Passport Privilege & the Barriers It Creates

Passport privilege is a series of benefits or restrictions placed on a person’s ability to move and live globally based on the nationality of their passport. Even though passports are essential, certain country’s passports are “stronger” than other country’s passports. Hence, passports play a huge factor for many, as a person’s country of origin determines the strength of the passport and the barriers placed on the person. This white paper explores the phenomenon of passport privilege and the disparities it causes.

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Passport Privilege & the Barriers It Creates (A. Szymus White Paper SFJP2023), States Feminist Judgments Project, https://feministjudgments.org/cases/advocacy_materials/passport-privilege-the-barriers-it-creates/. Accessed 28th September 2026.

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