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Visa-free countries for a Vatican city passport
Discover where Vatican City passport holders can travel without a visa. This complete guide shows visa requirements for Holy See citizens in every country, including popular destinations like Italy, San Marino, and Switzerland. Find entry requirements and visa-free stays for Vatican passport holders worldwide.
- 136
- destinations without an advance visa
- 95
- visa-free destinations
- 66
- destinations needing a visa or e-visa
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Where a Vatican city passport takes you
Every destination in our dataset, colored by what the Vatican city passport needs to enter: green is visa-free, blue is freedom of movement, grey means a visa or e-visa in advance.
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Every destination, by what the Vatican city passport needs
All 202 destinations in our dataset, grouped by entry requirement and colored like the map above — the Vatican City (Holy See)'s home country counts toward freedom of movement.
Freedom of Movement
2 Destinations
SvalbardFree Movement
Vatican City (Holy See)Home
Visa Free
93 Destinations
Albania90 days
Andorra90 days
Angola30 days
Antigua and Barbuda180 days
Argentina90 days
Armenia180 days
Austria90 days
Bahamas90 days
Belarus30 days
Belgium90 days
BelizeVisa free
Bolivia90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina90 days
Botswana90 days
Brazil90 days
Bulgaria90 days
Cape Verde30 days
Chile90 days
Colombia90 days
Costa Rica180 days
Croatia90 days
Cyprus90 days
Czech Republic90 days
Denmark90 days
Dominica21 days
Dominican Republic30 days
Ecuador90 days
El Salvador180 days
Estonia90 days
Fiji120 days
Finland90 days
France90 days
Gambia90 days
Germany90 days
Greece90 days
Greenland90 days
Grenada90 days
Guatemala90 days
Haiti90 days
Honduras90 days
Hong Kong14 days
Hungary90 days
Iceland90 days
Ireland90 days
Italy90 days
Kazakhstan30 days
Kosovo90 days
Kyrgyzstan60 days
Latvia90 days
Liechtenstein90 days
Lithuania90 days
Luxembourg90 days
Malaysia30 days
Malta90 days
Mauritius90 days
Micronesia30 days
Moldova90 days
Monaco90 days
Montenegro90 days
Netherlands90 days
Nicaragua90 days
North Macedonia90 days
Norway90 days
PalestineVisa free
Panama90 days
Peru180 days
Philippines30 days
Poland90 days
Portugal90 days
Republic of Georgia360 days
Romania90 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days
San Marino90 days
Sao Tome and Principe15 days
Serbia90 days
Seychelles90 days
Singapore30 days
Slovakia90 days
Slovenia90 days
South Korea30 days
Spain90 days
Swaziland30 days
Sweden90 days
Switzerland90 days
Taiwan90 days
Tunisia90 days
Turkey90 days
Ukraine90 days
United Arab Emirates30 days
Uruguay90 days
Uzbekistan30 days
Vanuatu120 days
Zambia90 days
eTA (Online Registration)
8 Destinations
Australia90 days
Canada180 days
Israel90 days
Kenya90 days
New Zealand90 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis90 days
Suriname90 days
United Kingdom180 days
Visa on Arrival
33 Destinations
BahrainOn Arrival
BangladeshOn Arrival
BurundiOn Arrival
CambodiaOn Arrival
ComorosOn Arrival
DjiboutiOn Arrival
EgyptOn Arrival
Guinea-BissauOn Arrival
IndonesiaOn Arrival
IranOn Arrival
JordanOn Arrival
KuwaitOn Arrival
LaosOn Arrival
MacaoOn Arrival
MadagascarOn Arrival
MalawiOn Arrival
MaldivesOn Arrival
Marshall IslandsOn Arrival
MozambiqueOn Arrival
NamibiaOn Arrival
NepalOn Arrival
OmanOn Arrival
PalauOn Arrival
QatarOn Arrival
RwandaOn Arrival
SamoaOn Arrival
SenegalOn Arrival
Sri LankaOn Arrival
TajikistanOn Arrival
TanzaniaOn Arrival
Timor-LesteOn Arrival
TuvaluOn Arrival
ZimbabweOn Arrival
e-Visa
31 Destinations
Azerbaijane-Visa
Benine-Visa
Bhutane-Visa
Burkina Fasoe-Visa
Cameroone-Visa
Chade-Visa
Cote d’Ivoiree-Visa
Cubae-Visa
DR Congoe-Visa
Equatorial Guineae-Visa
Ethiopiae-Visa
Gabone-Visa
Guineae-Visa
Indiae-Visa
Iraqe-Visa
Liberiae-Visa
Libyae-Visa
Mauritaniae-Visa
Mongoliae-Visa
Nigeriae-Visa
Pakistane-Visa
Papua New Guineae-Visa
Russiae-Visa
Sierra Leonee-Visa
Somaliae-Visa
South Sudane-Visa
Syriae-Visa
Thailande-Visa
Togoe-Visa
Ugandae-Visa
Viet Name-Visa
Regular Visa
34 Destinations
AfghanistanRequired
AlgeriaRequired
BarbadosRequired
BruneiRequired
Central African RepublicRequired
ChinaRequired
CongoRequired
EritreaRequired
GhanaRequired
GuyanaRequired
JamaicaRequired
JapanRequired
KiribatiRequired
LebanonRequired
LesothoRequired
MaliRequired
MexicoRequired
MoroccoRequired
MyanmarRequired
NauruRequired
NigerRequired
North KoreaRequired
ParaguayRequired
Saint LuciaRequired
Saudi ArabiaRequired
Solomon IslandsRequired
South AfricaRequired
SudanRequired
TongaRequired
Trinidad and TobagoRequired
TurkmenistanRequired
United StatesRequired
VenezuelaRequired
YemenRequired
Frequently asked questions
How many countries can a vatican city passport enter visa-free?
95 of the 202 destinations in the Day31 dataset are open to vatican city passport holders without a visa, including 2 where they can live and work under freedom-of-movement rules. A further 33 issue a visa on arrival and 8 require only an electronic travel authorization (eTA).
Which destinations require a visa for vatican city passport holders?
34 destinations require a visa applied for before travel — including Afghanistan, Algeria, Barbados, Brunei, Central African Republic. Another 31 require an e-visa, which is applied for online.
What is the mobility score of the vatican city passport?
Day31's mobility score counts destinations reachable without advance paperwork: the vatican city passport scores 136 of 202, with 2 destinations offering freedom of movement and 66 requiring a visa or e-visa in advance.
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