The US passport has dropped to 10th place in the Henley Passport Index, offering visa-free access to 182 destinations. This decline, the lowest in the index's 20-year history, may affect student mobility and international academic opportunities. Compared to Singapore's top-ranked passport with 193 visa-free destinations, US students could face increased travel restrictions. Henley & Partners attributes the fall to reduced diplomatic engagement, with the US also ranking low on openness, allowing visa-free access to only 46 nationalities.
