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 |
|
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 |
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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 |
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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] |
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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 |
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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:
Asia | ||
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Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
Hong Kong | Visa not required[229] | 14 days |