It is no secret that the Lebanese passport is completely and utterly useless. In light of the new biometric passport, we thought we\u2019d put into perspective how useless the new passport still<\/b> is. <\/b><\/p>\n
Lebanon recently moved to an updated biometric passport which means it’s a combined paper and electronic passport that contains biometric information (fingerprints, signatures, etc.) that can be used to authenticate the identity of travelers.<\/p>\n
The Lebanese passport costs $40 for a year or $200 for five years. This gives you access to 39 countries without a visa. And the other countries? Well, we all know the traumatic bureaucracy and lengthy procedures to get a visa anywhere else. <\/p>\n
Check out the below list for information on other passports, their cost, and how many countries you can go to visa-free. <\/p>\n
The world’s most powerful passport, Germany:<\/b> $87 for adults and lasts 10 years. You visit 177 countries without a visa. <\/p>\n
UK:<\/b> \u00a372.50 (approximately $89) and also lasts 10 years for an adult with access to 175 countries visa free. <\/p>\n
France:<\/b> \u20ac96 (approximately $100) with access to 175 countries<\/p>\n
USA: <\/b>$110-$130 with access to 174 countries visa free<\/p>\n
Australia:<\/b> $288 and lasts 10 years. This is slightly pricier but grants you access to 169 countries without a visa. <\/p>\n
Lebanon\u2019s access to 39 countries means that our passport ranks the same as Congo (where a passport costs $20), Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. I mean, even North Koreans can visit 42 countries! <\/p>\n
Of course, we are delighted that Lebanon is moving forward in this respect, however we really wish the new passport rules came with more benefits for us poor Lebanese folks. <\/p>\n
So to sum it all up\u2026 <\/p>\n
\nIt’s 2017 and the Lebanese passport is still shit<\/p>\n
\u2014 Khalil (@glassofgin33) January 31, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n