Passports: Italy has 'world's fourth most powerful passport'

An Italian passport is one of the world's most useful to have, according to an index that ranks how many countries each passport allows its holders to visit without applying for a visa in advance.

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Netherlands: Government issues gender neutral passport for first time in its history - by Sabrina Barr

A person in the Netherlands has become the first in the country to receive a gender neutral passport.

The news follows a Dutch court ruling earlier this year, which declared that a third gender should be recognised for people who don’t identify as male or female.

Leonne Zeegers, a 57-year-old from Breda, has received a passport with an ‘X’ as their gender specification, rather than an ‘M’ for ‘mannetje’ (‘male’) or a ‘V’ for ‘vrouw’ (‘female’).

 Read more: Netherlands issues gender neutral passport for first time in its history | The Independent

Identity: How Powerful Is Your Passport and how many countries can you visit with it?. - by Ricky Linn

People may be increasingly leaning on technology and personal devices to house their personal information, but a hard copy passport still carries a hefty amount of weight.

This infographic offers a glimpse into the power of the world's passports -- ranked by the travel freedom a passport holder enjoys.

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