The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Marshall Islands passport: rank 37 of 199
The Marshall Islands passport scores 73.8 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 109 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 118.4, rank 83).
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Investor Score
How the Marshall Islands passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 19.8 / 30 | 109 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 66% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 12.9 / 20 | Right to live and work in 1 other countries. |
| Banking access | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 15.0 / 15 | No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad. |
| Citizenship flexibility | 5.0 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed with restrictions; Passed automatically to children born abroad; Can be withdrawn on broad grounds |
| Stability and consular protection | 6.0 / 10 | Political stability 92/100 · rule of law 74/100 · embassies or consulates in 6 countries. |
| Investor Score | 73.8 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Marshall Islands passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free75
- Andorra · 90 days
- Angola · 30 days
- Antigua & Barbuda · 180 days
- Austria · 90 days
- Bahamas · 90 days
- Barbados · 90 days
- Belgium · 90 days
- Belize
- Bosnia & Herzegovina · 90 days
- Bulgaria · 90 days
- Colombia · 90 days
- Costa Rica · 30 days
- Croatia · 90 days
- Cyprus · 90 days
- Czechia · 90 days
- Denmark · 90 days
- Dominica · 21 days
- Dominican Republic · 30 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- El Salvador · 180 days
- Estonia · 90 days
- Fiji · 120 days
- Finland · 90 days
- France · 90 days
- Germany · 90 days
- Greece · 90 days
- Guatemala · 90 days
- Haiti · 90 days
- Honduras · 90 days
- Hong Kong · 14 days
- Hungary · 90 days
- Iceland · 90 days
- Italy · 90 days
- Kiribati · 90 days
- Kosovo · 90 days
- Latvia · 90 days
- Liechtenstein · 90 days
- Lithuania · 90 days
- Luxembourg · 90 days
- Malaysia · 30 days
- Malta · 90 days
- Mexico · 180 days
- Micronesia · 360 days
- Moldova · 90 days
- Monaco · 90 days
- Montenegro · 90 days
- Netherlands · 90 days
- Nicaragua · 90 days
- Norway · 90 days
- Palau · 360 days
- Palestine
- Panama · 90 days
- Peru · 180 days
- Philippines · 30 days
- Poland · 90 days
- Portugal · 90 days
- Romania · 90 days
- San Marino · 90 days
- Seychelles · 90 days
- Singapore · 30 days
- Slovakia · 90 days
- Slovenia · 90 days
- South Korea · 30 days
- Spain · 90 days
- St Lucia · 42 days
- St Vincent & the Grenadines · 90 days
- Sweden · 90 days
- Switzerland · 90 days
- Taiwan · 90 days
- Tajikistan · 30 days
- Ukraine · 90 days
- United States
- Vanuatu · 120 days
- Vatican City · 90 days
- Zambia · 90 days
Electronic travel authorisation4
- Côte d’Ivoire · 90 days
- Israel · 90 days
- Suriname · 90 days
- United Kingdom · 180 days
Visa on arrival30
- Bangladesh · 30 days
- Burundi · 30 days
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Cape Verde
- Comoros · 45 days
- Djibouti · 90 days
- Egypt · 30 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Iran · 30 days
- Jordan · 30 days
- Laos · 30 days
- Macao · 30 days
- Madagascar · 90 days
- Malawi · 30 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Mauritius · 60 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Nauru · 90 days
- Nepal · 150 days
- Papua New Guinea · 60 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Samoa · 90 days
- Senegal · 30 days
- Solomon Islands · 45 days
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tonga · 31 days
- Tuvalu · 30 days
- Zimbabwe · 90 days
E-visa47
- Albania
- Armenia
- Australia
- Bahrain
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Cuba
- DR Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Guinea
- Guyana
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kyrgyzstan
- Liberia
- Libya
- Mauritania
- Mongolia
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- St Kitts & Nevis
- Syria
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Thailand
- Togo
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
Visa required42
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- China
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Mali
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- New Zealand
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Paraguay
- Republic of the Congo
- Russia
- Serbia
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Türkiye
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Yemen
Right to live and work
Where Marshall Islands citizens can live and work
Marshall Islands citizens can live and work without a permit in these countries:
Right to live and work1
- United States · full right
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Marshall Islands citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad.
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed with restrictions
- Passed automatically to children born abroad
- Can be withdrawn on broad grounds
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 92/100 · rule of law 74/100 · embassies or consulates in 6 countries.
Marshall Islands passport: common questions
How many countries can Marshall Islands passport holders visit without a visa? +
109 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 75 visa-free, 4 with an electronic travel authorisation and 30 with a visa on arrival. A further 47 offer an e-visa, and 42 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Marshall Islands citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa-free. United Kingdom: Electronic travel authorisation. United States: Visa-free.
Is the Marshall Islands passport good for investors? +
It ranks 37 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 73.8 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Citizenship flexibility.
Sources: entry rules from the open Passport Index dataset on GitHub (GitHub, February 2026), because the Wikipedia table for this passport could not be read; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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