Visa requirements for Vatican citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Vatican City. As of May 2023, Vatican citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 154 countries and territories, ranking the Vatican passport 26th 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 |
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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 |
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Austria | Visa not required [14] | 90 days |
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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 |
|
Belgium | Visa not required [22] | 90 days |
|
Belize | Visa not required [23] | ||
Benin | eVisa / Visa on arrival [24] [25] | 30 days / 8 days |
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Bhutan | Visa required [26] | ||
Bolivia | Visa not required [27] | 3 months | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required [28] | 90 days |
|
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 |
|
Burkina Faso | Visa required [33] | ||
Burundi | Visa required [34] | ||
Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival [35] | 30 days |
|
Cameroon | Visa required [37] | ||
Canada | Visa not required [38] | 6 months | |
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] |
| |
Colombia | Visa not required [45] | 180 days |
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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 |
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Croatia | Visa not required [51] | 90 days |
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Cuba | Tourist Card required [52] | ||
Cyprus | Visa not required [53] | 90 days |
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Czech Republic | Visa not required [54] | 90 days |
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Denmark | Visa not required [55] | 90 days |
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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 |
|
Eswatini | Visa not required [66] | 30 days | |
Ethiopia | eVisa [67] | up to 90 days |
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Fiji | Visa not required [68] | ||
Finland | Visa not required [69] | 90 days |
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France | Visa not required [70] | 90 days |
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Gabon | eVisa [71] |
| |
Gambia | Visa not required [72] | 90 days | |
Georgia | Visa not required [73] | 365 days / 1 year | |
Germany | Visa not required [74] | 90 days |
|
Ghana | Visa required [75] | ||
Greece | Visa not required [76] | 90 days |
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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 |
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Iceland | Visa not required [85] | 90 days |
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India | e-Visa [86] | 60 days |
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Indonesia | Visa on arrival [89] | 30 days |
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Iran | Visa on arrival [90] | 15 days [91] | |
Iraq | Visa required [92] | ||
Ireland | Visa not required [93] | 90 days | |
Israel | Visa not required [94] | 3 months | |
Italy | Visa not required [95] | 90 days |
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Jamaica | Visa required [96] | ||
Japan | Visa required [97] | 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 [98] |
| |
Kazakhstan | Visa not required [100] | 30 days [101] | |
Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation [102] [103] | 3 months | |
Kiribati | Visa required [104] | ||
North Korea | Visa required [105] | ||
South Korea | Visa not required [106] | 30 days | |
Kuwait | eVisa / Visa on arrival [107] | 3 months | |
Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required [108] | 60 days | |
Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival [109] [110] | 30 days |
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Latvia | Visa not required [114] | 90 days |
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Lebanon | Visa required [115] | ||
Lesotho | eVisa [116] [117] | ||
Liberia | Visa required [118] | ||
Libya | Visa required [119] | ||
Liechtenstein | Visa not required [120] | 90 days |
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Lithuania | Visa not required [121] | 90 days |
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Luxembourg | Visa not required [122] | 90 days |
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Madagascar | eVisa / Visa on arrival [123] | 90 days | |
Malawi | eVisa / Visa on arrival [124] [125] | 90 days | |
Malaysia | Visa not required [126] | 30 days | |
Maldives | Free visa on arrival [127] | 30 days | |
Mali | Visa required [128] | ||
Malta | Visa not required [129] | 90 days |
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Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival [130] | 90 days | |
Mauritania | Visa on arrival [131] |
| |
Mauritius | Visa not required [132] | 90 days | |
Mexico | Visa not required [133] | 180 days | |
Micronesia | Visa not required [134] | 30 days | |
Moldova | Visa not required [135] | 90 days |
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Monaco | Visa not required [136] | ||
Mongolia | Visa required [137] | ||
Montenegro | Visa not required [138] | 90 days | |
Morocco | Visa required [139] | ||
Mozambique | Visa on arrival [140] | 30 days | |
Myanmar | Visa required [141] | ||
Namibia | Visa required [142] | ||
Nauru | Visa required [143] | ||
Nepal | Visa on arrival [144] | 90 days | |
Netherlands | Visa not required [145] | 90 days |
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New Zealand | Electronic Travel Authority [146] | 3 months |
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Nicaragua | Visa not required [149] | 90 days | |
Niger | Visa required [150] | ||
Nigeria | Visa required [151] | ||
North Macedonia | Visa not required [152] | 90 days | |
Norway | Visa not required [153] | 90 days |
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Oman | eVisa [154] | 30 days | |
Pakistan | Online Visa [155] | ||
Palau | Free visa on arrival [156] | 30 days | |
Panama | Visa not required [157] | 180 days | |
Papua New Guinea | Free eVisa / Visa on arrival [158] | 60 days | |
Paraguay | Visa required [159] | ||
Peru | Visa not required [160] | 183 days | |
Philippines | Visa not required [161] | 30 days | |
Poland | Visa not required [162] | 90 days |
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Portugal | Visa not required [163] | 90 days |
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Qatar | Visa not required [164] | 30 days | |
Romania | Visa not required [165] | 90 days |
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Russia | eVisa [166] | 16 days |
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Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival [168] | 30 days | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required [169] | 3 months | |
Saint Lucia | Visa required [170] | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required [171] | 1 month | |
Samoa | Visa not required [172] | 60 days | |
San Marino | Visa not required [173] | ||
São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa not required [174] | 15 days [175] [176] | |
Saudi Arabia | Visa required [177] | ||
Senegal | eVisa / Visa on arrival [178] | 3 months |
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Serbia | Visa not required [180] | 90 days | |
Seychelles | Free Visitor's Permit on arrival [181] | 3 months | |
Sierra Leone | Visa required [182] | ||
Singapore | Visa not required [183] | 30 days | |
Slovakia | Visa not required [184] | 90 days |
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Slovenia | Visa not required [185] | 90 days |
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Solomon Islands | Visa required [186] | ||
Somalia | Visa on arrival [187] | 30 days |
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South Africa | Visa required [188] | ||
South Sudan | Electronic Visa [189] | ||
Spain | Visa not required [191] | 90 days |
|
Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival [192] | 30 days | |
Sudan | Visa required [193] | ||
Suriname | Visa not required [194] | 90 days | |
Sweden | Visa not required [197] | 90 days |
|
Switzerland | Visa not required [198] | 90 days |
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Syria | Visa required [199] | ||
Taiwan | Visa not required [200] | 90 days | |
Tajikistan | Visa on arrival [201] | 45 days |
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Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival [203] [204] | 3 months | |
Thailand | Visa required [205] | ||
Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival [206] | 30 days | |
Togo | Visa on arrival [207] | 7 days | |
Tonga | Visa required [208] | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa required [209] | ||
Tunisia | Visa not required [210] | 3 months | |
Turkey | Visa not required [211] | 3 months | |
Turkmenistan | Visa required [212] | ||
Tuvalu | Visa on arrival [213] | 1 month | |
Uganda | eVisa / Visa on arrival [214] |
| |
Ukraine | Visa not required [216] | 90 days |
|
United Arab Emirates | Visa on arrival [217] | 30 days | |
United Kingdom | Visa not required [218] | 6 months | |
United States | Visa required [219] | ||
Uruguay | Visa not required [220] [221] | 90 days | |
Uzbekistan | Visa not required [222] | 30 days | |
Vanuatu | Visa not required [223] | 30 days | |
Venezuela | Visa required [224] | ||
Vietnam | Visa required [225] | ||
Yemen | Visa required [226] | ||
Zambia | eVisa / Visa on arrival [227] | ||
Zimbabwe | eVisa / Visa on arrival [228] | 3 months |
Visa requirements for Vatican citizens for visits to various territories, and restricted zones:
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Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
Hong Kong | Visa not required [229] | 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.