Best passports in the world? See the 2024 Nomad Passport Index

Many passport rankings focus on one factor: visa-free travel. But passport strength is more complex than this, according to the tax and immigration consulting firm Nomad Capitalist. That’s why it produces a weighted annual index that analyzes five criteria: Visa-free travel — 50%Taxation — 20%Global perception —10%Ability to hold dual citizenship — 10%Personal freedom (freedom … Read more

Bolsonaro named target in Brazil coup probe, ordered to surrender passport

RIO DE JANEIRO — Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been named a target in a federal investigation into whether his government plotted a military takeover of the country, police officials told The Washington Post Thursday, and has been given 24 hours to surrender his passport. The revelation came as federal police launched a large … Read more

2024 Passport Index ranks most powerful and weakest passports

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave A ranking of the world’s most powerful passports released this week shows that the global mobility gap is “wider than ever,” Henley & Partners, the firm behind the list, said in a news release. Passports from the countries topping the list, largely wealthy nations in Europe, have … Read more

A man flew to the US without a passport or a ticket and only got caught once he landed in LA: FBI

A man was found traveling on a Scandinavian Airlines flight to the US without a passport. The FBI charged Sergey Vladimirovich Ochigava with being a stowaway. Ochigava said he couldn’t remember how he boarded the flight without any valid documents. A man flew to the US without a passport or a ticket — and managed … Read more

Russian Israeli man flew to LAX with no passport or plane ticket

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave A man has been accused of being a stowaway on a flight from Denmark to the United States, after he apparently disembarked at Los Angeles International Airport last month without a passport or ticket. Despite not appearing on the manifest for Scandinavian Airlines Flight 931, Sergey Vladimirovich … Read more

An Israeli passport in a bloody minibus leads to a Bedouin village in fear

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave SDEROT, Israel — The silver Volkswagen minibus had been towed into a sandy lot on the edge of Sderot in southern Israel. Its seats were stained with dried blood and covered in smashed glass. Bullet holes pocked its sides. In a small recess in the front, a … Read more