Passport Inequality, Explained
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2024
- A passport is your ticket to the world, but not all passports are created equal.
Travel filmmaker Syifa Adriana explains how the power of your passport can affect your freedom.
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In the West, passports are often viewed as an open ticket to the world. Wealthy countries such as the USA or in the EU often have the strongest passports allowing for visa-free or visa-on-arrival travel to many countries. On the other side of the spectrum, many countries with weaker economic situations often have weaker passports that constrain the number of countries which a citizen can travel to without a visa. This in conjunction with the high cost of applying for a visa can discourage people from these places from pursuing travels of their own.
In this video Syifa explores the concept of Passport inequality and how your citizenship can affect your freedom to travel and tips so you can still travel and experience the world when faced with these limitations.
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Thank you Bright Trip team for allowing me to speak about this important topic. It was a pleasure to work with you on this video :-)
Wow, great and informative video as usual..thank you... Peace and Jayoe (liked and shared because of you haha)
@@Mark-hr9rm Hahaha Mark, good to see you here. Thank you for your kind support :-)
Thank YOU for the great video! 😊
You are an inspiration for many women syifa ❤️❤️
@@AnnuSia You are very kind Annu! Bless your heart. I just subscribed to your channel!
it must be nice not needing a visa and only worrying about finding flights 😪
😢
I made a decision many years ago that I won't bother visiting countries that make it hard for I to travel to because of my passport.
If they don't want I there, it's their loss.
I'll just focus on those countries that want I. 😎
@@xolang good they don’t want you
@@xolang same with me, cant be bothered with all the requirements and the documents
It's a privilege to not have to take time off from work/studying to attempt to get a visa. (ps. I don't think there is any passport that has total worldwide visa free travel but unless the countries are enemies there's not reason to fear the visa getting rejected unless you filled the paperwork out wrong). Having a criminal record can limit your options.
This story reminded me when I was backpacking, some American and European tourist were complaining about the Chinese visa process - asking for fingerprints and etc. But as an Indonesian, when I try to go to Europe / North America, I need to do the same. Thanks for sharing this story and maybe more people will realize how passport inequality is real.
at least you get to travel without visa problems. For Nepalese to travel to America or Europe, we need to have a big bank account and a proper income source, and if not a handful of assets worth good value. So basically if i have no bank balance but enough money to travel and pay for expenses, that's not enough.
Those American and European tourists are lucky! For Chinese to travel to those countries, they often have to provide sources of income! I help Chinese visitors apply to visit Canada, and we'll sometimes get refusals for relatively opaque reasons, it's really like jumping through hoops sometimes!
I Am an Indian guy in France currently working. I can tell from my interactions with other French people. Very few of them have an idea how strong their passport is. Many of them have traveled to US with ease. And few years back , my visitor visa along with other 2 of my work colleagues got rejected because of some unknown reason. But the friend of our GM during after work dinner that US generally rejects single people from India out of fear they might not leave and stay back. It felt so bad, as if I am a criminal before hand. But you know that's life , shitty as it may be.
I made a decision many years ago that I won't bother visiting countries that make it hard for I to travel to because of my passport.
If they don't want I there, it's their loss.
I'll just focus on those countries that want I. 😎
Damn.... Our passport is weak.
Unfortunately there is some truth to the illegal worker stereotype :( and those illegal few make it very difficult for the other normal people
@@ayszhang There is hypocrisy in US migration, in which white people from Europe could just walk in to get and be American citizen, meanwhile people from other ethnicities were barred from being US citizen until 1960s. And even when Asian migrants stay legally they are exploited (not every case) they are exploited as labor in fear of losing the employment visa.
There is famous saying I always keep in mind a brown , black guy in Europe or America is considered an immigrant whereas a Caucasian person is considered expat wherever he goes , even if he goes somewhere for employment.
@@Fromtheforgottengardens you're not right. I'm white and considered migrant. May be it's because I'm from Russia, but the point is that skin colour doesn't make very much difference here
I've a German 🇩🇪 and Spanish 🇪🇸 passport, so one of the strongest passports in the world.
It breaks my heart to see that I can travel to so many countries without problems while others could only dream to have my passport...
I really hope that things will change to make it easier for everyone to travel and to see our beautiful planet!🌎🌍🌏
Who knows, maybe tables will turn. It wasn't that long ago that Africa was literally the wakanda of the real world given the riches it has/(had) if not for Europe literally sucking it dry. You'd see UAE in Africa instead and not the middle East and it'd be strong. Everything in the world revolves around history and policy, and there's also a sh*t load of bias due to history.
ich weiss ganz genau wovon du redest. vor vielen Jahren hab ich entschlossen, die Länder einfach nicht zu besuchen, wo ich wegen meines Passes einen komplizierten Visumsbeantrangugsprozess durchmachen müsste.
Hab auch gar keine Lust, diesen Ländern Devisen zu "spendieren".
How the hell do you have a Spanish and German passport. Last time I checked Spain doesn't allow dual citizenship. If they did so, I would have been able to pick up a British people.
@@washimpatwary1446 I have a Spanish mother, but I was born in Germany. That's why I have both passports.
@@Julian-qk6vd Oh. I got my spanish passport because my Dad lived in Spain for 15 years so he became a naturalised citizen. Since I am not a Spanish by blood or was born in Spain, it's basically impossible for me to pick up a new passport if I don't renonce my Spanish passport.
This is very true and not something many North Americans are aware of. Thank you for sharing your story Syifa!
Still - even better to have dual citizenship as a back-up. Lots of Latin American and south American passports have become quite strong recently so long as you don't want to travel to the US to the point that they now beat the US passport.
@@aniinnrchoque1861 the thing is not every country allows dual citizenship as well which also adds on more passport inequality (in my opinion)
@@asbigastheplanet true. How dare country say I need to be faithful to just them and them alone.
@@aniinnrchoque1861 they do not beat the US passport. The US passport ranks 7th in the world. There are no Latin American passports that rank that high, the closest is Chile which ranks 16th in the world.
@@thekingofmoney2000 depends which sources you quote and which metrics you use. Frankly unless you live in the US the US passport is not worthwhile and chances are if you expatriate on a US passport you are better off getting rid of it in the long term.
It's depressing when you know your passport ranks lower than North Korea.
I know how you feel, but dont give up on such a dream and let's not focus on the destination itself. Travel can still be done domestically as long as it expands our understanding of the world. I wish you good luck :)
Don't let yourself be depressed just because of that.
Focus on what you are able to do.
I made a decision many years ago that I won't bother visiting countries that make it hard for I to travel to because of my passport.
If they don't want I there, it's their loss.
I'll just focus on those countries that want I. 😎
Country?! I bet it's not lower than mine
I bet you don't have 🇮🇶the glorious Iraqi passport the greatest ( crappiest ) in the world !
im surprised that nk doesnt have more tbh. no ones gonna be leaving and the only ones leaving are easily gonna apply for a visa anyway (because money) so what is even the point lol
This is really spot on. Currently in Nigeria, a country with a weak passport, we can't even apply for passport or renew expired ones due to a government order. In places like this we are essentially imprisoned in our country.
UPDATE: Since then, I applied for and got a passport. Although, it took a very short 5 months to get one.
Really?
This isn’t true. You can apply and renew.
@@Junior-zf7yy well, not at the time I posted. I'm trying to get one. I've been trying since December.
@@Junior-zf7yy not currently,I have been trying to renew my passport now for 3 months since I applied,I have a feeling it will take much longer.
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As a fellow Indonesian I know how it feels. Thank you Bright Trip for putting this in the spotlight.
We're so glad to share about it 🙌
Yes we are on the same boat arent we 😂 Dont give up just yet!
Bertahun-tahun yang lalu sudah saya putuskan mending nggak usah sama sekali mengunjungi negara-negara yang ribet bikin visa.
Ngapain kita buang² duit, "nyumbang" devisa ke negara² di mana kita buat datangi saja mesti ngemis² begitu? Kitanya yang bego sih kalau begitu menurut saya.
Biar aja mereka yang rugi nyusahin orang masuk. 😎
@@xolang bacot
This is the kind of content I was hoping to see from Bright Trip. As someone with a weak passport myself and have been solo traveling through my twenties, I always wish travel channels would explore this topic of how inaccessible travel can be for the majority of the world. Diversified viewpoints such as this one matters more than you know. Thank you for shedding light on the topic. I think I also would be more inclined to take BT's courses if there is a breakdown of how to get to any given country before you get there, aka the visa application process and so on.
Keep up the great work! Your team is amazing!
Thank you so much! 😊
Thank you so much Tierra for watching!
This is what is annoying. A lot of people from weaker passports pay a lot of money to go to countries such as countries from Europe but isnt it ironic that people from these countries, go to cheapest region in the world and they beg-pack? When we travel to other places, we are ensured that we have money to travel because own have to provide proof that we have money in our banks so therefore, people from really have money to travel. Not like people in wealthier countries post in gofundme to finance their travels. Hahahaha
I have curated a map of all the 70 visa free/visa on arrival countries for my Botswana 🇧🇼 passport and I've just decided to explore these places that welcome me. Focusing on the politics, history of the discrimination is just draining and takes the fun out if travel. I have been happier since and I enjoy my slow travel to these welcoming countries.
I hold Polish passport. During my lifetime it went from being a rather weak passport to one of the best ones to have.
Together with the country transitioning from post-communist failed state to a developed European country.
Few years ago I had to apply for travel visa just to enter the US, now it's visa-free, but I remember how annoying the whole process was.
I feel for everyone who has to go through such experience regularly.
I know of people that leveraged their descent to get a second passport just so they could travel freely. Specifically small countries may only have active embassies in 20-30 countries where they can issue visas. Starting about 8 years ago the EU started unifying it's passports more and subsequently negotiating a lot of the visa benefits senior nations had to the rest with weaker passports. I remember watching a Danish UA-camr who got German citizenship by descent just so he could have an easier time getting a Visa for Turkmenistan - a couple years later he admitted he wouldn't have had to do that had he just waited a bit longer as gradually European citizens as a whole gained more travel power.
If member states were to leave the Union or get sanctioned by the Union certain visa privileges could end up reversed.
Similar situation over here, i hold a Serbian passport and had to spend a 100€ on a UK visa just so they could ask for one document (the girl in the video needed 30), was still extremely stressful somehow .Its almost fascinating how our countries have changed in the past 20 years , i mean it's still not Germany but whatever take it or leave it
@@stefandjeric4530 Serbia is one of the few countries in the world who have visa free access to China. And they also have visa free access to Russia. So those are some huge countries that almost everybody else in Europe needs a visa for.
I am from Kyrgyz Republic, aka Kyrgyzstan. I had opportunity to travel within Europe, Asia and Middle East. Right before pandemic I applied for US visa to travel within North America, but received rejection by US embassy. They told me that I did not prove that my intention was to travel, not to immigrate. Anyway I went to Russia instead and had a great time there. Planning to visit Africa and Latin America once Covid situation gets better. Hopefully by then, USA government would believe my intention ;). Good luck to all travelers from developing nations and welcome to Kyrgyz land !
I made a decision many years ago that I won't bother visiting countries that make it hard for I to travel to because of my passport.
If they don't want I there, it's their loss.
I'll just focus on those countries that want I. 😎
@@xolang come and visit latin america it's a cheap destination overlooked by many and latin american nations do not ask visa to most countries
Good luck! Hope you can come to Honduran beaches and archaeologic sites.
This was eye opening. Well made and explained. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Travel slowly is sooooo important. I am a strong believer that spending most of the days in a single country will be much more rewarding than rushing through many! That was a great tip! ☺️
It's so annoying and unfair, the fact that with strictness to people from developing country with weaker passport require to have good background and they behave nicely in western country but those western first world tourist with strong passport usually behave badly and do whatever they want in developing country even become that beggar tourist.
No one said the world is fair, and a passport or border policy mainly relies on the interchangeable relationship between the countries. It has nothing to do with people and how they behave. It is somehow true that it is not really fair to always see western Europeans and Americans only traveling 24/7 and making a career out of it on UA-cam while thousands of others from different countries don't have the same luxury.
I made a decision many years ago that I won't bother visiting countries that make it hard for I to travel to because of my passport.
If they don't want I there, it's their loss.
I'll just focus on those countries that want I. 😎
As someone from a developing country, i extremely agree. And the fact that, historically, developed countries are the one who put developing countries in that position do pisses me off
Priviledge.
the only reason I find is tourism. I'm peruvian and tourism sector gives more than 70000 jobs americans ask us visa the same way as australians or japanese but we give them visa free access because they're wealthy tourists that bring dollars into the economy. restraining them access means less tourists from those places will visit because they'll find hard to travel and won't make the effort.
Thank you for sharing Syifa. As an Ethiopian solo traveller, I totally relate to the challenges of a weaker passport. My friends are mostly from developed countries and they are completely oblivious to how easy it is when all you need to think about is flights. Love the tips, will try to savour the experiences each place has to offer more.
As someone from Thailand I feel your pain. It was a pain applying for a visa to visit Europe for the first time. Now I want Johnny Harris make a video deep-diving on this topic.
Noted!
We are on the same boat, Panot. Dont give up just yet! I wish you the best
I made a decision many years ago that I won't bother visiting countries that make it hard for I to travel to because of my passport.
If they don't want I there, it's their loss.
I'll just focus on those countries that want I. 😎
@@theRealJohnnyG. I am so sorry to hear that Tony. I can totally understand the frustration and what somewhat could feel like unfairness. I can only send you both best wishes and good luck with the situation. Please send your wife my best regards and how terribly sorry to hear about her mum situation.
@@theRealJohnnyG. what European country is that? Mandatory military service? Must have been ages ago.. Looking at Sweden, Switzerland and Germany - both with massive Thai communities marriage grants spousal visas that are effectively no different from any other residency permit including re-entry stipulations.
I love that first tip. Travel slowly. For too many people, travel is about getting Instagram moments rather than taking the time to get to know the culture and people.
What might have helped this video is explaining why some countries don’t have as much access as others.
Well done on this video, kak Syifa!
As an Indonesian with a travel career background myself, this does seem to be the most common struggles for most of us trying to travel abroad. We are mostly limited to Asian countries while Western countries would seem to be limited for the higher markets. This video greatly highlights the inequalities and also huge props for reminding us to maximize the travel in one sole city / country area, since most Indonesian travel packages tend to breeze through countries like the Schengen area like it's a marathon to see who has the most countries visited in each packages, which mostly is just exhausting in the travel time on the road.
Thanks again Johnny Harris and the team for making this video possible!
That's so true! We're glad you enjoyed the video 😊
Thanks for watching Dennis! I agree with your comment. I also disagree with Indonesian way of travel who likes to breeze through countries as it eliminates any chances to experience anything on a deeper level.
Bertahun-tahun yang lalu sudah saya putuskan mending nggak usah sama sekali mengunjungi negara-negara yang ribet bikin visa.
Ngapain kita buang² duit, "nyumbang" devisa ke negara² di mana kita buat datangi saja mesti ngemis² begitu? Kitanya yang bego sih kalau begitu menurut saya.
Biar aja mereka yang rugi nyusahin orang masuk. 😎
Really loved this one. Its such an important issue people in developed countries really have no idea about. Thank you for the insight!
Thanks! 🙏
Thanks for watching Steve! So glad to hear your perspective
I made a decision many years ago that I won't bother visiting countries that make it hard for I to travel to because of my passport.
If they don't want I there, it's their loss.
I'll just focus on those countries that want I. 😎
Japan passport has the least limitations with a 193 visa free countries.
Wow!
Yes, Japan, Singapore and South Korea are some of select few Asian countries that possess strong passports 🙂
@@SyifaAdriana Yes, it does still feels odd as Indonesia is part of G20 yet they have less passport power. When I studied in the UK, my Indonesian friend unable to travel into Europe (Shengen area) without to visa. We just plan to travel within the UK instead. There are lots to see and do as well. Most people travel to lots of country but just one city and not even immerse and enjoy fully their travel.
@@daisuke910 Thanks for your comment, Daisuke!
@@SyifaAdriana I think Malaysias can travel to 170+ countries without a visa.
My boyfriend has an Iraqi passport. I have seen his visa get rejected few times just because he is an Iraqi. Seeing him go through the pain of rejection countless times, breaks my heart. He is one of the most hardworking, kindest and sweetest person that I have ever known. Everyday I pray that one day and hopefully soon, he will have a passport that allows him to be free, secure and happy.
He should apply for work permit or investment visa such countries follow money talks approach if you give the money you blow the whistle
And they're suprised when people from middle east immigrate illegaly.
@@blackwomaninturkiye Hi. My partner is currently residing in Malaysia for about 12 years under Malaysia My Second Home Visa (MM2H) His family spend couple millions in dollars to get that visa and bought a property in Malaysia. This oppurtunity occured because Malaysia was in debt and needed investments to survive.
That being said, Malaysia is a corrupted, racist and unfair to a whole lot of foreigners. Whether they are refugees or came in as investors. I am a Malaysian Indian myself, they treat me like shit due to my name and skin colour. Could you imagine how they would treat a foreigner? My partner has learned the national language and is well versed in it more than I am. Yet, they refuse to give him Permenant Residence. Even if he stayed in Malaysia for the past 13 years, speak their language and payed their taxes.
Money speaks but to a certain level. It is easy to say to invest, apply for work visa but when your passport is the second weakest in the world. There is nothing else or much to say.
@@preetibahravi2725 kindly avoid Muslim countries as much as possible and focus on rich Christian super developed countries like Canada or EU states like Germany Italy Sweden Denmark Finland etc
@@greatgamingchannale8257 ofcos it varies from one state to another but in most EU countries if you work 5 consecutive years without getting arrested or something like that you can apply for permanent residency after some few years of permanent residency you can apply for citizenship that’s what I’m going to do since I don’t have 250,000-500,000eur to buy EU cltlzenship via golden visa investment scheme
I'm from a developing nation (Brazil) but thanks to our diplomacy history, our passport it's strong, I can to 170 countries without visa, which is great and I know that we are privileged in this topic
meh try to compare that with Malaysia also a developing country but have 180 country to visit without visa the highest in the developing world almost the same as European country and get 12th spot in the world. proud Malaysians
This was such a good video and I appreciated that there were tips at the end to help people out! More of this please :)
We're so glad! 😊
I agree with you Kritika, it's an important topics to be discussed. Thank you for watching!
i love your approach...
how travel can be a status symbol, a sample of inequality and non-limiting all at the same time.
Happy to see Syifa here, really informative document.
Not only make us feel discouraged, but also humiliated had to show them our bank statement, Proof of income, recommendation letter and sponsors.
Btw, happy to see you here, Syfa. I'm a fan :D
I’m from Costa Rica, and thus require a visa to travel to the US. Even though I’ve travelled many times before to America, to renew my visa, I not only had to carry out an application online after paying a 230 USD fee, but have been waiting since January for my interview at the American embassy (which is appointed for the end of October). It’s not that easy.
Did your visa expire? Where l got the visa, you didn't need an interview for renewals, only for first time applications and (I think) when visas expired or were close to expiring.
@@dminnovatores For some people, it worked like that; in my case, the US embassy didn’t allow me to do the mail renewal.
@@pasalgado980 It usually takes this long because of how sensitive the immigration process is in the US. Cry me a river, the US was built on immigration.
I made a decision many years ago that I won't bother visiting countries that make it hard for I to travel to because of my passport.
If they don't want I there, it's their loss.
I'll just focus on those countries that want I. 😎
I'm sorry it's been so rough. Covid made things even slower.
Thank you for talking about this.
Good points, Syifa. Can't wait to start traveling full-time.
I could listen to you recite anything, all day, such a soothing tone in your voice. ❤️❤️❤️
Same!
Thanks for watching Alden! So glad to hear your perspective. Hahaha so very kind of you to say that!
I made a decision many years ago that I won't bother visiting countries that make it hard for I to travel to because of my passport.
If they don't want I there, it's their loss.
I'll just focus on those countries that want I. 😎
Thank you for highlighting this topic, Syifa and Bright Trip! 🌟
As a fellow Indonesian-passport-holder living abroad, I find this topic to be overlooked a lot and many have yet to realise the weight of privilege there is on a passport.
You're so welcome 🙌
Such an incredible perspective and video - loved this one!
Yay!
Thanks for watching Jordy So glad to hear your perspective
I made a decision many years ago that I won't bother visiting countries that make it hard for I to travel to because of my passport.
If they don't want I there, it's their loss.
I'll just focus on those countries that want I. 😎
this lady is amazing. shes right
The suggestions are brilliant
Such an important topic!! Thanks for explaining Syifa :)
Glad you liked it!!
Thank you so much Lashan for your kind comment. I am glad that you enjoy the video!
I made a decision many years ago that I won't bother visiting countries that make it hard for I to travel to because of my passport.
If they don't want I there, it's their loss.
I'll just focus on those countries that want I. 😎
This video content makes me understand more about being a solo traveller ... Nuhun Syifa !
We're glad!
Great video. Thanks for creating it
You're so welcome!
Thank you for talking about this important topic! It’s really fascinating to see your perspective on it. Even though I’m one of the lucky holders of a “strong” passport I still found your advise very true and applicable :)
I made a decision many years ago that I won't bother visiting countries that make it hard for I to travel to because of my passport.
If they don't want I there, it's their loss.
I'll just focus on those countries that want I. 😎
it's not only about how many countries you can visit, it's also about money. For example someone with german or usa passport can travel world for less money than someone with weak passport. For two reasons, first they don't need to pay visa fees, second they can fly using cheap flights with more lay overs, because they don't have to worry about visas and all.
The irony is real.
Such a surprisingly pleasant video. 🤘
What a kind person!
Nice video! I'm from Colombia and we require a visa for Japan, I applied but no answer after 2 weeks as they were questioning my income source. I canceled my application to get my passport back as I had a flight to the US and then South Korea 2 days later! I was a bit frustrated as I was so close to Japan but couldn't go due to visa requirements. Still loved SEA :)
Great video thank you
Syifa thank you so much for this video! Bagus bagus sekali topic nya! As an Indonesian it really hit me when you said "Feeling discouraged even before applying the Visa". So travelling became a huge "despair" moment for me and my partner. We always carefully select countries that will allow me to come without hassle (Playing safe, by staying within southeast Asia). Now that we live in Europe, everything changed and It really feels like I'm in a different world where I get to travel to more than 20 countries without having to even bring my passport. Years went by, I am still a proud Indonesian
This was very eye opening! Thank you for the education!!
You’re so welcome! 🙌
I made a decision many years ago that I won't bother visiting countries that make it hard for I to travel to because of my passport.
If they don't want I there, it's their loss.
I'll just focus on those countries that want I. 😎
Great video! hope to see more! respect!
Thanks!
I went from one of the worst passports in the world to one of the best (U.S.). My job requires a lot of travel and I can’t express how valuable a strong passport is. Applying for a visa is expensive and invasive and not even guaranteed. Beyond the ease of traveling, you also get more respect with a stronger passport which is sad but true.
Amazing video and eye opening.
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your experiences on this important topic
It’s so important!
I made a decision many years ago that I won't bother visiting countries that make it hard for I to travel to because of my passport.
If they don't want I there, it's their loss.
I'll just focus on those countries that want I. 😎
Let this be a reminder to everyone living in rich countries to never take your citizenship for granted. Some people have less opportunities just because of where they're born.
That's a lie. Many Indians and Chinese live in Australia and some of them now have the Aussie citizenship. As long as you respect the rules, it's ok.
@@johnmurphy7674The Chinese and Indians who weren’t born in Australia had to work hard just to get to Australian and gain the citizenship.
@@Girl-rj3qe An Indian friend of mine (he's not Indian anymore but you know what I mean), 45 years old, has been living in Australia for 10 years. He became Australian only 5 years after his arrival. So no, it's not hard AT ALL
@@johnmurphy7674 what I mean is it is much harder for him to even just enter Australia compared to an American or a European who just needed a passport. He needs a visa to just enter Australia. Maybe your friend is rich, but most non-rich people who needed a visa to enter a country finds it hard to get the visa since they have to prove their stay will be legal.
@@Girl-rj3qe He's got a Master's Degree
I'm sorry to hear that. I have the German passport and I'm thankful any minute of it. I received that privilege by birth and never realized it untill a few months ago when friends and I traveled to European borders and they had to wait so long. Keep up your great content and keep your smile 🙂
Vor vielen Jahren hab ich entschlossen, die Länder einfach nicht zu besuchen, wo ich wegen meines Passes einen komplizierten Visumsbeantrangugsprozess durchmachen müsste.
Hab auch gar keine Lust, diesen Ländern Devisen zu "spendieren".
Great video and its seems you are quite a good traveller!keep up the good work :)
Thanks! 😊
Finally someone said this! Having a weak passport like me, all I can say is dont take your strong passport for granted!
Wow.. new youtube mrs syifa adriana best of luck go ahead
Awe inspiring! I've been from holding one of the weakest passport to the most strongest passport.
Oh wow!
Which passeports?
As an indian I understand this difficulty very well.. You explained it easily and clearly. thanks syifa 🙏
We're glad you liked the video 🙌
I made a decision many years ago that I won't bother visiting countries that make it hard for I to travel to because of my passport.
If they don't want I there, it's their loss.
I'll just focus on those countries that want I. 😎
Even though I am unlikely to travel any time soon, I feel incredibly lucky knowing the power of my NZ passport. Hopefully when I am ready to travel it will still be as strong.
This is facts though, our own family back home always got their Canadian visitor visa rejected when they tried to visit us after spending money and hours trying to get one in the first place
Petition for Johnny Harris to make a video on this
Hahaha I quite agree with you Gerald.
This is the kind of content and perspective we need on BrightTrip!!! Excellent work! And this format makes it feel less intimidating to contribute as well. Looking forward to more from POC/WOC contributors from the Global South x
Seriously, this video is super inspiring it gets me thinking about how to travel on a weak passport. Maybe I'll write up some notes/tips/guide to help those like me overcome the visa barrier while traveling the world.
Wow, you can't imagine how happy it makes us to read your comment! Thank you so much ✨
Hi Nga, are you Vietnamese descendant as Nguyen is a very familiar surname I found in Vietnam! So glad to hear your perspective, thank you so much for watching!
THANK YOU SO MUCH for making this video. Many of my friends in US are not even aware of this, some of them dont even know what visa is?
You're welcome 🙌
The problem lies with geopolitics. Visa requirements are often a way to make clear what one country's attitude towards another is. For example, if I as a Canadian citizen want to cross overland into the US, I just need to show my driver's license. It is even more painless to cross borders in the EU's Schengen Area. These countries have such deep cooperation that they want the free movement of labour between them. Meanwhile, a country will slap visa requirements on foreign citizens from countries they don't have formal ties with or are actively hostile towards. That is why it will be difficult for a Canadian to enter Bhutan (very little ties between them) or for a Chinese citizen to the US (actively hostile).
A weak passport is often an indication of the country in question's relationship with the rest of the world. It can often indicate if that country has a high number of partnerships or largely isolated.
That is true but it is not the whole story. There is also a way to avoid people from certain countries staying in their destination and thus deter immigration. You can see this in countries such as Mexico (and other Latin American) and the US where they have close cooperation and economic ties but there is a hard border between the two. It is true geopolitics plays a big role but this sort of discrimination can also be observed once you pay attention.
this partly true, not only geopolitics but a lot of aspect play a role in here... a country with bigger population have different issue compared to country with small population.
if i am immigration law officer of Europe i will not intimidating with 90k population of Seychelles..
but with 270M population of indoesiaa...
its another story.
and that's just one aspect
Not exactly. It’s all about GDP per capita, first and foremost.
I made a decision many years ago that I won't bother visiting countries that make it hard for I to travel to because of my passport.
If they don't want I there, it's their loss.
I'll just focus on those countries that want I. 😎
The Philippines foreign affairs ministry has an unstated policy of making it harder for its own citizens to travel. Even when it is possible to negotiate reciprocity agreements, it is avoided. In short, our diplomats are being actively racist to its own people. Sad but true. Learned this from one of our consular officers.
makasih syifa, you're so inspiring :*
She really is!
Thank you Arga, you are so very kind with your comment
Bertahun-tahun yang lalu sudah saya putuskan mending nggak usah sama sekali mengunjungi negara-negara yang ribet bikin visa.
Ngapain kita buang² duit, "nyumbang" devisa ke negara² di mana kita buat datangi saja mesti ngemis² begitu? Kitanya yang bego sih kalau begitu menurut saya.
Biar aja mereka yang rugi nyusahin orang masuk. 😎
@@xolang visa tuh "pager" yang dibuat negara buat orang random buat masuk. kalo mas liat orang gila / orang jahat diluar rumah mas, mas pasti berharap rumah mas ada pagernya.
yang ngemis tuh siapa?? minta ijin gak sama kaya ngemis dong mas. hampir semua negara yang tourist friendly, cara dan syaratnya jelas, bahkan negara seribet uk, swiss atau Australi. tinggal ikutin aja.
kalo mas cuman mau ngunjungi negara yang visa free buat wni ya sah sah aja. tapi negara-nya dikit dan banyak yg ga oke. negara g-20 aja baru jepang. itu juga pake e-visa 30 hari.
@@argasatrio4526
Anda seperti tidak pernah saja memohon visa.
Kenyataannya kita diperlakukan seperti orang kriminal yang perlu mengemis izin masuk.
Perlu menunjukkan penghasilan kitalah, pekerjaaan kitalah.
Emangnya kita yang mau ke negara orang penjahat semuakah?
Dan kalaupun alasannya bukan kriminalitas, emangnya orang yang uangnya tidak cukup layak diperlakukan sehina itu?
Menurut saya sih intinya saling respek aja.
Kalau orang dari negara X bebas masuk negara kita, kenapa kita masih dipersulit memasuki negara mereka?
Dengan diperbolehkan masuk toh bukan berarti boleh seenaknya. Mereka masuk tetap didokumentasikan koq. jadi tidak perlu khawatir soal "pager".
Kenyataannya mereka tidak diperlakukan seperti potensial kriminal, atau dihina begitu. Banyak bule gembel tetap saja kita perbolehkan masuk.
Cuma dicatat saja data²nya. sudah. kelar. tidak perlu ribet mengemis visa di negerinya sebelum keberangkatan.
Pakistani, born and living in Qatar and now 43 years old. A good happy life! Love CouchSurfing since 2009 and have been hosting total strangers and now good friends since then but only stopped in 2019. 90% of my actual real life friends are from CS. I can afford to travel anytime I feel like, I am also not a potential immigrant but still get refused. The world is such a beautiful place and life is too short. Traveling is an education and builds alot of tolerance and gives you patience. I hope, wish and pray a happy and safe journey to all the travellers out there, wherever they are, whoever they are! Tread lightly 🙏🤗
Her speech also reinforce an idea that only Europeans or Americans have strong paspoorts. She actually only names them when there are also Latin countries like Brazil, Chile, Argentina( Top 20 most powerful passports in the World) and Uruguay who have strong paspoorts with more than 170 visa free destinations.
She also falls on that narrative.
That is true. It also lies on geopolitics, which means that countries with less visa free countries are most likely to have no relationship with the rest of the world, but not necessarily because “inequality”
That's true, even Colombia being one of the weakest in South America enjoys 130 visa free countries. Chile, Arg and Brazil are about 160
yup. mexico, argentina, chile, uruguay, brazil japan, south korea, taiwan, singapore, israel, uae, qatar, bahrain, kuwait, australia, and new zealand have very strong passports
@@Pasador528Colombia, one of the weakest? Hell no, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Venezuela, Nicaragua, El Salvador etc are all worse
@@johnmurphy7674 In South America, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru are stronger in what refers to visa free rankings... so Colombia is 7/10 in "Conmebol terms", which is the South America we usually have in mind as the "Guyanas" we seldom have contact, trade, or whatever...maybe adding Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad&Tobago, then Colombia is still 7/13, which isn't a strong ranking either...
Totally relatable as a Sri Lankan.
The B roll clips of my country are very beautiful...
I made a decision many years ago that I won't bother visiting countries that make it hard for I to travel to because of my passport.
If they don't want I there, it's their loss.
I'll just focus on those countries that want I. 😎
This is one of many reasons why I dreamt and working on to be Spanish! I am from the Philippines and my grandparents were born Spaniards but never intended to go back there after the civil war, ironic since they taught me the language, traditions and even taboo stuff. Now that motivates me to take leap of faith.
this is such and important and underrated topic
Thanks for watching Wojtek! So glad to hear your perspective.
Agreed!
This was really interesting
Thanks!
Thanks for watching Enrique! So glad to hear your perspective
I made a decision many years ago that I won't bother visiting countries that make it hard for I to travel to because of my passport.
If they don't want I there, it's their loss.
I'll just focus on those countries that want I. 😎
I wish that you might have covered that many of the countries that have “weaker” passports also have higher levels of fraud, corruption, low thresholds for identification of their citizens. Many countries also support or sympathize with terrorist/criminal organizations. You cannot blame a country for wanting to know who is traveling and why. And also that the traveler can afford to support themselves while visiting.
Thats why i pursued acquiring a Spanish passport, it’s very annoying when you got instant business travel. And for the petition papers to be approved in the United States will take you 15 years of waiting 🙄 From your neighbor the Philippines.
In 1968-72 I was a student at a school in Geneva, Switzerland. The town is basically a finger sticking out into France. As we had British passports, we could travel into France whenever we wanted to, but others, with Asian passports, had to apply in advance for a visa if they wanted to travel into France, even if for say a lunch. I don't know if it's the same now.
Here in the Caribbean we have pretty strong passports....covering Europe except * Russia and Belarus* covering Central America, South America , a few African and Asian countries.....just usa still need a visa but I was never in a rush to visa the states
Great video. As fellow Indonesian I feel your pain of having to apply visas often. On the other end of spectrum, my wife, as a Japanese can easily access a lot of countries from the get go. It just feels unfair sometimes.
But in retrospect, in these Corona times though, having fewer countries to easily visit is not really a big problem.
It is unfair 💔
one thing that i know..some people originated from one country but then hold a passport of different country..i think that this is the way how they easily can get access to other countries as well
So, I'm going to make myself very unpopular by playing devil's advocate here. Since the Me Too and BLM movements in the United States, the word "equality" gets used a lot more frequently nowadays. Almost any undesirable experience gets explained as an "equality', whether it fits the description of the word or not. For the record, not being entitled to a benefit does not equate to "inequality". Inequality exists whenever you're denied a benefit or a right to which you have an entitlement. Unless I'm mistaken, no one has an automatic right to visit another country, unless the two countries have some agreement.
That being said, why do the citizens of some countries enjoy a greater freedom of travel than others? The answer has nothing to do with "inequality" but with the economic and political policies of the government of the country in question. Let's take the two Koreas for example. In 1980, the GDP per capita of South Korea was a measly $2,240. South Korea was a very poor country and its citizens at the time had little to no freedom of travel. Why? Almost no one could afford it, and furthermore, not many countries were willing to allow South Korean citizens into their borders for fear that they might not want to leave, i.e. economic migration. Fast forward to 4 decades later and the GDP per capita of South Korea is a whopping $34,865, making it one of the 20 richest countries of the world! Now things look quite different. South Korean citizens have money to spend and are NOT interested in migrating to other countries out of economic necessity. Obviously most countries of the world now have to compete for South Korean businesses and citizens to visit their shores.
Where does North Korea stand in all of this? Their GDP in 1980 was under $2,000 per capita, today it's still about $2,000 per capita. No one wants North Koreans to visit their country (for fear of economic migration), and truth be told, most North Koreans can't afford to travel anyway. What explains this discrepancy (NOT INEQUALITY!!!)? Thanks to a series of sound economic and political policies, South Koreans were able to improve their economy, thereby leading to prosperity and eventually, a first world economy. This did not occur by accident. The leaders of South Korea made a conscious decision to grow their economy and to create policies that allowed their citizens to maximize their potential. The leaders of North Korea chose to do the exact opposite. All of their economic policies benefited the top 1% of their population, leaving the remaining 99% to suffer in poverty. The result of all these governmental policies is that South Koreans can travel to most countries visa-free while North Koreans are held prisoners in their own country.
Is this fair? That's a discussion for another time I guess. Is this inequality? NO, it is NOT! It is the natural consequence of a government's economic and political policies. There are several countries that made smart and intelligent policies that lifted their citizens out of poverty, e.g. Taiwan, Singapore, China, almost all of Europe after World War 2. Similarly there are dozens of countries that just can't seem to get their act together, for whatever reason, despite possessing vast natural resources and a resourceful population. An individual's freedom to travel however reflects the socio-economic policies of his/her own government and has nothing to do with being a victim, i.e. inequality.
I think you should have a more eye-catching profile pic on your UA-cam channel to make it unique and more recognizable. This channel is cool and deserves more views.
Thank you. We definitely need more perspectives that are not from the extremely privileged people.
The US passport took a nose dive a year ago. I realized how restrictive traveling can be for some people.
Is that the reason americans are so poorly educated about geography and dont care or know anything beyond their borders?
@@michelbruns most Americans don't travel. Only about 1/3 have a passport.
Here Here for Equality!!
I am Libyan , i have been to 35 countries so far but mainly for business , i am expat since 16 years and i consider myself lucky because when i apply for visa the company i am working for supporting me but also your nationality play important rule when you apply for job internationally even if you have the skills needed.it is also another inequality
Earned a subscription for this. Another issue is that some developing countries will also discriminate against their own citizens by hiking fees to a point only foreigners can afford.
I made a decision many years ago that I won't bother visiting countries that make it hard for I to travel to because of my passport.
If they don't want I there, it's their loss.
I'll just focus on those countries that want I. 😎
I clicked this because I saw you had included the New Zealand passport in the Vedic thumbnail 🇳🇿
Do you want a reason?
1. Countries with stronger economy don't want people to use the tourist visa free as a working visa.
Avoid illegal immigration.
2. Foreign relations.
Countries with weaker foreign relations enjoy less from visa free.
Or even don't allow to enter.
Just look how many countries don't accept Israeli passports at all. Even with visa.
Or just look on the requirements for Iranian, Afghan etc citizens...
3. Some countries just want to control tourism. Like Bhutan...
Bro, I have an Israeli and Ukrainian passports, now I can travel to the UAE and Bahrain with an Israeli passport without a visa. My passports are powerful. I can travel to Europe including the UK and Russia without a visa and of course Canada. We can get the US visa easily, i have the US visa for 10 years.
@@vladkv4620 if you can come and visit latin america. greetings from peru
It has also to do with the efforts of your country's diplomats / Ministries of Foreign Affairs. These people can enter into bilateral agreements with other countries in order to let their citizens have visa-free access or visa on arrival facility.
No way there is an old GDR passport lurking in this video! My gramps still has one even though they were fully decommissioned in 1995. Good old Soviet days
Time stamp is 02:37
An Iraqi Passport holder here; I can confirm that it’s an absolute battle (and costs a kidney) to travel anywhere
I’m watching from Iraq and holding back my tears.
I feel what you say as an Iraqi. Now, I am American with an American passport, countries have become so accessible, except for Covid-19. Even with an Iraqi passport, I traveled to many, many countries, including Taiwan, Turkey, Jordan, Malaysia, you name it. So, never give up! If you want something go and get it- the proper way of course!
I'm from Vancouver(Canada) and I remember when we were going to 🇮🇹 and 🇬🇷 with our
high-school, a lot of my Mexican, Middle Eastern and Asian friends had to apply for visas which was crazy because in my mind you only need a visa if you wanna work, Study or live somewhere else not to simply visit for two weeks. I can also recall that one of the students unfortunately was not able to obtain a "tourist visa" because she didn't give them some weird stuff that they were asking for. Interesting yet extremely scarring to see someone fail to go somewhere simply because they have a different tiny booklet that I do :(.
They are asking for such weird stuff for denying their applications that’s their excuse they mentally bully you hoping that you ll give up but you you are very lucky God really loves you bcus you born and raised in such amazing country can you even imagine how hard it is for me to visit your country even for a week that’s hurting me a lot but one day I ll get my dual citizenship and get rid of all these 3. world country citizen bullies
@@blackwomaninturkiye that's very unfortunate to hear man. Whereabouts are you from if you don't mind me asking? Cause we have people from all over the world in Canada. I never knew it was THAT difficult to visit us.
@@arI-Yabs I’m from Turkey I wish to apply for express entry scheme of Canada to qualify permanent residency but all the time when I check points calculator it’s always 350 something and it supposed to be 460 and above
@@blackwomaninturkiye oh I have no idea what that is, but I hope you achieve whatever you're looking for brother
@@arI-Yabs Turkish Republic in Asia and thanks a lot for the support you are good person
Thank you for including Sri Lanka 🇱🇰in your vids
It's amazing 😍
Not even the fact of having a weak passport but the fact you have never traveled before and it’ll be your first time, and as you don't have any stamp, they wouldnt let you get on the plane. Talking from personal experience, me a Colombian traveling to Europe just to meet my partner and they broke that dream…
I have a Pakistani passport and I am so proud of it and I love my country next 25 days I am coming to Indonesia for holiday🇵🇰♥️🇵🇰
You cannot get Spanish citizenship in 2 years though
Nothing to be proud of having 4th worst passport
Thank you for detail tips but no worries if you are with interview for visa , some time it is up to your confidence and your apperances .no matter how weak is ur passport . I am from Nepal and my passport is among the weak passport of the world , but I traveled most of europian countries and USA . my regards and love from Pokhara Nepal.
Thank you for sharing that tip!
I made a decision many years ago that I won't bother visiting countries that make it hard for I to travel to because of my passport.
If they don't want I there, it's their loss.
I'll just focus on those countries that want I. 😎
Passport strength depends on a plethora of factors like the country's diplomatic and financial strength, its soft power and the ease of travelling it portends within the nation as well as abroad.
Passport inequilty was always and still the number one reason not being able to pursue my dream because all opportunities are in Europe and getting visa is something hard, it's like you can see it and feel it but you can't touch it
What country are you from?
It’s not fair. Why am I not allowed to travel as much when I’ve always been a law abiding and well educated person, yet I am restricted just because of where I’m born.
It has a lot to do with governments being unable to account for their own citizens overseas - as such the burden of proof is instead shifted onto the citizens themselves to do so and hence strenuous visa proceedings. It's also the reason why countries that become wealthier or Unionize are able to negotiate better visa conditions because if all goes wrong the country of arrival can fly out their own citizens and provide for them (or the Union can - for example smaller European countries citizens can use other EU countries' embassies to receive consular support).
I think they did that to avoid/limit the illegal immigration. If it's not for the visa required, 2/3 of our village would now be working abroad (illegally)😁. As most of our villagers has a relative now living overseas. They'll help all their families to work and live there.
Your passport reflects your nationality and the background of your country of birth. If you are from a rich country, then you can travel visa-free, without worries. But if you are from a poor country, you need a stack of legal documentation to travel abroad.
However, the purpose of imposing visas is always associated with national security. Rich countries impose visas on travelers from poor countries to make sure they don't overstay. Sometimes, these travelers are actually illegal immigrants or asylum seekers who want to seek a better life and a better future in developed nations. This is why the purpose of visa is to monitor what/who is coming in and out of a country.
You see how strict rich countries are with visas and stuff like that? That reflects their dedication to upholding national security and protecting their interests.
i agree... Indonesia already stopped giving free visa entry to any countires except ASEAN passport holders.
Before the pandemic, Indonesia gave free visa to so many countries. as a results, Indonesia was flooded by imigrants-i mean tourists from rich countries seeking refuge from super high cost of living in thei rich countries.
They're overstayed, working/doing business on tourist visa, drunk driving, street fighting, vandalism, making porn vids, doing drugs, etc.
I agree with you. By making strict entry rules for those refugees acting as tourists from rich countries, That reflects Indonesia's dedication to upholding national security and protecting interests.
very nice video, inequality is very real but that's how the world has been forever.
This is a good video, but it would have been better if it was substantiated with more details, such as how visa applicants from developing nations are presumed to be criminals unless proven otherwise by requiring them to submit gazillions of clearances, certifications, proof of financial capability, medical check-ups, travel and medical insurance, etc.