Key points
- Nationals of Pakistan can travel visa-free to over 30 countries worldwide
- These destinations extend across Africa, Oceania, and Asia
- Offering various international travel opportunities
ISLAMABAD: Nationals of Pakistan can travel visa-free to over 30 countries worldwide, according to the latest data released by a global residence and citizenship advisory firm, Khaleej Times reported.
Pakistanis benefit from visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 32 countries.
These include Barbados, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Dominica, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Micronesia, Mozambique, Nepal, Palau, Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
12 nations
The report identifies 12 nations — predominantly in Africa, Oceania and Asia — as the world’s most open, granting visa-free access to nationals of nearly all countries. Among these are eight African nations, three from Oceania, and one from Asia.
Kenya, Burundi, Cape Verde Islands, Comoro Islands, Djibouti, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and Rwanda lead Africa’s open-border policy, according to The Express Tribune. Oceania’s Micronesia, Samoa and Tuvalu, along with Asia’s Timor-Leste, are also among the most welcoming nations globally.
Pakistani travellers have increasingly turned to destinations in Africa and Southeast Asia that offer easier entry requirements.
Visa-free entry
“These countries allow visa-free entry to around 198 nationalities, making them the most open in the world,” the report said.
Kenya, which last year welcomed 2.4 million tourists — a 15 per cent year-on-year increase — remains the most visited of these open-border nations, renowned for its wildlife safaris and natural landscapes.
Citizens of Bangladesh enjoy visa-free access to 39 countries, while Filipinos can travel without a visa to 65 destinations, such as Thailand, Morocco, Peru, and Vietnam.
