Saudi Arabia | 89 countries that Saudis can travel to without a visa in 2024... What is the relationship between Vision 2030 and the process of obtaining a Saudi passport?

2024-02-18 2024-02-18T11:24:52Z

Arabia Weather - The Henley Global Index for 2024 announced the ranking of global passports with the participation of 227 countries recognized by the United Nations. The recent ranking revealed that 6 countries share first place in terms of the possibility of visa-free travel to a record number of destinations around the world. “Henley” is based on Presented to exclusive and official data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), as well as the economic strength of GDP.

The list, according to the aforementioned classification, included:

France
Germany
Italy
Spain
Japan
Singapore

Its citizens can visit 194 destinations out of 227 around the world without a visa.

The global mobility gap is rising and some countries are progressing

Christian H. Kaelin, Chairman of Henley & Partners and inventor of the Passport Index concept, said that the general trend over the past 19 years has been towards greater freedom of travel, but the global mobility gap between the most and least developed countries is now wider than ever. He explained:

“The average number of destinations that travelers can reach without a visa has almost doubled from 58 in 2006 to 111 in 2024. As we enter the new year, the top-ranked countries are now able to travel to a further 166 countries, which is an amazing number.”

As for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, it ranked 98th globally , with an increase over the year 2023, as the Saudi citizen can enter 89 countries without a prior visa, and the Kingdom topped the third place in the Arab world.

Globally, South Korea, Finland and Sweden came in second place for visa-free travel to 193 destinations , while Austria, Denmark, Ireland and the Netherlands shared third place in terms of accessibility to 192 destinations . European countries dominate the top positions on the list, with the United Kingdom rising two places to fourth place, in While the ranking of Australian and New Zealand passports improved to sixth place.

At the end of the list, the United States maintains seventh place for visa-free access to 188 destinations .

What is the relationship between Vision 2030 and the process of obtaining a Saudi passport?

Saudi Vision 2030 has greatly contributed to enhancing the process of digital transformation and improving the quality of life in the Kingdom. Among the achievements achieved by this vision, citizens can now obtain the Saudi passport electronically through the “Absher” platform, and receive it through the national address without the need to go to the Offices of the concerned authority.

#Saudi_Vision_2030 has contributed to enhancing the digital transformation process and improving the quality of life in the Kingdom, as citizens can now obtain the Saudi passport electronically through #Absher , and receive it through the national address without the need to visit us. https://t.co/iVUxEcvJGw

- Saudi Passports (@AljawazatKSA) April 25, 2023