Visa requirements for Vatican citizens

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Visa requirements for Vatican citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Vatican City. As of 2026, Vatican citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 151 countries and territories, ranking the Vatican passport 23rd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Vatican citizens
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Visa requirements

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Country Visa requirement Allowed stay Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan eVisa[2][3] 30 days
  • Visa is not required in case born in Afghanistan or can proof that one of their parents is a national of Afghanistan or born in Afghanistan.[4]
  • e-Visa : Visitors must arrive at Kabul International (KBL).
Albania Visa not required[5] 90 days
Algeria Visa required[6]
Andorra Visa not required[7]
Angola eVisa[8][9] 30 days
  • 30 days per trip, but no more than 90 days within any 1 calendar year for tourism purposes only.[10]
  • Visitors must have a return/onward ticket and a hotel reservation confirmation.[11]
  • An International Certificate of Vaccination is required.
Antigua and Barbuda Visa not required[12] 6 months
Argentina Visa not required[13] 90 days
Armenia eVisa / Visa on arrival[14] 120 days
Australia eVisitor[15] 90 days
  • 90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted
Austria Visa not required[16] 90 days
Azerbaijan eVisa[17] 30 days[18]
Bahamas Visa not required[19] 8 months
Bahrain eVisa/Visa on arrival[20][21] 14 days
Bangladesh Visa on arrival[22] 30 days
Barbados Visa required[23]
Belarus Visa not required[24] 30 days[24]
  • Visa-free until 31 December 2024.[24]
Belgium Visa not required[25] 90 days
Belize Visa not required[26]
Benin eVisa[27][28] 30 days
  • Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan eVisa[29][30][31]
  • Visa fee is USD 40 per person and visa application may be processed within 5 business days with duration of stay of 90 days.
  • e-Visa applicant is also subject to pay Sustainable Development Fee
Bolivia Visa not required[32] 3 months
Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa not required[33] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 6-month period
Botswana Visa not required[34] 90 days
Brazil Visa not required[35] 90 days
Brunei Visa required[36]
Bulgaria Visa not required[37] 90 days
Burkina Faso eVisa[38][39]
Burundi eVisa/Visa on arrival[40][41]
Cambodia eVisa / Visa on arrival[42] 30 days
  • Visa is also obtainable online.[43]
Cameroon eVisa[44][45]
Canada Visa not required[46] 6 months
  • eTA required if arriving by air.[47]
Cape Verde Visa not required[48] 30 days
Central African Republic Visa required[49]
Chad Visa required[50]
Chile Visa not required[51] 90 days
China Visa required[52]
  • Visa on arrival for Macau
Colombia Visa not required[53] 180 days
  • 90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period
Comoros Visa on arrival[54] 45 days
Republic of the Congo Visa required[55]
Democratic Republic of the Congo eVisa[56][57] 7 days
Costa Rica Visa not required[58] 90 days
Côte d'Ivoire eVisa[59] 3 months
Croatia Visa not required[60] 90 days
Cuba eVisa/Tourist Card required[61][62] 90 days
Cyprus Visa not required[63] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
Czech Republic Visa not required[64] 90 days
Denmark Visa not required[65] 90 days
Djibouti eVisa[66] 31 days
Dominica Visa not required[67] 21 days
Dominican Republic Visa not required[68] 90 days
Ecuador Visa not required[69] 90 days
Egypt eVisa/Visa on arrival[70][71] 30 days
El Salvador Visa not required[72] 3 months
Equatorial Guinea eVisa[73][74]
Eritrea Visa required[75]
Estonia Visa not required[76] 90 days
Eswatini Visa not required[77] 30 days
Ethiopia eVisa[78] up to 90 days
Fiji Visa not required[79] 120 days
Finland Visa not required[80] 90 days
France Visa not required[81] 90 days
Gabon eVisa[82] 90 days
Gambia Visa not required[83] 90 days
Georgia Visa not required[84] 365 days / 1 year
Germany Visa not required[85] 90 days
Ghana Visa required[86]
Greece Visa not required[87] 90 days
Grenada Visa not required[88] 3 months
Guatemala Visa not required[89] 90 days
Guinea eVisa[90] 90 days
Guinea-Bissau eVisa / Visa on arrival[91] 90 days
Guyana Visa required[92]
Haiti Visa not required[93] 90 days
Honduras Visa not required[94] 3 months
Hungary Visa not required[95] 90 days
Iceland Visa not required[96] 90 days
India e-Visa[97] 60 days
  • e-Visa holders must arrive via 32 designated airports[Note 1] or 5 designated seaports.[Note 2][98]
  • An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[99]
  • Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[100]
Indonesia e-VOA/Visa on arrival[101][102][103] 30 days
  • Select ports of entry.
Iran eVisa/Visa on arrival[104][105] 30 days
Iraq eVisa[106]
Ireland Visa not required[107] 90 days
Israel Electronic Travel Authorisation[108][109] 3 months
Italy Visa not required[110] 90 days
Jamaica Visa required[111]
Japan Visa required[112] Holders of diplomatic and official passports do not need a visa for Japan, and are granted the status of residence as diplomats or officials
Jordan eVisa/Visa on arrival[113][114]
Kazakhstan Visa not required[115] 30 days[116]
Kenya Electronic Travel Authorisation[117][118] 3 months
Kiribati Visa required[119]
North Korea Visa required[120]
South Korea Electronic Travel Authorisation[121][122] 30 days
Kuwait eVisa / Visa on arrival[123] 3 months
Kyrgyzstan Visa not required[124] 60 days
Laos eVisa / Visa on arrival[125][126] 30 days
Latvia Visa not required[128] 90 days
Lebanon Visa required[129]
Lesotho eVisa[130][131]
Liberia e-VOA[132][133]
Libya eVisa[134][135]
Liechtenstein Visa not required[136] 90 days
Lithuania Visa not required[137] 90 days
Luxembourg Visa not required[138] 90 days
Madagascar eVisa / Visa on arrival[139] 90 days
Malawi eVisa / Visa on arrival[140][141] 90 days
Malaysia Visa not required[142] 30 days
Maldives Free visa on arrival[143] 30 days
Mali Visa required[144]
Malta Visa not required[145] 90 days
Marshall Islands Visa on arrival[146] 90 days
Mauritania eVisa[147][148]
Mauritius Visa not required[149] 90 days
Mexico Visa not required[150] 180 days
Micronesia Visa not required[151] 30 days
Moldova Visa not required[152] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
Monaco Visa not required[153]
Mongolia Visa required[154]
Montenegro Visa not required[155] 90 days
Morocco Visa required[156][157]
Mozambique eVisa/Visa on arrival[158][159] 30 days
Myanmar Visa required[160]
Namibia eVisa/Visa on arrival[161][162]
Nauru Visa required[163]
  Nepal eVisa/Visa on arrival[164][165] 90 days
Netherlands Visa not required[166] 90 days
New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority[167] 3 months
  • International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.[168]
  • Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[169] Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.[168]
Nicaragua Visa not required[170] 90 days
Niger Visa required[171]
Nigeria eVisa[172][173] 90 days
North Macedonia Visa not required[174] 90 days
Norway Visa not required[175] 90 days
Oman eVisa[176] 30 days
Pakistan Online Visa[177]
Palau Free visa on arrival[178] 30 days
Panama Visa not required[179] 180 days
Papua New Guinea Free eVisa / Visa on arrival[180] 60 days
Paraguay Visa required[181]
Peru Visa not required[182] 183 days
Philippines Visa not required[183] 30 days
Poland Visa not required[184] 90 days
Portugal Visa not required[185] 90 days
Qatar Visa not required[186] 30 days
Romania Visa not required[187] 90 days
Russia eVisa[188] 30 days
  • e-Visa holders must arrive and departure via 29 checkpoints[189]
Rwanda eVisa / Visa on arrival[190] 30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis Electronic Travel Authorisation[191][192] 3 months
Saint Lucia Visa required[193]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required[194] 1 month
Samoa Visa not required[195] 60 days
San Marino Visa not required[196]
São Tomé and Príncipe Visa not required[197] 15 days[198][199]
Saudi Arabia Visa required[200]
Senegal Visa on arrival[201] 3 months
Serbia Visa not required[202] 90 days
Seychelles Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[203] 3 months
Sierra Leone Visa required[204]
Singapore Visa not required[205] 30 days
Slovakia Visa not required[206] 90 days
Slovenia Visa not required[207] 90 days
Solomon Islands Visa required[208]
Somalia eVisa[209][210] 30 days
South Africa Visa required[211]
South Sudan eVisa[212]
  • Obtainable online[213]
  • Printed visa authorisation must be presented at the time of travel[213]
Spain Visa not required[214] 90 days
Sri Lanka ETA / Visa on arrival[215][216] 30 days
Sudan Visa required[217]
Suriname Visa not required[218] 90 days
  • Vatican citizens are not required to pay an entrance fee.[219]
  • Multiple entry eVisa is also available.[220]
Sweden Visa not required[221] 90 days
 Switzerland Visa not required[222] 90 days
Syria eVisa[223]
Taiwan Visa not required[224] 90 days
Tajikistan Visa not required[225] 30 days
  • Visa also available online.[226]
Tanzania eVisa / Visa on arrival[227][228] 3 months
Thailand eVisa[229][230]
Timor-Leste Visa on arrival[231] 30 days
Togo eVisa[232][233] 15 days
Tonga Visa required[234]
Trinidad and Tobago eVisa[235][236]
Tunisia Visa not required[237] 3 months
Turkey Visa not required[238] 3 months
Turkmenistan Visa required[239]
Tuvalu Visa on arrival[240] 1 month
Uganda eVisa[241]
Ukraine Visa not required[243] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
United Arab Emirates Visa not required[244] 30 days
United Kingdom Electronic Travel Authorisation[245][246] 6 months
United States Visa required[247]
Uruguay Visa not required[248][249] 90 days
Uzbekistan Visa not required[250] 30 days
Vanuatu Visa not required[251] 30 days
Venezuela Visa required[252]
Vietnam eVisa[253][254] 90 days
Yemen Visa required[256]
Zambia Visa not required[257][258] 90 days
Zimbabwe eVisa / Visa on arrival[259][260] 3 months
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Dependent, or restricted territories

Visa requirements for Vatican citizens for visits to various territories, and restricted zones:

Dependent and autonomous territories

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Territory Conditions of access Notes
Hong Kong Visa not required[261] 14 days
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