The long-enviable British passport is worth less and less

Surveying 199 countries, Singapore ranks first, with its passport you can travel to 192 countries. From 2018 until this year, Japan has been in the lead. the telegraph The article, however, highlights that the Henley Index establishes rankings based on the number of other countries that can be visited with the given passport without prior official permission (such as a visa).

Since Brexit, British citizens have faced many hurdles: within six months, for example, they can only stay in EU countries for 90 days, and they cannot work without a visa.

The article highlights that from 2024, the island nation could fare worse on the list: the EU plans to introduce the European Passenger Information and Permits System (ETIAS) by then.

Getting to the EU from many countries will be more difficult

Although the UK government has been negotiating visa-free travel for post-Brexit British tourists, ETIAS ties it to electronic identification for non-EU citizens to enter the Schengen area, which they have to apply for and which will cost money.

According to the European Union, 30 countries must request an ETIAS permit from British visitors.

The permit is issued automatically and is valid for three years.

ETIAS will work in coordination with the EU’s new electronic exit and entry system, which was supposed to launch at the end of May, but was finally pushed back until November.

According to the newspaper article, after the introduction of ETIAS, Great Britain may drop to 50th place on the Henley Index list, but at the same time, the new entry system will affect another 60 countries. The company also added that the effects of the ETIAS system will be more accurately modeled once the exact launch date is announced, which is expected to happen by the end of the year.