German passport

According to the Guide Passport Ranking Index, the German passport is now ranked third among all passports. German passport holders can travel to 191 countries without a visa, but they must obtain a visa in order to enter 25 other nations in the world, which is why the German passport is ranked so highly.

German citizens can travel internationally with a German passport. A German passport is the only other officially recognized document that German authorities will frequently accept as proof of identity from German nationals, aside from the German ID card and the German Emergency Travel Document (called "Reiseausweis also Passersatz").

They expedite the process of getting assistance from German consular officers overseas in addition to serving as proof of identity and a presumption of German nationality (or other EU members in the case that a German consular facility is absent). German passports share the same standardized format and burgundy red design as other EU passports. They are valid for 10 years (for those over 24) or six years (for those under 24). Every person who is a German citizen is also a member of the EU. The passport and national identity card grant unrestricted travel and residency rights within all of the member nations of the European Union, the European Economic Area, and Switzerland.

191 visa-free destinations