The Libyan passport is ranked 100th in the world and allows you to visit these countries without a visa
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Before heading to a country, holders of a Libyan passport wonder about the tourist destinations that they can enter without the need to obtain a prior visa or through a travel permit that can be obtained in a few minutes. These countries may change annually and affect the passport’s global ranking.
Information about the Libyan passport
The Libyan passport is ranked 100th in the world according to the “ Henley Passport ” passport ranking index. The ranking of the Libyan passport is determined based on the level of global freedom of movement that the Libyan passport provides to its holders, who can travel without a visa to 39 countries around the world, while they will need to obtain a prior visa before traveling to 158 countries.
Passports are ranked globally based on the number of countries to which each passport allows its holder to travel without a visa. Therefore, the order of the Libyan passport is determined according to the number of countries to which one can travel with a Libyan passport without a visa. These countries include a list of destinations that can be traveled to without a prior visa, in addition to countries that can be entered with a visa upon arrival, as well as countries that can be traveled to with an electronic travel permit.
What is the Henley index to calculate passport strength?
There are many websites specialized in calculating the strength of global passports, among the most prominent of which is the Henley Index for calculating passport strength.
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The Henley & Partner List is an index created to rank global passports, according to the number of countries that citizens of each country can enter.
This indicator is based on data provided by the International Air Transport Authority (IATA) and covers 199 passports and 227 travel destinations. This list is updated throughout the year.
Countries that can be entered without a visa for holders of a Libyan passport
The Libyan passport allows its holders to enter 12 travel destinations without the prior need to obtain a visa or prior travel permit or obtain entry permission upon arrival in the country you wish to go to. Among these countries we find:
Algeria, Benin, Tunisia, Cook Islands, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Gambia, Malaysia, Mauritania, Micronesia, as well as Haiti.
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Countries that require a visa on arrival
There are some countries that require Libyan passport holders to obtain a visa upon arrival. This visa is intended to find out the reason for the visit and the length of time you wish to stay within this country, in addition to the place of residence and other information that may differ from one person to another.
In addition, this procedure only takes a few minutes at the airport of the country you wish to visit, and these countries are also considered among the list of countries that you can travel to without a visa as long as you are not asked to go to the embassy and submit many papers.
Among these countries we find the following:
Cape Verde, Senegal, Somalia, Maldives, Palau, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Bolivia, Tanzania, Togo, Tuvalu, East Timor, Comoros, Rwanda, Samoa, Seychelles, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Cambodia and Lebanon.
In addition to Macau, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria and Niue, this country requires an electronic travel permit before heading there, a procedure that can be easily done from the website of this country, which is Sri Lanka.
