A recent report ranked Australia's passport as one of the most powerful in the world, based on the number of countries it grants access to.
Currently, there are almost 189,000 people are on the waiting list to get their passport processed by the Australian government.
Let's find out what are the top ten passport around the world and which is the best.
Now Australian passport has increased to $282 in January 2018 but people don't worry much about that price.
Japanese passport is the most powerful passport as the Henry Passport Index. It has just took over Singapore to be the most powerful passport as it now can access no fee and no visa required to travel to 190 countries.
Australian Passport ranked 7th most powerful in the world and Australians with Australian passport can travel to 183 destination without fee or visa requirement as it has strengthened its security features.
There are only 21 countries out of 199 passports and 227 destinations are list in the index for visa free or on-arrival access to other jurisdictions.
Dr David Beirman, a senior lecturer in tourism at the University of Technology Sydney, says the features are incredibly complex now.
"The Australian government -- in particular, in its current series of passports -- has probably something like 123 embedded security things within the passport to make it very, very difficult to copy. So an Australian passport, generally speaking, when people are traveling, tends to be a very trusted document."
China has risen 14 places to 71st, while the United Arab Emirates (UAE) rose 17 places to 21st place as these two countreis has improve their trade relation recently.
Both countries have strengthened trade ties in recent times.
Tony Le Nevez, the director of Henley Partners Australia says that apart from those who hold more powerful passport can move across border more easily there is still other benefit they get.
"There's often a lot of economic benefits to a country that can negotiate visa-free access. If you think about China, they are now significant investors into the Middle East, and they have now gained visa-free access to the UAE. A more valuable and a stronger passport leads to travel freedom. It also allows country-to-country business to happen more smoothly."
Every country has the right to set their own policies which determine who can enter their countries, but Australia has been portray as the good guy.
Australians can travel visa free and no fee to China whereas Chinese has to pay $140 dollars to do so when they travel to Australia, which David Beirman said that it is quite unfair and that Australia can do better.
Beside being one of the most powerful passport, having a good relationship with other countries can also deepen visa arrangement with them.
From Southeast Asia, Singapore came 1st but ranked in second after loosing to Japan as it can travel visa free to Myanmar this year.
Laos is the 89th in the world and can only travel visa free to 52 countries, Thailand rank 68th and can travel to 77 destinations, whereas Vietnam ranked 90th and can only travel to 51 countries.
Holders of Afghan, Iraqi, Russian, Indian, Pakistani, Sudanese and Saudi passports are among others who face some form of restricted access to Australia.
Afghanistan and Iraq are listed in joint last place on the Henley Passport Index, with visa-free or on-arrival access to just 30 jurisdictions.
Russia has fallen to 47th position, despite receiving a boost in September when Taiwan announced a visa waiver for Russian nationals.
Germany is now in equal-third with 188 destinations, tied with France and South Korea.
The United States and Britain have dropped to equal-fifth, alongside Norway, Austria, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Portugal.
