[Swizec]

> it’s [US passport] one of only half a dozen passports that lets you visit the US visa free.

That is just false. EU passports can travel to USA Visa free and that’s 27 countries right there.

edit: Oh unless you count ESTA as a type of visa. You have to fill out a 5min always-approved form online.

[newswangerd]

I was counting the ESTA. I don’t have any experience with it, so you’ll have to pardon my ignorance.

[Swizec]

Yeah I guess it depends on whether we mean practically or technically. EU countries travel to USA on a “visa waiver” so practically there are no restrictions. But technically you are issued a 90 day tourist visa upon arrival. The ESTA part was introduced to speed up processing by electronically submitting your info in advance so they can do a background check or whatever.