79 countries and territories, ranking the Thai passport 64th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index. Thailand is also a part of ASEAN and has visa-free access to these countries and vice versa.
Visa requirements for Argentine citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Argentina.
Visa requirements for Bulgarian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Bulgaria. As of May 2023, Bulgarian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 177 countries and territories, ranking the Bulgarian passport 14th overall in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley & Partners Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Czech citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Czech Republic.
Visa requirements for Dutch citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Netherlands, the joint nationality of the four countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. As of May 2023; Dutch citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 190 countries and territories, ranking the Dutch passport 5th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Ecuadorian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Ecuador. As of 2 June 2022, Ecuadorian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 93 countries and territories, ranking the Ecuadorian passport 58th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Filipino citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of the Philippines by the authorities of other territories. As of July 20, 2023, Philippine citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 66 countries and territories, ranking the Philippine passport 75th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
As of August 2023, Singapore passports offer holders visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to a total of 193 countries and territories, ranking the Singapore passport 1st in the world as per the Henley Passport Index, maintaining its most powerful passport streak since 2018 despite a drop in one destination at its peak.
Visa requirements for Panamanian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Panama. As of 13 April 2021, Panamanian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 142 countries and territories, ranking the Panamanian passport 34th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for British Nationals (Overseas) are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states and territories placed on British National (Overseas) passport holders. Several million people, the vast majority with a Hong Kong connection, hold this passport.
Visa requirements for Maltese citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed by the authorities of foreign states on citizens of Malta. As of May 2023, Maltese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 187 countries and territories, ranking the Maltese passport 5th in the world (tied with Belgian, Czech, Irish, New Zealand, Portuguese, and Swiss passports in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index. Additionally, Arton Capital's Passport Index ranked the Maltese passport 5th in the world in terms of travel freedom, with a mobility score of 171, as of 6 January 2023.