Singapore Becomes Most Powerful Passport In The World

Montreal (ots/PRNewswire) - Paraguay helps Singapore overtake Germany
for the top spot

Paraguay removed visa requirements for Singaporeans, propelling
Singapore's passport to the top of Passport Index
(https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php)' most powerful ranking
with a visa-free score of 159.

Historically, the Top 10 most powerful passports in the world were
mostly European, with Germany having the lead for the past two years.
Since early 2017, the number one position was shared with Singapore,
which was steadily going up. Other Asian passports in the Top 20
include those of South Korea, Japan and Malaysia.

According to The Hon. Philippe May, Managing Director of Arton
Capital's Singapore office, "For the first time ever an Asian country
has the most powerful passport in the world." "It is a testament of
Singapore's inclusive diplomatic relations and effective foreign
policy," shared May.

While Singapore quietly climbed the ranks, the US passport has fallen
down since Trump took office. Most recently Turkey and the Central
African Republic revoked their visa-free status to US passport
holders.

The Passport Index is the world's reference on everything passports.
Developed by Arton Capital (https://www.artoncapital.com/), a leading
global advisory for residence and citizenship solutions, the Passport
Index has become the most popular interactive online tool to display,
sort and rank the world's passports. The Index ranks national
passports by the cross-border access they bring, assigning a
"visa-free score" according to the number of countries a passport
holder can visit visa-free or with visa on arrival. You can compare
the power of different passports and even see how you can improve
yours by adding a second one.

"Visa-free global mobility has become an important factor in today's
world," shared Armand Arton founder and president of Arton Capital at
the recently held Global Citizen Forum
(https://www.globalcitizenforum.org/) in Montenegro. "More and more
people every year invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in a second
passport to offer better opportunity and security for their
families," added Arton.

New Top 10 Passport Power Ranking:

1. 159 - Singapore

2. 158 - Germany

3. 157 - Sweden, South Korea

4. 156 - Denmark, Finland, Italy, France, Spain, Norway, Japan,
United Kingdom

5. 155 - Luxemburg, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria,
Portugal

6. 154 - Malaysia, Ireland, Canada, United States of America

7. 153 - Austria, Greece, New Zealand

8. 152 - Malta, Czech Republic, Iceland

9. 150 - Hungary

10. 149 - Slovenia, Slovakia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia

About Passport Index

Passport Index is the world's most popular online interactive tool,
which collects, displays and ranks the passports of the world. It is
the only real-time global ranking of passports
(http://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php), updated as frequently as
new visa waivers and changes are announced. Visitors can dive in the
fascinating world of passports, explore their designs, sort them by
country, region and even by color. For the first time ever, visitors
can compare passports side by side
(http://www.passportindex.org/comparebyPassport.php) and discover how
to improve their Global Mobility Score
(https://passportindex.org/improve.php).

(http://www.passportindex.org)

About Arton Capital

Arton Capital (http://www.artoncapital.com/) empowers individuals and
families to become Global Citizens
(http://www.artoncapital.com/high-net-worth-investors/) by investing
in a second residence or citizenship. As a global financial advisory
firm, specializing in investor programs for residence and citizenship
Arton plays a critical role in helping governments, partners and
investors to meet their goals quickly, efficiently and more
effectively. Arton's global operations are spread in over 15 offices
around the world and have helped attract over US $3 billion foreign
direct investment by countries. Curator or the Global Citizen Forum
(http://www.globalcitizenforum.org/), and founder of the Global
Citizen Foundation (http://www.global-citizen.org/), Arton Capital is
a member of The Arton Group, which comprises of fully licensed
international banking, financial advisory and investment consulting
companies tailored to the needs of global citizens.

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