page_title: Passports of the European Union
section_title: Passport rankings
hierarchical_section_title: Passports of the European Union / Passport rankings
caption_attribution_description: English: Visa requirements for the European Union citizens&#160;&#160; European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA)&#160;&#160; Visa free access for all EU citizens &#160;&#160; Visa free access for some (1-27) EU citizens&#160;&#160; Visa on arrival for all EU citizens&#160;&#160; Visa on arrival for some (1-27) EU citizens&#160;&#160; Electronic visa application
context_page_description: The European Union itself does not issue ordinary passports, but ordinary passport booklets issued by its 27 member states share a common format.
  This common format features a coloured cover emblazoned—in the official language of the issuing country —with the title "European Union", followed by the name of the member state, the heraldic "Arms" of the State concerned, the word "PASSPORT", together with the biometric passport symbol at the bottom centre of the front cover.
  Some EU member states also issue non-EU passports to certain people who have a nationality which does not render them citizens of the European Union.
  In addition, the European Commission issues European Union Laissez-Passers to the members and certain civil servants of its institutions.
context_section_description: As of 7 April 2020,  passport rankings (Germany with most in the EU, and Japan in the world with 191 destinations) by the number of countries and territories their holders could visit without a visa or by obtaining visa on arrival in April 2020 were as follows:
  
  Some other countries, including EEA and former EU (UK):
caption: Visa requirements for European Union citizens
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