Trinidad and Tobago passport holders face increased travel restrictions as the nation’s document experiences a notable decline in global mobility. According to the recently published Henley Passport Index, the dual-island nation’s passport now provides visa-free entry to just 146 countries worldwide—a significant reduction from its 2025 standing of 152 destinations.
While maintaining its 28th position in the overall global rankings, Trinidad and Tobago now trails 63 countries that offer superior travel access. This development has also diminished its regional standing, dropping one place to become the seventh most powerful passport within the Caribbean community.
Barbados continues to dominate as the Caribbean’s premier travel document, enabling visa-free access to 165 global destinations and sharing the 19th global position with Brunei. The Bahamas, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, and Grenada complete the top six Caribbean passports by access power.
Globally, Asian passports demonstrate unprecedented dominance with Singapore claiming the top position (192 destinations), followed jointly by Japan and South Korea (188 destinations each). Afghanistan remains at the spectrum’s opposite end with access to merely 24 countries.
The reduction in Trinidad and Tobago’s passport strength stems primarily from policy changes by the United Kingdom and Ireland, which revoked visa-free access for the nation’s citizens last year. Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Sean Sobers has been engaged in diplomatic efforts to restore these privileges since the current administration took office, identifying the core issue as inadequate legislative mechanisms for advance passenger information sharing.
As noted by Misha Glenny, rector of Vienna’s Institute for Human Sciences, “Passport power ultimately reflects political stability, diplomatic credibility and the ability to shape international rules.” The index, now in its twentieth year, utilizes International Air Transport Association data supplemented by extensive research from Henley & Partners to provide comprehensive global mobility insights.