Visa requirements for Vatican citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Vatican City. As of October 2024, Vatican citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 155 countries and territories, ranking the Vatican passport 25th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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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 |
|
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 |
|
Austria | Visa not required[14] | 90 days |
|
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[22] |
|
Belgium | Visa not required[24] | 90 days |
|
Belize | Visa not required[25] | ||
Benin | eVisa / Visa on arrival[26][27] | 30 days / 8 days |
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Bhutan | Visa required[28] | ||
Bolivia | Visa not required[29] | 3 months | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required[30] | 90 days |
|
Botswana | Visa not required[31] | 90 days | |
Brazil | Visa not required[32] | 90 days | |
Brunei | Visa required[33] | ||
Bulgaria | Visa not required[34] | 90 days |
|
Burkina Faso | Visa required[35] | ||
Burundi | Visa required[36] | ||
Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[37] | 30 days |
|
Cameroon | Visa required[39] | ||
Canada | Visa not required[40] | 6 months | |
Cape Verde | Visa not required[42] | 30 days | |
Central African Republic | Visa required[43] | ||
Chad | Visa required[44] | ||
Chile | Visa not required[45] | 90 days | |
China | Visa required[46] |
| |
Colombia | Visa not required[47] | 180 days |
|
Comoros | Visa on arrival[48] | ||
Republic of the Congo | Visa required[49] | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa required[50] | ||
Costa Rica | Visa not required[51] | 90 days | |
Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa[52] | 3 months |
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Croatia | Visa not required[53] | 90 days |
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Cuba | Tourist Card required[54] | ||
Cyprus | Visa not required[55] | 90 days |
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Czech Republic | Visa not required[56] | 90 days |
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Denmark | Visa not required[57] | 90 days |
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Djibouti | eVisa[58] | 31 days | |
Dominica | Visa not required[59] | 21 days | |
Dominican Republic | Visa not required[60] | 90 days | |
Ecuador | Visa not required[61] | 90 days | |
Egypt | eVisa[62][63] | 30 days | |
El Salvador | Visa not required[64] | 3 months | |
Equatorial Guinea | Visa required[65] | ||
Eritrea | Visa required[66] | ||
Estonia | Visa not required[67] | 90 days |
|
Eswatini | Visa not required[68] | 30 days | |
Ethiopia | eVisa[69] | up to 90 days |
|
Fiji | Visa not required[70] | ||
Finland | Visa not required[71] | 90 days |
|
France | Visa not required[72] | 90 days |
|
Gabon | eVisa[73] |
| |
Gambia | Visa not required[74] | 90 days | |
Georgia | Visa not required[75] | 365 days / 1 year | |
Germany | Visa not required[76] | 90 days |
|
Ghana | Visa required[77] | ||
Greece | Visa not required[78] | 90 days |
|
Grenada | Visa not required[79] | 3 months | |
Guatemala | Visa not required[80] | 90 days | |
Guinea | eVisa[81] | 90 days | |
Guinea-Bissau | eVisa / Visa on arrival[82] | 90 days | |
Guyana | Visa required[83] | ||
Haiti | Visa not required[84] | 90 days | |
Honduras | Visa not required[85] | 3 months | |
Hungary | Visa not required[86] | 90 days |
|
Iceland | Visa not required[87] | 90 days |
|
India | e-Visa[88] | 60 days |
|
Indonesia | Visa on arrival[91] | 30 days |
|
Iran | Visa on arrival[92] | 15 days[93] | |
Iraq | eVisa[94] | ||
Ireland | Visa not required[95] | 90 days | |
Israel | Visa not required[96] | 3 months | |
Italy | Visa not required[97] | 90 days |
|
Jamaica | Visa required[98] | ||
Japan | Visa required[99] | 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[100] |
| |
Kazakhstan | Visa not required[102] | 30 days[103] | |
Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation[104][105] | 3 months | |
Kiribati | Visa required[106] | ||
North Korea | Visa required[107] | ||
South Korea | Visa not required[108] | 30 days | |
Kuwait | eVisa / Visa on arrival[109] | 3 months | |
Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required[110] | 60 days | |
Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival[111][112] | 30 days |
|
Latvia | Visa not required[116] | 90 days |
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Lebanon | Visa required[117] | ||
Lesotho | eVisa[118][119] | ||
Liberia | Visa required[120] | ||
Libya | Visa required[121] | ||
Liechtenstein | Visa not required[122] | 90 days |
|
Lithuania | Visa not required[123] | 90 days |
|
Luxembourg | Visa not required[124] | 90 days |
|
Madagascar | eVisa / Visa on arrival[125] | 90 days | |
Malawi | eVisa / Visa on arrival[126][127] | 90 days | |
Malaysia | Visa not required[128] | 30 days | |
Maldives | Free visa on arrival[129] | 30 days | |
Mali | Visa required[130] | ||
Malta | Visa not required[131] | 90 days |
|
Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival[132] | 90 days | |
Mauritania | Visa on arrival[133] |
| |
Mauritius | Visa not required[134] | 90 days | |
Mexico | Visa not required[135] | 180 days | |
Micronesia | Visa not required[136] | 30 days | |
Moldova | Visa not required[137] | 90 days |
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Monaco | Visa not required[138] | ||
Mongolia | Visa required[139] | ||
Montenegro | Visa not required[140] | 90 days | |
Morocco | Visa required[141] | ||
Mozambique | Visa on arrival[142] | 30 days | |
Myanmar | Visa required[143] | ||
Namibia | Visa required[144] | ||
Nauru | Visa required[145] | ||
Nepal | Visa on arrival[146] | 90 days | |
Netherlands | Visa not required[147] | 90 days |
|
New Zealand | Electronic Travel Authority[148] | 3 months |
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Nicaragua | Visa not required[151] | 90 days | |
Niger | Visa required[152] | ||
Nigeria | Visa required[153] | ||
North Macedonia | Visa not required[154] | 90 days | |
Norway | Visa not required[155] | 90 days |
|
Oman | eVisa[156] | 30 days | |
Pakistan | Online Visa[157] | ||
Palau | Free visa on arrival[158] | 30 days | |
Panama | Visa not required[159] | 180 days | |
Papua New Guinea | Free eVisa / Visa on arrival[160] | 60 days | |
Paraguay | Visa required[161] | ||
Peru | Visa not required[162] | 183 days | |
Philippines | Visa not required[163] | 30 days | |
Poland | Visa not required[164] | 90 days |
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Portugal | Visa not required[165] | 90 days |
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Qatar | Visa not required[166] | 30 days | |
Romania | Visa not required[167] | 90 days |
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Russia | eVisa[168] | 16 days |
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Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival[170] | 30 days | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required[171] | 3 months | |
Saint Lucia | Visa required[172] | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required[173] | 1 month | |
Samoa | Visa not required[174] | 60 days | |
San Marino | Visa not required[175] | ||
São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa not required[176] | 15 days[177][178] | |
Saudi Arabia | Visa required[179] | ||
Senegal | eVisa / Visa on arrival[180] | 3 months |
|
Serbia | Visa not required[182] | 90 days | |
Seychelles | Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[183] | 3 months | |
Sierra Leone | Visa required[184] | ||
Singapore | Visa not required[185] | 30 days | |
Slovakia | Visa not required[186] | 90 days |
|
Slovenia | Visa not required[187] | 90 days |
|
Solomon Islands | Visa required[188] | ||
Somalia | Visa on arrival[189] | 30 days |
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South Africa | Visa required[190] | ||
South Sudan | Electronic Visa[191] | ||
Spain | Visa not required[193] | 90 days |
|
Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival[194] | 30 days | |
Sudan | Visa required[195] | ||
Suriname | Visa not required[196] | 90 days | |
Sweden | Visa not required[199] | 90 days |
|
Switzerland | Visa not required[200] | 90 days |
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Syria | eVisa[201] | ||
Taiwan | Visa not required[202] | 90 days | |
Tajikistan | Visa not required[203] | 30 days |
|
Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival[205][206] | 3 months | |
Thailand | Visa required[207] | ||
Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival[208] | 30 days | |
Togo | Visa on arrival[209] | 7 days | |
Tonga | Visa required[210] | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa required[211] | ||
Tunisia | Visa not required[212] | 3 months | |
Turkey | Visa not required[213] | 3 months | |
Turkmenistan | Visa required[214] | ||
Tuvalu | Visa on arrival[215] | 1 month | |
Uganda | eVisa / Visa on arrival[216] |
| |
Ukraine | Visa not required[218] | 90 days |
|
United Arab Emirates | Visa on arrival[219] | 30 days | |
United Kingdom | Visa not required[220] | 6 months | |
United States | Visa required[221] | ||
Uruguay | Visa not required[222][223] | 90 days | |
Uzbekistan | Visa not required[224] | 30 days | |
Vanuatu | Visa not required[225] | 30 days | |
Venezuela | Visa required[226] | ||
Vietnam | Visa required[227] | ||
Yemen | Visa required[228] | ||
Zambia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[229] | ||
Zimbabwe | eVisa / Visa on arrival[230] | 3 months |
Visa requirements for Vatican citizens for visits to various territories, and restricted zones:
Asia | ||
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Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
Hong Kong | Visa not required[231] | 14 days |
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Many tourists, people on working holidays, and some students and workers coming to New Zealand must pay an International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) of NZD $35.
Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand.