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The US passport is a lot less powerful now
Conde Nast Traveller | 09/07/2020 05:55 PM | Click to read full article
Before the coronavirus pandemic, a US passport would get you into 185 destinations around the world without the need for a visa at all or a visa on arrival. But, its handling of the pandemic has drastically diminished power of its passport. The US passport is currently no more powerful than a Mexican one used to be before the pandemic.
The European Union has effectively blocked Americans from travelling to its shores citing its poor handling of the pandemic.
