Freedom of foreign movement is the freedom to leave and return to one’s country. There are countries that do not allow citizens to leave at all, or if they do leave, may risk losing their property or other assets. Some citizens, once they have left their country, and not allowed to return.

Some governments place restrictions of foreign movement only on certain groups of people such as opposition political leaders, ethnic minorities, religious leaders, women, human rights activists or monitors, and journalists.

Scoring Scheme:
Foreign movement and travel is:
(0) Severely Restricted
(1) Somewhat Restricted
(2) Unrestricted