– Fijian passport holders can access 78 overseas destinations without obtaining a traditional visa in advance, but Fiji ranks 97th globally and 11th among 14 countries in Oceania, according to the latest Passport Reports index.
The ranking, updated on 18 October, gives Fiji a mobility score of 78, equivalent to access to 39.4 percent of the 198 foreign destinations assessed.
The score includes 49 destinations offering visa-free entry, 24 allowing visas on arrival or comparable facilitated-entry arrangements, and five accessible through electronic travel authorisation.
Visas are required for the remaining 120 destinations.
China, Ireland and South Korea are among the destinations listed as visa-free for Fijian passport holders, while Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States require visas.
Some destinations counted as visa-free still require arrival cards or other entry procedures. Malaysia and Singapore, for example, have arrival-card requirements and 30-day provisions, while the Seychelles is listed under electronic travel authorisation, with tourist registration and a 90-day period.
Some destinations offering visas on arrival also provide electronic visa options, which are classified separately from visa-free travel.
Fiji ranks 11th among 14 passports in Oceania. It is also ranked 30th among 56 Commonwealth members, 32nd among 60 countries where English is an official language, and 32nd among 40 parliamentary republics.
The index places Fiji 92nd among 159 World Trade Organization members and 48th among 132 Group of 77 countries.
These rankings compare Fiji with countries in specific groups and do not change its overall global position.
Separately, Fiji ranks 53rd among 199 countries in Passport Reports’ welcoming-country ranking, which measures entry access for foreign passport holders travelling to Fiji.
The ranking differs from the passport mobility index, which measures where Fijian citizens can travel.
The distinction is reflected in travel requirements between Fiji and other countries. British passport holders can enter Fiji visa-free, while Fijian citizens require visas to visit the United Kingdom.
Passport Reports also calculates a hypothetical scenario in which Fijian passport holders receive visa-free access to all 29 Schengen destinations.
Under that scenario, Fiji’s mobility score would increase from 78 to 107, while its visa-free destination count would rise from 49 to 78.
Recalculating the rankings under the platform’s methodology would move Fiji from 97th to a hypothetical 77th place globally, ahead of Moldova and behind Tonga.
The calculation assumes that rankings for the other 198 passports remain unchanged. It does not represent an actual change in European visa policy.
Passport Reports assesses 199 passports using a common set of criteria covering visa-free entry, visas on arrival and comparable facilitated-entry arrangements, and electronic travel authorisation.
Passports are ranked first by their total mobility score. Where scores are tied, the index compares visa-free access, electronic travel authorisation access and visa-on-arrival access, in that order.
Passports with identical figures across all four measures receive the same ranking.
The platform says its methodology is designed to make comparisons consistent and transparent, although rankings can differ between passport indices because of variations in how entry arrangements are classified and scores are calculated
