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1. Monaco<\/h1>\n
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Monaco is the smallest (2 km2)\u00a0 and richest country in the world.\u00a0\u00a0The country has about 38,900 population and has the most expensive prices in the world. Monaco is considered to be the country for billionaires and UHNWI population.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n In 2019, Monaco had the 15th powerful passport in the world with visa free access to 174 countries.\u00a0The\u00a0Mon\u00e9gasque passport is rarely seen only issued to citizens of\u00a0Monaco\u00a0for international travel.\u00a0In 2009 about 6,000 passports were in circulation..<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Foreigners living in Monaco for 10 years<\/strong> eligible for citizenship and passport. The ten year residence requirement is waived for a foreigner if the Prince judges worthy of this favor.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monaco is not formally a part of the\u00a0European Union\u00a0(EU), but it\u00a0participates in certain EU policies, including customs and border controls and uses euro.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monaco\u00a0does not have an\u00a0airport, but does have\u00a0Monaco\u00a0Heliport in the Mon\u00e9gasque district of Fontvieille. The nearest\u00a0airport\u00a0is Nice C\u00f4te d’Azur\u00a0Airportin France<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Liechtenstein is the 4th smallest country in Europe, nestled between Switzerland and Austria with a population of 38,500.\u00a0The country’s population enjoys one of the\u00a0world’s highest standards of living.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Liechtenstein passports are also quite expensive, costs about $240 to issue a new passport.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Blue Liechtenstein passports contain coat of arms of Liechtenstein\u00a0with the words “F\u00dcRSTENTUM LIECHTENSTEIN”. This means principality of Liechtenstein. These passports are also biometric.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Principality requires 30 years<\/strong> of residence in\u00a0Liechtenstein, to apply for naturalization. Years spent in Liechtenstein\u00a0under age 20 counts as 2 years.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This makes it one of the very difficult passport<\/strong> to acquire for foreigners<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dual citizenship also not permitted, so one its required to renounce previous citizenship<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Liechtenstein\u00a0does not have an\u00a0airport, but does have a heliport in the southern town of Balzers. The nearest international\u00a0airportsare St. Gallen-Altenrhein\u00a0Airport\u00a0in Switzerland and Friedrichshafen\u00a0Airport\u00a0in Germany<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Andorra is a small landlocked country tucked between France and Spain , also the 6th smallest country in Europe with a population of 77,000<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Andorra is not a member of the EU, EEA or Schengen Area.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Citizens of\u00a0Andorra\u00a0are not\u00a0EU citizens, they can nonetheless use the lanes for EU and EFTA citizens when crossing the\u00a0external borders of the Schengen Area<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Andorran passport is 20th powerful passport in the world with visa free access to 168 countries in 2019. The passport has access to US, Canada, Australia visa free with ETA.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Andorran citizenship is quite difficult for foreigners, as the country requires 20 years<\/strong> of living to become Andorran national. Andorran passport is also rare to be seen.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Andorra has no airport. Many tourists who travel to\u00a0Andorra\u00a0do so via the Eurostar to\u00a0get to Paris. From Paris, they can take an overnight train to a station that is located just outside of\u00a0Andorra.\u00a0Car travel to Andorra\u00a0is the most efficient option<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n San Marino is the\u00a0third\u00a0smallest country in Europe, after Vatican City and Monaco with a population of 33,000 and approximately 5000 foreign residents. It is also the fifth smallest country in the world. San Marino is\u00a0an enclaved microstate surrounded by Italy, situated on the Italian Peninsula on the northeastern side of the Apennine Mountains.\u00a0The country\u2019s economy mainly relies on finance, industry, services and tourism. It is among one of the wealthiest countries in the world in terms of GDP (per capita), with a figure comparable to the most developed European regions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n San Marino is considered to have a highly stable economy, with one of the lowest unemployment rates in Europe, no national debt and a budget surplus. It is the only country with more vehicles than people.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n San Marino is not a European Union member and euro is used widely in the country.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Considering the country has only population of 33,000 the\u00a0 San marinese passport is one of the rare, most exclusive and powerful passport in the world.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Sammarinese citizenship possible for foreigners who legally reside in in the territory of San Marino for a minimum of 10 years for citizenship.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n San Marino has no\u00a0airports<\/em>\u00a0and no train stations<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Luxembourg is a smallest sovereign states in Europe, surrounded by Belgium, France and Germany with a population of 600,000. Only half of the population are luxembourgish citizens.\u00a0Luxembourg is a founding member of the European Union,\u00a0OECD,\u00a0United Nations,\u00a0NATO, and\u00a0Benelux.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A\u00a0Luxembourgish passport\u00a0is an international\u00a0travel document\u00a0issued to nationals of the\u00a0Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and may also serve as proof of\u00a0Luxembourgish citizenship.\u00a0\u00a0Every Luxembourger citizen is also a\u00a0citizen of the European Union. The\u00a0passport, along with the\u00a0national identity card\u00a0allows for freedom of movement in any of the states of the\u00a0European Economic Area\u00a0and\u00a0Switzerland.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Luxembourgish biometric passports are valid for five years for bearers aged four and over, and valid for 2 years for children under four. The passport costs\u00a0\u20ac50 for a five year valid passport<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Luxembourg passport is also one of the very powerful passports in the world. It is rated as 4th powerful passport with visa free travel to 186 countries as of 2019.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The amended rules in 2017, allow citizenship possible for foreigners quickly, if they have legally resided in\u00a0Luxembourg\u00a0for at least 5\u00a0years. Luxembourg also has a golden visa residence scheme<\/a> requiring 500,000 euros<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Iceland is a country of extreme geological contrasts. Widely known as \u201cThe Land of Fire and Ice\u201d Iceland is home to some of the largest glaciers in Europe, and some of the world\u2019s most active volcanoes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Icelandic passport is one of the most powerful EU passports in the world.\u00a0 Iceland has 357,000 population of which 90% are icelandic people.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A new Icelandic passport design was introduced on 1 February 2019, featuring a slightly enlarged\u00a0Icelandic coat of arms\u00a0and\u00a0sans-serif\u00a0wording on the front cover.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Iceland passports are valid for ten years from the application date, five years for children under the age of 18. The cost for issuing icelandic passport is ISK 13,600 (USD$112)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Icelandic citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 181 countries and territories, ranking the Icelandic passport 10th in the world in terms of travel freedom .\u00a0\u00a0Iceland joined the\u00a0Schengen states\u00a0on March 25, 2001<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Naturalisation as an\u00a0Icelandic citizen possible after seven\u00a0year residence in Iceland.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Icelandic law allows dual citizenship but persons who wish to acquire citizenship in a state that does not allow dual citizenship must request to be freed from Icelandic citizenship<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Brunei is one the richest countries in the world with vast oil and petroleum fields, north of borneo with a population over 400,000.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Brunei has one of the powerful passports in the world in terms of visa free travel.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Brunei is the only country whose citizens may travel without a visa to all of the permanent member countries of the\u00a0UN Security Council\u00a0(China,\u00a0France,\u00a0Russia,\u00a0United Kingdom\u00a0and\u00a0United States). Brunei is also the only Muslim-majority country whose citizens may enter the United States with ESTA<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hassanal Bolkiah is the Sultan of Brunei and its prime minister. He has ruled over this small state in Southeast Asia since 1967. His net worth is said to be around US$20 billion<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Acquisition of Bruneian citizenship is only possible through marriage or adoption.\u00a0The foreign spouse may register for citizenship after 10 years residency. Dual citizenship forbidden<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Vatican is the smallest country in the world,\u00a0 about 1000 residents of Vatican City, over 450 have Vatican citizenship.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Vatican passport means either, one\u00a0 issued by Vatican state (ordinary) and the other issued by Holy See (diplomatic). Service passports also\u00a0 issued by Holy see who are not citizens.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Vatican City\u00a0was first established in the\u00a0Lateran Treaty, signed on 11 February 1929 signed by Benito Mussolini.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Holy See is headquartered in, operates from, and exercises “exclusive\u00a0dominion” over the\u00a0independent\u00a0Vatican City State\u00a0enclave\u00a0in\u00a0Rome,\u00a0Italy. The Holy See maintains\u00a0bilateral diplomatic relations\u00a0with 172 sovereign states, signs\u00a0concordats\u00a0and treaties, and performs\u00a0multilateral diplomacy\u00a0with multiple\u00a0intergovernmental organizations<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Passports issued by Vatican City are in Italian, French and English, while passports issued by the Holy See are in Latin, French and English<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Citizenship in Vatican is almost impossible to acquire unless you are a cardinal or diplomat. There is no citizenship by birth, but citizenship\u00a0 given to those who work there.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The new Vatican City State law on citizenship, residence and access, which was promulgated on 22 February 2011, classifies citizens in three categories:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Vatican bank (Institute for the Works of Religion) is the only bank the state with its estimated assets of $8 billion and contributes some $50 million to the vatican economy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Vatican passport is also 28th powerful passport with visa free access to 150 countries in the world as of 2019. Visa required in advance to visit United States, China, Russia etc..<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Northern Cyprus is a defacto state only recognized by Turkey, with population of 226,000<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Northern Cyprus passport is only valid or recognized in six countries<\/a>: Australia, Anguilla, Pakistan, Tanzania, Turkey, United States. A prior visa also required to travel to above countries.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The passport cannot be used for travel to other countries. There are some 226,000 residents in Northern cyprus.\u00a0 A visa free access only available to Turkey.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Any citizen of Northern Cyprus is entitled to citizenship of Turkey and to receive a Turkish passport.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Northern Cyprus government has many foreign missions<\/a> abroad<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Abkhazia, officially the Republic of Abkhazia<\/a>, is a de facto and partially recognized republic on the eastern coast of the Black Sea,\u00a0 having a population of 240,000<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Abkhazia is only recognised as a sovereign state by a handful of nations, most countries do not accept Abkhaz passports.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Abkhazian passport is only recognised by\u00a0Russia,\u00a0Venezuela,\u00a0Nicaragua\u00a0and\u00a0Nauru, for all other destinations, another passport is needed. As of 2009, close to 146,000 passports had been issued,\u00a0 half of it to Abkhazians<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Abkhazia has mutual visa-free agreements with\u00a0Russia, Tuvalu,Vanuatu,and\u00a0South Ossetia.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Foreigners can acquire citizenship of Abkhazia after living for ten years and speaking the language. Abkhazia allows dual citizenship only with Russia<\/a> and for other countries dual citizenship not recognized.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sealand\u00a0is a self-claimed\u00a0country\u00a0in the\u00a0North Sea\u00a0approximately 12 km from the coast of\u00a0Suffolk. Sealand is a structure called\u00a0Roughs Tower\u00a0it was built in the sea by the\u00a0British\u00a0Royal Navy, and later became Sealand. It is very small. There is only room for 300 people on it.\u00a0\u00a0Sealand has its own stamps, national anthem, money, flag, and more things just like a real country.<\/p>\n A structure called Roughs Tower was built in the sea by the British Royal Navy, and later became\u00a0Sealand.<\/p>\n Sealand is managed by the Bates family as if it were a recognised sovereign entity, and they are its hereditary\u00a0royal\u00a0rulers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sealand used to have passports until 1997 when they were rebuked due to fraud and the massive number of passports that had been issued (over 150,000), according to Quora<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is one of the world’s rare passport\u00a0 issued to officials and diplomats of the\u00a0Sovereign Military Order of Malta\u00a0(SMOM).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The validity of the passport is of four years and is strictly linked to the duration of the assignment.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Sovereign Order of Malta is one of the oldest institutions of Western and Christian civilisation since 1113 with diplomatic relations with over 100 states and the European Union, and permanent observer status at the United Nations. It is neutral, impartial and apolitical. The Order of Malta is active in 120 countries caring for people in need through its medical, social and humanitarian works.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In 2016, the Sovereign Order of Malta issued 155 passports in total, about 500 passports are currently in circulation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The\u00a0Malagasy passport\u00a0is issued to citizens of\u00a0Madagascar<\/strong>\u00a0for international travel.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Madagascar\u00a0from the\u00a0Indian subcontinent\u00a0around 88\u00a0million years ago, currently home to 90% of wildlife found nowhere else on Earth. The country has a population of 22 million<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n As of 2019, Madagascar nationals have visa free access to 53 countries.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The\u00a0Iroquois passport\u00a0or\u00a0Haudenosaunee passport<\/a>\u00a0is a form of identification\u00a0 used by the native american nationals of the\u00a0Iroquois League . This passport was first issued in 1923.<\/p>\n Fewer countries\u00a0 and airlines recognize as valid travel documents.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The\u00a0Iroquois are a historically powerful northeast\u00a0Native American\u00a0confederacy. They were known during the colonial years to the\u00a0French\u00a0as the\u00a0Iroquois League, and later as the\u00a0Iroquois Confederacy, and to the\u00a0English\u00a0as the\u00a0Five Nations<\/strong>, comprising the\u00a0Mohawk,\u00a0Onondaga,\u00a0Oneida,\u00a0Cayuga, and\u00a0Seneca.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In 2010, more than 45,000 enrolled Six Nations people lived in\u00a0Canada, and about 80,000 in the\u00a0United States<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Iroquois passport evolved from negotiations with the\u00a0U.S. State Department,\u00a0Canada,\u00a0Britain\u00a0and other countries and has been used since 1977.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Czechoslovakia was a\u00a0sovereign state\u00a0in\u00a0Central Europe\u00a0that existed from October 1918,\u00a0 and later dissolved into two countries Czech Republic\u00a0and\u00a0Slovakia\u00a0on 1 January 1993. Today both countries are EU member states and participate in schengen area.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This passport is rare and do not exist today.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In autumn 1951, however, the government mandated that all passports be confiscated, necessitating them to be sent to the\u00a0Ministry for State Security\u00a0in\u00a0Prague. This move left thousands of Czechoslovaks around the world effectively stateless as their documents were confiscated by their local embassy\/consulate-general. Thereon, passports were only issued to people who the Communist government saw fit to possess one.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sri Lanka’s is an island country in the indian ocean off southern tip of India, with documented history spans 3,000 years, with evidence of pre-historic human settlements for at least 125,000 years. The country has 22 million population<\/p>\n Sri Lanka issues N series passports are valid 10 years unless otherwise specified. Validity period of passports for minors below 16 years of age are 03 years. Emergency Certificates are valid two (02) years but can be extended for further two years.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As of 7 February 2019, Sri Lankan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 43 countries and territories, ranking the Sri Lankan passport 95th in the world in terms of travel freedom<\/p>\n Sri Lanka allows dual citizenship<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Canada issued little over 6000 special passports for Vimy pilgrimage to France to commemorate 11,000 soldiers who died during First World War. These passports are rare, do not exist today.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Vimy memorial commemorates more than 11,000 men of the Canadian Expeditionary Force killed during the First World War in France and who have no known grave. Many of them died in the Battle of Vimy Ridge.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Battle of Vimy Ridge was fought from 9 to 12 April 1917. Many consider it a turning point in Canadian history, where the four Canadian divisions fought together<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The passport fees were waived for pilgrims who were Canadian or British subjects, issued a special Vimy pilgrimage passport, and allowed veterans in the civil service to have an additional 11 days of paid leave<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cape verde is an island country off the west coast of Africa with a population of half a million.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cape Verdean citizens can travel to member states of the\u00a0Economic Community of West African States\u00a0(ECOWAS) visa-free.\u00a0 As of 2019, Cape Verdean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 65 countries and territories.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n North Korean (DPRK) passport is one the rare travel documents in the world, despite DPRK passport comes free visa access in 42 countries.\u00a0 Since the majority of North Koreans do not get opportunities to leave their country, DPRK passports are rarely issued<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ordinary passports are never issued without special permission and all holders must apply for an exit visa in order to leave the country.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n North Korean passports were first issued in the 1950s with passport in three languages – Korean, Russian and Chinese, while the current passport has Korean and English only.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kosovo is partially recognized state in eastern europe.\u00a0Kosovo’s unilateral\u00a0declaration of independence\u00a0is not universally recognised. Therefore, some countries may not accept passports<\/a> issued by the Government of the Republic of Kosovo<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Russia\u00a0does not recognise Kosovo as an independent state, nor does it recognise the Kosovan Passport as a valid travel document for everyday entry to Russia under normal circumstances. However, the Kosovan Passport can be used to enter Russia in special cases .\u00a0Serbia does not recognise Kosovo as an independent state, nor does it recognise the Kosovan passport as a valid travel document. However, citizens of the Republic of Kosovo can freely enter Serbia and stay for 90 days with a valid\u00a0identity card.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kosovo issues four types of passports: Ordinary, Official, Diplomatic and Travel Document.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kosovo passport had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 43 countries, as of 2019<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kosovo\u00a0is the only non-EU\u00a0country in the Western Balkans that has not yet achieved\u00a0visa-free\u00a0status with the\u00a0EU. In 2019 the European Commission has said Kosovo has met all requirements for visa free travel to Europe’s schengen zone.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mongols first introduced passports<\/a> (in the form of paiza) to protect diplomats, merchants and traders traveling in the silk road during the 13th century.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n All Mongolian citizens are required to register and apply for a civil passport within 30 days of reaching the age of 16<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Foreigners may apply for citizenship through the President’s office as well, or through a Mongolian embassy. One must renounce their former nationalities in order to acquire Mongolian (dual citizenship not allowed).\u00a0Citizenship can be renounced through the President’s Office .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The involuntary loss of citizenship – exile – is banned under the constitution<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Today Mongol passport has visa free access to only 63 countries as of 2019 to Russia, Cuba, Turkey, Singapore, Thailand, Ukraine etc..<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cuba has a population of 11 million residents and majority of cubans do not travel abroad due to expensive to travel abroad.\u00a0 The passport stamps from Cuba also quite rare..<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cuban passports are also very expensive. The cost of issue of this passport is about US$400 (CUC\u00a0400) and US$200 for every two years if one person lives in the United States.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Until January 14, 2013, the Cuban government required that all Cuban citizens and foreigners such as foreign students that live in Cuba desiring to leave the country would have to obtain an exit permit requiring $300 spending<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The United States is home to the largest number of Cubans outside Cuba with 1.3 million cubans living in diaspora followed by Spain about 140,000.\u00a0\u00a0Small numbers of Cubans live\u00a0Mexico,\u00a0Italy,\u00a0Canada,\u00a0Puerto Rico\u00a0and\u00a0Venezuela.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Today as of 2019, Cuban passport has visa free access to 69 countries.\u00a0 Cuba only allows 18 countries (incl all caribbean CBI countries) visa free access to visit Cuba. All other countries require a prior visas or tourist card.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cuba does not recognize the U.S. nationality of Cuban-born U.S. citizens. The Cuban government requires Cuban dual nationals to enter and depart Cuba using Cuban passports. Cuban-born U.S. citizens will be treated as Cuban citizens and may be subject to restrictions and obligations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n US Individuals seeking to travel to Cuba are not required to obtain licenses from OFAC if their travel is covered by a general license.\u00a0If travel is not covered by a general license, must seek OFAC authorization in the form of a specific license<\/p>\n <\/p>\n U.S. credit and debit cards generally do not work in Cuba .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n All US presidents (POTUS)\u00a0 and their immediate family members are issued diplomatic passports in black cover for traveling abroad to carry out diplomatic work.\u00a0 One additional perk the president gets is, the diplomatic passport\u00a0 when he leaves the office, he gets to keep the passport valid for life.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n When the president travels, a team of people, usually from the State Department, coordinate the paperwork of the trip<\/a> and hold onto the president\u2019s passport. After the president emerges from Air Force One, waves to the crowd, and gets in his limo, he doesn\u2019t then stand in line at customs. The State Department employees take his passport, and those of the others in his entourage, through the host country\u2019s customs procedures.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Black diplomatic passports issuable to\u00a0American diplomats\u00a0accredited overseas and their eligible dependents, to citizens who reside in the United States and travel abroad for diplomatic work, to the\u00a0President of the United States, the\u00a0President-Elect, the\u00a0Vice President, and\u00a0Vice President-elect, as well as\u00a0former presidents\u00a0and vice presidents.\u00a0Supreme Court Justices,\u00a0current cabinet members, former secretaries and deputy secretaries of state, the\u00a0Attorney General\u00a0and\u00a0Deputy Attorney General, some\u00a0members of Congress, and retired\u00a0career ambassadors\u00a0are also eligible for a diplomatic passport.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The bearer of diplomatic passport are not required to pay any fee. The period of validity is generally five years<\/strong> from the date of issue<\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to State department some 21 million ordinary\/normal US passports in circulation as of 2018.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Macau is the special administrative region of China, one of the with a population of 650,000 one of the highly urbanized and richest in the word. Its gaming industry is seven times larger than that of\u00a0Las Vegas. Macau was formerly\u00a0a colony of the Portuguese Empire.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Macao SAR passport\u00a0\u00a0is a\u00a0passport\u00a0issued to Chinese citizens who are permanent residents of\u00a0Macau. It was first issued in 1999.<\/p>\n As Chinese citizens, holders of a Macau Special Administrative Region passport are entitled to full consular protection by Chinese foreign missions abroad.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Macau SAR Identification Department<\/a> listed Chinese citizens of Macau as having visa-free or visa on arrival access to 141 countries and territories. Prior visas are required to visit US\/Canada<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Macau SAR passport holders aged between 18 and 30 are eligible to apply under the Working Holiday Scheme by the\u00a0New Zealand Government<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Many residents of Macau also possess\u00a0Portuguese citizenship\u00a0by virtue of birth in Macau before 1981, naturalization or born to parents with Portuguese citizenship in Macau, therefore they are also eligible for, or currently holding, a\u00a0Portuguese passport, which grants more visa-free countries than MSAR passport.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Normal passports are\u00a0 issued for MOP 300 ($27)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Foreigners including portuguese nationals who had residence authorization have been renewed for 7 consecutive years can apply for permanent resident status;<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Republic of Marshall (RMI) islands\u00a0and a\u00a0US associated state\u00a0near the\u00a0equator\u00a0in the\u00a0Pacific Ocean with a population of 53,000<\/p>\n The Marshallese passport is issued to citizens of Marshall islands.<\/p>\n In 2019, Marshallese passport had visa free travel to 124 countries<\/p>\n Marshall Islands signed a mutual visa waiver agreement with\u00a0Schengen Area\u00a0countries on 28 June 2016. This is also a rare passport that has visa free access to United States with ETA )<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Compact of Free Association with the United States gives the U.S. sole responsibility for international defense of the Marshall Islands. It gives islanders the right to emigrate to the United States and to work there.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to USCIS,<\/a>\u00a0any person who obtained an FSM or RMI passport under any investment, passport sale, or similar program is not entitled to any immigration privileges under the Compacts.\u00a0 \u00a0Marshall islands operated a passport for sale scheme<\/a> in the 1990’s<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nauru is the third smallest state in the world (only 21 square km) , after Vatican and Monaco with a population\u00a0 of 11,000 living there. Nauru was\u00a0formerly known as\u00a0Pleasant Island in the central Pacific<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Nauruan passport is issued to citizens.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n As of 2019, the Nauruan passport had visa free access to 86 countries, this includes UK\/Ireland and Russia. In the 1990’s Nauru also operated a citizenship for sale scheme in the Pacific.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This British passport\u00a0of the Queen’s Messenger issued to couriers travelling on official business.\u00a0\u00a0The couriers\u00a0hand-carry secret and important documents to British Embassies\/High Commission and consulates around the world.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Many Queen’s Messengers were retired\u00a0Army\u00a0personnel. Messengers generally travel in plain clothes in\u00a0business class\u00a0on scheduled airlines with their consignment.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Queen’s Messenger has the status of a\u00a0diplomatic courier\u00a0and cannot be detained, however the messenger and the messenger’s personal luggage go through normal security screening.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The first recorded King’s Messenger was John Norman, who was appointed in 1485 by King\u00a0Richard III\u00a0to hand-deliver secret documents for his monarch.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuvalu\u00a0formerly known as the\u00a0Ellice Islands<\/strong> is also a pacific island country.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Tuvaluan passport issued to citizens of Tuvalu.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuvalu signed a mutual visa waiver agreement with\u00a0Schengen Area\u00a0countries on 1 July 2016.\u00a0 As of 2019, Tuvaluan passport had visa free access to 126 countries.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuvalu currently has a\u00a0 provision in the passport act<\/a> to offering passport to immigrant investors, issued by the investment passport committee.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Under Egyptian laws that humans, dead or alive, can only leave with Egypt passport, no exceptions<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ramesses II is one the greatest pharaohs of ancient Egypt born in 1302 BC. He reigned for over 60 years and accomplished much during his lifetime.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Even 3000 years after Ramesses II died, he became the only mummy<\/strong> with a passport issued by a modern government to fly to paris for restoration<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Egypt issued full valid passport for Ramessess II in 1974 with DOB as 1303 BC and profession as King (deceased).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Transnistria is not recognised by the majority of nations of the world (with the exceptions of\u00a0Abkhazia,\u00a0South Ossetia, and the\u00a0Republic of Artsakh, all of which are also mostly unrecognised), a Transnistrian passport is not valid for travel to most countries in the world.\u00a0The region is considered by the\u00a0UN\u00a0to be part of\u00a0Moldova.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The population estimated at 469,000<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The first passport was issued on October 1, 2001.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Artsakh, also known as the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, is a de facto independent country in the South Caucasus that is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan with a population of 150,000<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Artsakh passport is not legally recognised by the international community and it is used only within the borders of Artsakh and three other\u00a0post-Soviet\u00a0disputed states;\u00a0Abkhazia,\u00a0South Ossetia, and\u00a0Transnistria<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/citizenshipbyinvestment.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mone\u0301gasque_passport.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n2. Liechtenstein<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n3. Andorra<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n4. San Marino<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n5. Luxembourg<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n6. Iceland<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n7. Brunei<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n8. Vatican (Holy see)<\/h1>\n
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9. Northern Cyprus<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n10. Abkhazia<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n11. Sealand<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>12. Malta Sovereign Order<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n13.\u00a0Malagasy passport<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n14.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Iroquois<\/h1>\n
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15.\u00a0Czechoslovakia<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n16. Sri Lanka<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n17. Vimy<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n18. Cape Verde<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n19. North\u00a0 Korea<\/h1>\n
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20. Kosovo<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n21. Mongolia<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n22. Cuba<\/h1>\n
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23. US Diplomatic passport<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n24. Macau (SAR)<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n25. Marshall Islands<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n26. Nauru<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n27. Queens Messenger<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n28. Tuvalu<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n29. Ramesses II Mummy Passport<\/h1>\n
<\/a>30. Transnistria<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n31. Artsakh<\/h1>\n
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