Visa requirements for Vatican citizens

Visa requirements for Vatican citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Vatican City. As of 2025, Vatican citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 154 countries and territories, ranking the Vatican passport 24th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Vatican citizens

  Vatican City

  Visa not required / eTA

  Visa on arrival

  eVisa

  Visa available online or on arrival

  Visa required in advance

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[2]
Albania	Visa not required[3]	90 days
Algeria	Visa required[4]
Andorra	Visa not required[5]
Angola	eVisa[6][7]	30 days	30 days per trip, but no more than 90 days within any 1 calendar year for tourism purposes only.[8] Visitors must have a return/onward ticket and a hotel reservation confirmation.[9] An International Certificate of Vaccination is required.
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required[10]	6 months
Argentina	Visa not required[11]	90 days
Armenia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[12]	120 days
Australia	eVisitor[13]	90 days	90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted
Austria	Visa not required[14]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Azerbaijan	eVisa[15]	30 days[16]
Bahamas	Visa not required[17]	8 months
Bahrain	Visa on arrival[18]	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival[19]	30 days
Barbados	Visa required[20]
Belarus	Visa not required[21]	30 days[21]	Visa-free until 31 December 2024.[21]
Belgium	Visa not required[22]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Belize	Visa not required[23]
Benin	eVisa / Visa on arrival[24][25]	30 days / 8 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	Visa required[26]
Bolivia	Visa not required[27]	3 months
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required[28]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period
Botswana	Visa not required[29]	90 days
Brazil	Visa not required[30]	90 days
Brunei	Visa required[31]
Bulgaria	Visa not required[32]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Burkina Faso	Visa required[33]
Burundi	Visa required[34]
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[35]	30 days	Visa is also obtainable online.[36]
Cameroon	Visa required[37]
Canada	Visa not required[38]	6 months	eTA required if arriving by air.[39]
Cape Verde	Visa not required[40]	30 days
Central African Republic	Visa required[41]
Chad	Visa required[42]
Chile	Visa not required[43]	90 days
China	Visa required[44]		Visa on arrival for Macau
Colombia	Visa not required[45]	180 days	90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period
Comoros	Visa on arrival[46]
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[47]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required[48]
Costa Rica	Visa not required[49]	90 days
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[50]	3 months	eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia	Visa not required[51]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Cuba	Tourist Card required[52]
Cyprus	Visa not required[53]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Czech Republic	Visa not required[54]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Denmark	Visa not required[55]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Djibouti	eVisa[56]	31 days
Dominica	Visa not required[57]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa not required[58]	90 days
Ecuador	Visa not required[59]	90 days
Egypt	eVisa[60][61]	30 days
El Salvador	Visa not required[62]	3 months
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required[63]
Eritrea	Visa required[64]
Estonia	Visa not required[65]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Eswatini	Visa not required[66]	30 days
Ethiopia	eVisa[67]	up to 90 days	eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Fiji	Visa not required[68]
Finland	Visa not required[69]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
France	Visa not required[70]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Gabon	eVisa[71]		eVisa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa not required[72]	90 days
Georgia	Visa not required[73]	365 days / 1 year
Germany	Visa not required[74]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Ghana	Visa required[75]
Greece	Visa not required[76]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Grenada	Visa not required[77]	3 months
Guatemala	Visa not required[78]	90 days
Guinea	eVisa[79]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	eVisa / Visa on arrival[80]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[81]
Haiti	Visa not required[82]	90 days
Honduras	Visa not required[83]	3 months
Hungary	Visa not required[84]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Iceland	Visa not required[85]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
India	e-Visa[86]	60 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports[Note 1] or 5 designated seaports.[Note 2][87] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[88] 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.[89]
Indonesia	Visa on arrival[90]	30 days	Select ports of entry.
Iran	Visa on arrival[91]	15 days[92]
Iraq	eVisa[93]
Ireland	Visa not required[94]	90 days
Israel	Visa not required[95]	3 months
Italy	Visa not required[96]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Jamaica	Visa required[97]
Japan	Visa required[98]		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	Visa on arrival[99]		Conditions apply.[100]
Kazakhstan	Visa not required[101]	30 days[102]
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation[103][104]	3 months
Kiribati	Visa required[105]
North Korea	Visa required[106]
South Korea	Visa not required[107]	30 days
Kuwait	eVisa / Visa on arrival[108]	3 months
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required[109]	60 days
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival[110][111]	30 days	17[Note 3] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders.[112] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 4] and in Boten (road and railroad).[113] Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 5] and 6 border crossings.[Note 6][112] Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.[114]
Latvia	Visa not required[115]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Lebanon	Visa required[116]
Lesotho	eVisa[117][118]
Liberia	Visa required[119]
Libya	Visa required[120]
Liechtenstein	Visa not required[121]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Lithuania	Visa not required[122]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Luxembourg	Visa not required[123]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Madagascar	eVisa / Visa on arrival[124]	90 days
Malawi	eVisa / Visa on arrival[125][126]	90 days
Malaysia	Visa not required[127]	30 days
Maldives	Free visa on arrival[128]	30 days
Mali	Visa required[129]
Malta	Visa not required[130]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Marshall Islands	Visa on arrival[131]	90 days
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[132]		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required[133]	90 days
Mexico	Visa not required[134]	180 days
Micronesia	Visa not required[135]	30 days
Moldova	Visa not required[136]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Monaco	Visa not required[137]
Mongolia	Visa required[138]
Montenegro	Visa not required[139]	90 days
Morocco	Visa required[140]
Mozambique	Visa on arrival[141]	30 days
Myanmar	Visa required[142]
Namibia	Visa required[143]
Nauru	Visa required[144]
Nepal	Visa on arrival[145]	90 days
Netherlands	Visa not required[146]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
New Zealand	Electronic Travel Authority[147]	3 months	International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.[148] 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.[149] Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.[148]
Nicaragua	Visa not required[150]	90 days
Niger	Visa required[151]
Nigeria	Visa required[152]
North Macedonia	Visa not required[153]	90 days
Norway	Visa not required[154]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Oman	eVisa[155]	30 days
Pakistan	Online Visa[156]
Palau	Free visa on arrival[157]	30 days
Panama	Visa not required[158]	180 days
Papua New Guinea	Free eVisa / Visa on arrival[159]	60 days
Paraguay	Visa required[160]
Peru	Visa not required[161]	183 days
Philippines	Visa not required[162]	30 days
Poland	Visa not required[163]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Portugal	Visa not required[164]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Qatar	Visa not required[165]	30 days
Romania	Visa not required[166]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Russia	eVisa[167]	16 days	e-Visa holders must arrive and departure via 29 checkpoints[168]
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[169]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[170]	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa required[171]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[172]	1 month
Samoa	Visa not required[173]	60 days
San Marino	Visa not required[174]
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa not required[175]	15 days[176][177]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[178]
Senegal	eVisa / Visa on arrival[179]	3 months	Visa available online.[180]
Serbia	Visa not required[181]	90 days
Seychelles	Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[182]	3 months
Sierra Leone	Visa required[183]
Singapore	Visa not required[184]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa not required[185]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Slovenia	Visa not required[186]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Solomon Islands	Visa required[187]
Somalia	Visa on arrival[188]	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South Africa	Visa required[189]
South Sudan	Electronic Visa[190]		Obtainable online[191] Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel[191]
Spain	Visa not required[192]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Sri Lanka	eVisa / Visa on arrival[193]	30 days
Sudan	Visa required[194]
Suriname	Visa not required[195]	90 days	Vatican citizens are not required to pay an entrance fee.[196] Multiple entry eVisa is also available.[197]
Sweden	Visa not required[198]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Switzerland	Visa not required[199]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Syria	eVisa[200]
Taiwan	Visa not required[201]	90 days
Tajikistan	Visa not required[202]	30 days	Visa also available online.[203]
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival[204][205]	3 months
Thailand	Visa required[206]
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[207]	30 days
Togo	Visa on arrival[208]	7 days
Tonga	Visa required[209]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required[210]
Tunisia	Visa not required[211]	3 months
Turkey	Visa not required[212]	3 months
Turkmenistan	Visa required[213]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[214]	1 month
Uganda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[215]		May apply online.[216]
Ukraine	Visa not required[217]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
United Arab Emirates	Visa on arrival[218]	30 days
United Kingdom	Visa not required[219]	6 months
United States	Visa required[220]
Uruguay	Visa not required[221][222]	90 days
Uzbekistan	Visa not required[223]	30 days
Vanuatu	Visa not required[224]	30 days
Venezuela	Visa required[225]
Vietnam	Visa required[226]
Yemen	Visa required[227]
Zambia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[228]
Zimbabwe	eVisa / Visa on arrival[229]	3 months

Dependent, or restricted territories

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

Dependent and autonomous territories

Asia
Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
Hong Kong	Visa not required[230]	14 days

See also

• Vatican City portal

• Visa policy of Vatican City
• Visa policy of the Schengen Area
• Vatican passport