Rights that reach beyond one country
Some passports and residence statuses let you live or work in other countries. Choose a system to see the status you need, what it unlocks, and its member countries.
See these systems on the atlas →Broad cross-border rights
Established systems with practical residence or work rights.
EU / EEA (+ Switzerland)Shared residence or work rights · 32 countriesMercosur Residence AgreementShared residence or work rights · 9 countriesOECS (Eastern Caribbean)Shared residence or work rights · 7 countriesNordic Passport Union (NPU)Shared residence or work rights · 7 countriesGulf Cooperation Council (GCC)Shared residence or work rights · 6 countriesEurasian Economic Union (EAEU)Shared residence or work rights · 5 countriesCommon Travel Area (CTA)Shared residence or work rights · 5 countriesAndean Community (CAN)Shared residence or work rights · 4 countriesCompact of Free Association (CoFA)Shared residence or work rights · 4 countriesUnion State (Russia-Belarus)Shared residence or work rights · 2 countriesTrans-Tasman Travel ArrangementShared residence or work rights · 2 countriesIndia-Nepal TreatyShared residence or work rights · 2 countriesIndia-Bhutan TreatyShared residence or work rights · 2 countries
Conditional access
Access depends on nationality, direction, or local rules.
CARICOM Single Market (CSME)Conditional cross-border access · 12 countriesECOWAS (West Africa)Conditional cross-border access · 12 countriesUK & Overseas TerritoriesConditional cross-border access · 11 countriesCPLP (Portuguese-speaking countries)Conditional cross-border access · 9 countriesEast African Community (EAC)Conditional cross-border access · 8 countriesCross-Strait & SAR Permits (Greater China)Conditional cross-border access · 4 countriesKingdom of the NetherlandsConditional cross-border access · 4 countriesUK-Hong Kong BN(O) RouteConditional cross-border access · 2 countries
Developing systems
Cooperation exists, but dependable movement rights remain limited.