Ordinary naturalisation in Brunei has a long residence baseline, Malay-language assessment and a discretionary grant. Registration for other cohorts and possession of permanent residence are not themselves naturalisation.
Asia passport
Brunei passport rank
Global rank#22
Mobility score167
Destinations tracked227
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Passport overview
About the Brunei passport
The Brunei passport is grouped with Asia in this index. It ranks #22 globally and #6 among 32 Asia passports, with a mobility score of 167.
Its current access profile includes 116 visa-free destinations,34 visas on arrival, and 17 destinations using an ETA. The detailed list below separates these from eVisas, traditional visas, and any officially documented entry restrictions.
Brunei currently does not levy personal income tax, but that is not a blanket exemption from company taxes, social contributions, financial reporting or another country's tax rules.
Entry rules can change without notice. Treat this as a comparison tool and verify official requirements before travel.
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Not sure how an ETA differs from an eVisa?Africa
57AlgeriaVisa requiredAngolaVisa on arrivalBenineVisaBotswanaVisa-freeBurkina FasoeVisaBurundiVisa on arrivalCamerooneVisaCape Verde IslandsVisa requiredCentral African RepublicVisa requiredChadVisa requiredComoro IslandsVisa on arrivalCongo (Dem. Rep.)eVisaCongo (Rep.)Visa requiredCôte d'IvoireVisa on arrivalDjiboutiVisa on arrivalEgyptVisa on arrivalEquatorial GuineaeVisaEritreaVisa requiredeSwatiniVisa-freeEthiopiaeVisaGabonVisa on arrivalGhanaeVisaGuineaETAGuinea-BissauVisa on arrivalKenyaVisa-freeLesothoVisa-freeLiberiaeVisaLibyaeVisaMadagascarVisa on arrivalMalawiVisa on arrivalMaliVisa requiredMauritaniaeVisaMauritiusVisa-freeMayotteVisa-freeMoroccoeVisaMozambiqueeVisaNamibiaVisa on arrivalNigerVisa requiredNigeriaeVisaReunionVisa-freeRwandaVisa on arrivalSão Tomé and PríncipeVisa on arrivalSenegalVisa requiredSeychellesETASierra LeoneVisa on arrivalSomaliaETASouth AfricaVisa requiredSouth SudaneVisaSt. HelenaVisa on arrivalSudanVisa requiredTanzaniaVisa-freeThe GambiaVisa-freeTogoeVisaTunisiaVisa-freeUgandaeVisaZambiaVisa-freeZimbabweVisa on arrival
Americas
25ArgentinaVisa requiredBelizeVisa-freeBermudaVisa-freeBoliviaVisa requiredBrazilVisa requiredCanadaETAChileVisa requiredColombiaVisa-freeCosta RicaVisa-freeEcuadorVisa-freeEl SalvadorVisa-freeFalkland IslandsVisa-freeFrench GuianaVisa-freeGuatemalaVisa-freeGuyanaVisa requiredHondurasVisa-freeMexicoVisa requiredNicaraguaVisa-freePanamaVisa-freeParaguayVisa requiredPeruVisa-freeSurinameVisa-freeUnited StatesETAUruguayVisa requiredVenezuelaeVisa
Caribbean
25AnguillaVisa-freeAntigua and BarbudaVisa-freeArubaVisa-freeBarbadosVisa-freeBonaire; St. Eustatius and SabaVisa-freeBritish Virgin IslandsVisa-freeCayman IslandsVisa-freeCubaeVisaCuracaoVisa-freeDominicaVisa-freeDominican RepublicVisa-freeFrench West IndiesVisa-freeGrenadaVisa-freeHaitiVisa-freeJamaicaVisa-freeMontserratVisa-freePuerto RicoETASaint Martin (French part)Visa-freeSt. Kitts and NevisETASt. LuciaVisa on arrivalSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-freeThe BahamasVisa-freeTrinidad and TobagoVisa-freeTurks and Caicos IslandsVisa requiredUS Virgin IslandsETA
Asia
32AfghanistanVisa requiredBangladeshVisa on arrivalBhutaneVisaBruneiCitizenshipCambodiaVisa-freeChinaVisa-freeHong Kong (SAR China)Visa-freeIndiaeVisaIndonesiaVisa-freeJapanVisa-freeKazakhstaneVisaKyrgyzstanVisa-freeLaosVisa-freeMacao (SAR China)Visa-freeMalaysiaVisa-freeMaldivesVisa on arrivalMongoliaeVisaMyanmarVisa-freeNepalVisa on arrivalNorth KoreaVisa requiredPakistanETAPhilippinesVisa-freeSingaporeVisa-freeSouth KoreaETASri LankaETATaiwan (Chinese Taipei)Visa-freeTajikistaneVisaThailandVisa-freeTimor-LesteVisa on arrivalTurkmenistanVisa requiredUzbekistanVisa-freeVietnamVisa-free
Europe
52AlbaniaVisa-freeAndorraVisa-freeAustriaVisa-freeAzerbaijaneVisaBelarusVisa requiredBelgiumVisa-freeBosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-freeBulgariaVisa-freeCroatiaVisa-freeCyprusVisa-freeCzechiaVisa-freeDenmarkVisa-freeEstoniaVisa-freeFaroe IslandsVisa-freeFinlandVisa-freeFranceVisa-freeGeorgiaVisa-freeGermanyVisa-freeGibraltarVisa-freeGreeceVisa-freeGreenlandVisa-freeHungaryVisa-freeIcelandVisa-freeIrelandVisa-freeItalyVisa-freeKosovoVisa-freeLatviaVisa-freeLiechtensteinVisa-freeLithuaniaVisa-freeLuxembourgVisa-freeMaltaVisa-freeMoldovaVisa-freeMonacoVisa-freeMontenegroVisa-freeNetherlandsVisa-freeNorth MacedoniaVisa-freeNorwayVisa-freePolandVisa-freePortugalVisa-freeRomaniaVisa-freeRussian FederationVisa-freeSan MarinoVisa-freeSerbiaVisa requiredSlovakiaVisa-freeSloveniaVisa-freeSpainVisa-freeSwedenVisa-freeSwitzerlandVisa-freeTürkiyeVisa-freeUkraineVisa-freeUnited KingdomETAVatican CityVisa-free
Middle East
15Oceania
21American SamoaETAAustraliaETACook IslandsVisa on arrivalFijiVisa-freeFrench PolynesiaVisa-freeGuamETAKiribatiVisa-freeMarshall IslandsVisa on arrivalMicronesiaVisa-freeNauruVisa requiredNew CaledoniaVisa-freeNew ZealandETANiueVisa requiredNorthern Mariana IslandsETAPalau IslandsVisa on arrivalPapua New GuineaeVisaSamoaVisa on arrivalSolomon IslandsVisa on arrivalTongaVisa on arrivalTuvaluVisa on arrivalVanuatuVisa on arrival
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Human Development Index
0.8370–1 · 2023
UNDP's development measure; not a passport or relocation score.
Brunei Darussalam · Publisher-reported national statistical geography; not every overseas territory or citizen abroad
UNDP · Human Development Report 2025Source, reuse and review
UNDP Human Development Report 2025, composite indices time series. Selected observations; display rounded to three decimals. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
Source data · CC BY 3.0 IGOLife expectancy at birth
75.5years · 2024
Population-level period estimate; not an individual prediction or healthcare-access rating.
Brunei Darussalam · Publisher-reported national statistical geography; not every overseas territory or citizen abroad
World Bank · World Development Indicators, updated 2026-07-13Source, reuse and review
World Bank: World Development Indicators, SP.DYN.LE00.IN; UN World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat. Selected observations; display rounded to one decimal. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
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