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US Passport Falls to 12th in Global Rankings

10/15/2025

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The United States passport dropped out of the top 10 in the Henley Passport Index, ranking 12th alongside Malaysia.
Singapore leads with visa-free access to 193 destinations, followed by South Korea and Japan.
The decline stems from global visa-policy changes, including Brazil withdrawing visa-free access and China excluding the United States from its expanded visa-waiver list, while updates from Somalia and Vietnam also affected the standing.

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Story summary

The United States passport dropped out of the top 10 in the Henley Passport Index, ranking 12th alongside Malaysia.
Singapore leads with visa-free access to 193 destinations, followed by South Korea and Japan.
The decline stems from global visa-policy changes, including Brazil withdrawing visa-free access and China excluding the United States from its expanded visa-waiver list, while updates from Somalia and Vietnam also affected the standing.