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Visa-Free Countries for Vatican City Passport Holders (2026)

Vatican City passport holders can visit 165 of 246 destinations without arranging a visa in advance: 125 visa-free, 11 with an electronic travel authorization and 29 with a visa on arrival. 37 more offer an e-visa you apply for online. 41 require a visa before travel. That puts the Vatican City passport at #24 of 208 in our ranking.

  • Visa-free 125
  • ETA 11
  • On arrival 29
  • E-visa 37
  • Visa 41
  • Special 3
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Visa-free access

165

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Passport rank

#24 of 208

E-visa online

37

Visa required

41

Visa-free for Vatican City passport holders

125 destinations. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Albania90 daysAndorra90 daysAngola30 daysAntigua and Barbuda180 daysArgentina90 daysArmenia180 daysAruba90 daysAustria90 daysBahamas90 daysBelarus30 daysBelgium90 daysBelize90 daysBermuda180 daysBolivia90 daysBonaire90 daysBosnia and Herzegovina90 daysBotswana90 daysBrazil90 daysBritish Virgin Islands30 daysBulgaria90 daysChile90 daysColombia90 daysCook Islands31 daysCosta Rica180 daysCroatia90 daysCuraçao90 daysCyprus90 daysCzechia90 daysDenmark90 daysDominica21 daysDominican Republic30 daysEcuador90 daysEl Salvador180 daysEstonia90 daysEswatini30 daysFalkland Islands30 daysFaroe Islands90 daysFiji120 daysFinland90 daysFrance90 daysFrench Guiana90 daysFrench Polynesia90 daysGeorgia360 daysGermany90 daysGibraltar180 daysGreece90 daysGreenland90 daysGrenada90 daysGuadeloupe90 daysGuatemala90 daysHaiti90 daysHonduras90 daysHong Kong90 daysHungary90 daysIceland90 daysIreland90 daysItaly90 daysJeju Island30 daysKazakhstan30 daysKosovo90 daysKyrgyzstan60 daysLatvia90 daysLiechtenstein90 daysLithuania90 daysLuxembourg90 daysMalta90 daysMartinique90 daysMauritius180 daysMayotte90 daysMexico180 daysMicronesia30 daysMoldova90 daysMonaco90 daysMontenegro90 daysMontserrat180 daysNetherlands90 daysNew Caledonia90 daysNicaragua90 daysNiue30 daysNorth Macedonia90 daysNorthern Cyprus90 daysNorway90 daysOman14 daysPalestinePanama90 daysPeru90 daysPhilippines30 daysPitcairn Islands14 daysPoland90 daysPortugal90 daysRéunion90 daysRomania90 daysSaba90 daysSaint Barthélemy90 daysSaint Helena90 daysSaint Martin90 daysSaint Pierre and Miquelon90 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSamoa60 daysSan Marino30 daysSao Tome and Principe15 daysSerbia90 daysSingapore30 daysSint Eustatius90 daysSint Maarten90 daysSlovakia90 daysSlovenia90 daysSouth Korea90 daysSpain90 daysSuriname90 daysSvalbardFree movementSweden90 daysSwitzerland90 daysTaiwan90 daysTajikistan30 daysTransnistria45 daysTunisia90 daysTurkey90 daysTurks and Caicos Islands90 daysUkraine90 daysUnited Arab Emirates30 daysUruguay90 daysUzbekistan30 daysWallis and Futuna90 daysZambia90 days

Online travel authorization (ETA) needed for Vatican City passport holders

11 destinations. No visa, but you need an online approval before you board.

Australia90 daysCambodia30 daysCanada180 daysCape Verde30 daysKenya90 daysMalaysia30 daysNew Zealand90 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis90 daysSeychelles90 daysSri Lanka30 daysUnited Kingdom180 days

Visa on arrival for Vatican City passport holders

29 destinations. Get the visa at the airport or border, usually for a fee.

Bahrain90 daysBangladesh30 daysBurundi90 daysComoros45 daysEgypt30 daysGuinea-Bissau90 daysIndonesia30 daysJordan90 daysKurdistan Region of Iraq30 daysKuwait90 daysLaos30 daysMacau30 daysMadagascar90 daysMalawi90 daysMaldives30 daysMarshall Islands90 daysMozambique30 daysNamibia90 daysNepal90 daysPalau30 daysQatar30 daysRwanda30 daysSenegal30 daysSyriaTanzania90 daysTimor-Leste30 daysTuvalu30 daysVanuatu120 daysZimbabwe30 days

E-visa for Vatican City passport holders

37 destinations. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Anguilla90 daysAscension Island90 daysAzerbaijan30 daysBenin90 daysBhutan90 daysBurkina Faso30 daysCameroon180 daysChadCuba90 daysDjibouti31 daysDR Congo7 daysEquatorial Guinea90 daysEthiopia30 daysGabon180 daysGuinea90 daysGuyanaIndia180 daysIran30 daysIraq30 daysIvory Coast90 daysLesothoLiberiaLibya30 daysMauritania2 yearsMongolia30 daysNigeria90 daysPakistan30 daysPapua New Guinea60 daysRussia30 daysSierra Leone30 daysSomaliaSouth SudanThailand60 daysTogo90 daysTrinidad and TobagoUganda90 daysVietnam90 days

Visa required for Vatican City passport holders

41 destinations. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

AbkhaziaAfghanistanAlgeriaAmerican SamoaBarbadosBruneiCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChinaEritreaGambiaGhanaGuamIsraelJamaicaJapanKiribatiLebanonMaliMoroccoMyanmarNauruNigerNorth KoreaNorthern Mariana IslandsParaguayRepublic of the CongoSaint LuciaSaudi ArabiaSolomon IslandsSomalilandSouth AfricaSouth OssetiaSudanTokelauTongaTurkmenistanUnited StatesUS Virgin IslandsVenezuelaYemen

Special permits and unconfirmed entry

3 destinations. A special permit is needed, or entry on this passport isn't confirmed. Contact the destination's embassy.

British Indian Ocean TerritoryJan MayenWestern Sahara

Home: Vatican City. Vatican City passport holders don't need anything beyond their passport or ID to enter the Vatican City.

Vatican City passport: common questions

How many countries can Vatican City passport holders visit without a visa?

165 destinations: 125 visa-free, 11 with an online travel authorization (ETA) and 29 with a visa on arrival. Another 37 let you apply for an e-visa online.

Do Vatican City passport holders need a visa for the United States?

Yes. Vatican City passport holders need a visa for the United States, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Vatican City passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom?

No visa, but Vatican City passport holders need an electronic travel authorization (UK ETA, GBP 20 (from 2026-04-08)) before they travel to the United Kingdom, for stays of up to 180 days.

Do Vatican City passport holders need a visa for France?

No. Vatican City passport holders can visit France visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do Vatican City passport holders need a visa for Italy?

No. Vatican City passport holders can visit Italy visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do Vatican City passport holders need a visa for Spain?

No. Vatican City passport holders can visit Spain visa-free for up to 90 days.

Which countries need an ETA for Vatican City passport holders?

Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and United Kingdom. An ETA is an online approval, not a visa, but airlines check it before you board.

Which countries require a visa for Vatican City passport holders?

41 destinations, including Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Algeria, American Samoa, Barbados, Brunei, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, China and Eritrea. Apply at the destination's embassy, consulate or official visa portal well before you travel.

Compare with nearby passports

Ranked by destinations you can enter visa-free, with an ETA or on arrival.

Seychelles#22 · 169 destinationsSaint Vincent and the Grenadines#23 · 167 destinationsUruguay#23 · 167 destinationsAntigua and Barbuda#25 · 163 destinationsBermuda#25 · 163 destinationsCosta Rica#25 · 163 destinations
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Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with the destination's official site before you book and again before you fly.