The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Pakistan passport: rank 171 of 199
The Pakistan passport scores 40.9 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 26 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 43.6, rank 196).
Photo: Hunza Valley · Najeebmahmud · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Investor Score
How the Pakistan passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 1.9 / 30 | 26 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 6% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 0.0 / 20 | No automatic right to live and work in another country. |
| 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| 5.0 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed with restrictions; Passed automatically to children born abroad; Can be withdrawn on broad grounds |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 | 4.0 / 10 | Political stability 31/100 · rule of law 41/100 · embassies or consulates in 89 countries. |
| Investor Score | 40.9 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Pakistan 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-free10
- Barbados · 90 days
- Dominica
- Gambia · 90 days
- Haiti
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Samoa · 90 days
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Trinidad & Tobago · 90 days
- Vanuatu · 120 days
Electronic travel authorisation2
- Seychelles
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
Visa on arrival14
- Bahrain · 14 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Comoros · 45 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Madagascar · 90 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Nepal · 150 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone · 30 days
- Somalia · 30 days
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tuvalu · 30 days
E-visa55
- Albania
- Angola
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Côte d’Ivoire
- DR Congo
- Djibouti
- Ecuador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Guinea
- Guyana
- Hong Kong
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Kenya
- Kyrgyzstan
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mauritania
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
- Qatar
- Serbia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- St Kitts & Nevis
- Suriname
- Syria
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Visa required117
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- China
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Palestine
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea
- Spain
- St Lucia
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vatican City
- Yemen
Right to live and work
Where Pakistan citizens can live and work
Pakistan citizens have no automatic right to live and work in another country: residence abroad depends on each country's immigration rules — or on a residence or citizenship by investment programme.
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Pakistan 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 31/100 · rule of law 41/100 · embassies or consulates in 89 countries.
Pakistan passport: common questions
How many countries can Pakistan passport holders visit without a visa? +
26 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 10 visa-free, 2 with an electronic travel authorisation and 14 with a visa on arrival. A further 55 offer an e-visa, and 117 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Pakistan citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa required. United Kingdom: Visa required. United States: Visa required.
Is the Pakistan passport good for investors? +
It ranks 171 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 40.9 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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