A US passport is no longer the golden ticket it once was

A US passport has slipped down the ranks in recent years, falling from the top spot in 2014 to ninth place for this year.

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• A US passport is not as powerful as it once was, according to the annual Henley & Partners Passport Index.
• The index ranks passports by visa-free access to 227 destinations, and the US is only ninth.
• Singapore holds the top spot, with access to 195 destinations visa-free.

A US passport is not as desirable as it used to be...