Georgia takes 51st place in Henley Passport index

Georgia goes into the new year holding 51st place on the Henley Passport index, with citizens enjoying visa-free/visa-on-arrival access to 114 destinations – two countries more than in 2018.

The Henley Passport Index is the original ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without first getting a visa. 

Georgia’s Foreign Ministry considers collaboration with other countries a priority and signed travel procedure agreements with six countries in 2018. Some of them are already in force while with other negotiations continue, which should be reflected in next year’s report.

Based on the agreements signed in 2018 (with Thailand, Serbia, Paraguay) and following the internal procedures (with Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania) visa-free travel was made possible for ordinary (Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania) and diplomatic (Paraguay, Thailand) Georgian passport holders.

As for Georgia’s neighbouring countries Armenia ranks 79 (access to 61 destinations), Azerbaijan – 74 (66 destinations), Turkey – 52 (111 destinations), Russia 48 (119 destinations).

The Baltic States, formerly part of the Soviet Union, are included in the top-20.

The ranking is based on data provided by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which maintains the world’s largest and most comprehensive database of travel information and is enhanced by extensive in-house research.

The Henley Passport Index is updated in real-time, as and when visa-policy changes come into effect.