UAE passport now world's 4th most powerful!

• The UAE passport now has a visa-free score of 162 -- countries UAE citizens can visit either without a visa or with a visa on arrival.

The UAE passport on Tuesday jumped three spots to list as the fourth most powerful passport in the world.

According to ranking by Passport Index, the UAE passport now shares its berth with passports from the Czech Republic and Hungary.

The UAE passport now has a visa-free score of 162, which means UAE citizens can now enter these many countries either without a visa or with a visa on arrival.
Singapore and Germany, with visa-free scores of 165, lead the list, while US, South Korea, France, Denmark and Sweden are among the 11 countries that share the second spot with a score of 164. Switzerland, UK and Canada are among the countries ranked third, with a score of 163.

It was only last week that the UAE passport had climbed to the seventh spot.