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According to Henley & Partners, a prominent citizenship and residence advisory firm in London, the rankings of the most powerful passports in the world have been released for the year 2024. Based on the July Global Ranking of the Henley Passport Index 2024, world’s most powerful passports, Singapore has been ranked first granting its citizens visa-free access to a striking 195 countries. In the second position, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Spain are tied as they grant access to 192 countries without a visa. This update highlights the fact that these passports allow for very extensive travel.

In recent developments, Singapore has made significant changes to ease rules for Permanent Residency for Foreign Students. There will be some ease in the Permanent Residency rules to make Singapore more accommodating and feasible for foreign students.

In light of changes and events in this changing World, the U.S. government has recently announced that it will speed up visa processing for U.S. college graduates holding job offers, thus opening up new opportunities for international students and skilled workers.