1. Japan (193)
Cost
¥16,000 (10-year adult passport)
¥11,000 (5-year passport for 12-year-old or over)
¥6,000 (5-year passport for 11-year-old or under)
As of April 13, 2021, Japanese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 193 countries and territories, ranking the Japanese passport the strongest passport in the world in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
First issued
21 May 1866[1][a] (letter of request)
1 January 1926[1] (booklet)
1 November 1992[1] (machine-readable passport)
20 March 2006[2] (biometric passport)
31 August 2013[3] (current version).
Eligibility
Japanese citizenship
2. Singapore passport
The Singapore passport is a travel document and passport issued to citizens and nationals of the Republic of Singapore. It enables the bearer to exit and re-enter Singapore freely; travel to and from other countries following visa requirements; facilitates the process of securing assistance from Singaporean consular officials abroad, if necessary; and requests protection for the bearer while abroad.
First issued
June 20 1966[1] (first version)
January 2 1991[2] (machine-readable passport)
August 15 2006 (biometric passport)
October 26 2017[3] (current version).
Eligibility,
Singaporean citizenship.
Cost,
SGD 70.
3. South Korea; Germany
Republic of Korea passport
The Republic of Korea passport (Korean: 대한민국 여권, romanized: Daehan Minguk yeogwon) is issued to a South Korean citizen to facilitate their international travel. Like any other passport, South Korean passports serve as proof for passport holders' personal information, such as nationality and date of birth. South Korean passports also indicate the holder's resident registration number unless the holder does not have one (however, a new version of the passport issued from 2021 onward will remove the bearer's resident registration number). South Korean passports are issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and have been printed by the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (KOMSCO) since 1973.[5] The general release of the next generation of biometric passports has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
First issued
1948 (first version)[1]
August 25 2008[2] (biometric passport)
April 20, 2017 (passport with braille added for blind people)[3].
Eligibility
South Korean citizenship.
Cost
₩50,000 (24 pages)
₩53,000 (48 pages).
German passport
German passports are issued to nationals of Germany for international travel. German access is, besides the German ID card and the German Emergency Travel Document (called "Reiseausweis also Passersatz"), the only other officially recognized document that German authorities will routinely accept as proof of identity from German citizens. Besides serving as proof of identity and presumption of German nationality, they facilitate the process of securing assistance from German consular officials abroad (or other EU members in the case that a German consular facility is absent). German passports are valid for ten years (for people over the age of 24) or six years (for people under 24) and share the standardized layout and burgundy red design with other EU passports. Every German citizen is also a citizen of the European Union. The passport, along with the national identity card, allows for free rights of movement and residence in any of the states of the European Union, European Economic Area, and Switzerland.
First issued
1950 (first version (West Germany))
November 1, 2005 (biometric passport)
March 1 2017 (current version).
Eligibility,
German citizenship.
Cost
€60 (over 24) / €37.50 (under 24).
4. Italy; Finland; Spain; Luxembourg
Italian passport
Italian passports are issued to Italian citizens for international travel. Biometric passports have been available since October 26, 2006, are valid for 10, 5, or 3 years (depending on the applicant's age). Every Italian citizen is also a citizen of the European Union. The passport, along with the national identity card, allows for free rights of movement and residence in any of the states of the European Union, European Economic Area, and Switzerland.
First issued
October 26, 2006 (biometric passport)
May 20 2010 (current version).
Eligibility Italian citizenship.
Cost €116.
Finnish passport
Finnish passports are issued to nationals of Finland for international travel. Aside from serving as proof of Finnish nationality, they facilitate the process of securing assistance from Finnish consular officials abroad (or other EU consulates or Nordic missions[3] in case a Finnish consular official is absent).
First issued
August 21, 2006 (first biometric version)
January 1, 2017 (current version) .
Eligibility Finnish citizenship.
Cost
€51, €45 (electronic application), €25 (when the applicant is a veteran of Finnish wars), €22 (veterans of Finnish wars, electronic application).
Spanish passport
Spanish passports (in Spanish: Pasaporte español) are issued to Spanish citizens for travel outside Spain. Every Spanish citizen is also a citizen of the European Union. The passport, along with the national identity card, allows for free rights of movement and residence in any of the states of the European Union, European Economic Area, and Switzerland.
First issued
January 2, 2015 (current version)
August 14, 2006 (biometric passport)
Eligibility Spanish citizenship.
Cost €30.00.
Luxembourgish passport
A Luxembourgish passport is an international travel document issued to nationals of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and may also prove Luxembourgish citizenship. Besides enabling the bearer to travel internationally and serving as an indication of Luxembourgish citizenship, the passport facilitates the process of securing assistance from Luxembourgish consular officials abroad or other European Union member states in case a Luxembourgish consular is absent if needed.
First issued
August 28 2006[1] (biometric passport)
16 February 2015[2] (current version).
Eligibility Luxembourgish citizenship.
Cost
€50 (5-year passports)
€30 (2-year passports).
5. Denmark; Austria
Danish passport
Danish passports (Danish: PAS, Faroese: PASS, Greenlandic: PASSI) are issued to citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark (Danish: Kongeriget Danmark) to facilitate international travel. Besides serving as proof of Danish citizenship, they reduce the process of securing assistance from Danish consular officials abroad (or other EU consulates or Nordic missions[4][5] in case a Danish consular official is absent).
First issued
August 1 2006[1] (biometric passport)
January 1 2012[2] (current version).
Eligibility
Citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark.
Cost
DKK 627 (age 18-64)
DKK 377 (age 65+)
DKK 142 (age 12-17)
DKK 115 (age 0-11).
Austrian passport
An Austrian passport is issued to citizens of Austria to facilitate international travel. Every Austrian citizen is also a citizen of the European Union. The access, along with the national identity card, allows for free rights of movement and residence in any of the European Economic Area and Switzerland states.
First issued
June 16 2006[1] (biometric)
September 5 2014[2] (current version)
Eligibility Austrian citizenship.
Cost
€75,90 (aged 12 or over)[3]
€30 (aged 0–11)[4]
Free (aged 0–2, first issue).
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