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Vatican City passport

#59P2L Passport IndexP2L Score 124.2 · 58 passports score higher · of 199

57Mexico126.4
58Antigua and Barbuda124.8
59Vatican City124.2
60Peru124.0
61Ukraine121.8

No Advance Visa Access Ranking: #58 · 132 destinations · shared by 2

Visit 132 of 198 destinations without applying for a visa in advance.

63 of 198 rules checked in the last 90 days · the rest not recently checked (public visa data as of 17 Feb 2026)

4 of them are under do-not-travel advice from at least two of the US, UK and Canadian governments: Belarus, Haiti, Iran, Ukraine. That advice is written for their own citizens. How we count it

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How the Vatican City passport ranks

Its place in each of our passport rankings.Each bar runs from #199 on the left to #1 on the right; the colour bands are groups of 25 places, as on the map on the home page.

Vatican City passport in each passport ranking
Ranking	Rank	Score
Entry access
P2L Passport Index	#59	124.2 points
No Advance Visa Access Ranking	#58shared by 2	132 destinations
Destination reach
Economic Reach Ranking	#92	39.4% of covered GDP abroad
Population Reach Ranking	#94	33.0% of covered population abroad
Very High HDI Reach Ranking	#50shared by 4	87.8% of very-high-HDI destinations
Experimental
Connected Destinations Ranking	#58shared by 2	76.2% weighted by passport strength
Exclusive Access Ranking	#58	34.4% weighted by exclusivity

Weight scenarios

With an eTA and a visa on arrival each weighted from 0.6 to 1, the Vatican City passport ranks between #58 and #59 in the P2L Passport Index. This shows how much the rank depends on our choice of weights — not how accurate the data is. Why eTA and visa on arrival weigh 0.8.

Visa-free
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eVisa
Visa required
Vatican City
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Entry requirements by destination

What a Vatican City passport holder needs for a short visit — tourism or business — grouped from the easiest entry to the hardest.

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Visa-free93 destinations

No visa needed for a short visit.

Visa-free for Vatican City passport holders
Destination	Stay	Status	Source
Albania	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Andorra	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Angola	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Antigua and Barbuda	Up to 180 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Argentina	Up to 90 days	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Dirección Nacional de Migraciones
Armenia	Up to 180 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Austria	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Bahamas	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
BelarusDo-not-travel advice	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Belgium	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Belize	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bolivia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Botswana	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Brazil	Up to 90 days	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Ministério das Relações Exteriores (Itamaraty), Divisão de Imigração
Bulgaria	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Cape Verde	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Chile	Up to 90 days	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile — Dirección General de Asuntos Consulares, Inmigración y de Chilenos en el Exterior (consulado.gob.cl)
Colombia	Up to 90 days	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Migración Colombia
Costa Rica	Up to 180 days	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME), Costa Rica — Alcance N° 148 a La Gaceta N° 216
Croatia	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Cyprus	Up to 90 days	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Republic of Cyprus, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Czechia	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Denmark	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Dominica	Up to 21 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Dominican Republic	Up to 30 days	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Consulado General de la República Dominicana en la costa oeste de los Estados Unidos
Ecuador	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
El Salvador	Up to 180 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Estonia	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Eswatini	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Fiji	Up to 120 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Finland	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
France	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Gambia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Georgia	Up to 1 year	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Government of Georgia, Ordinance No 255 (Georgian text published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia)
Germany	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Greece	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Grenada	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guatemala	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
HaitiDo-not-travel advice	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Honduras	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Hong Kong	Up to 14 days	Verified 31 Oct 2026	Immigration Department, HKSAR
Hungary	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Iceland	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Ireland	Up to 90 days	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Irish Statute Book (Office of the Attorney General)
Italy	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kazakhstan	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kosovo	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kyrgyzstan	Up to 60 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Latvia	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Liechtenstein	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Lithuania	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Luxembourg	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Malaysia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Malta	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Mauritius	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Micronesia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Moldova	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Monaco	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Montenegro	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Netherlands	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Nicaragua	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
North Macedonia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Norway	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Palestine	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Panama	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Peru	Up to 90 days	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú
Philippines	Up to 30 days	Verified 31 Oct 2026	Department of Foreign Affairs, Office of Consular Affairs (Philippine e-Visa portal)
Poland	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Portugal	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Qatar	Up to 30 days	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Qatar Tourism (Visit Qatar)
Romania	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
San Marino	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
São Tomé and Príncipe	Up to 15 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Serbia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Seychelles	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Singapore	—	Verified 31 Oct 2026	Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA), Singapore
Slovakia	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Slovenia	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
South Korea	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Spain	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Sweden	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Switzerland	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Taiwan	Up to 90 days	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
Tunisia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Türkiye	Up to 90 days	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye
UkraineDo-not-travel advice	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
United Arab Emirates	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Uruguay	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Uzbekistan	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Vanuatu	Up to 120 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Zambia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026

eTA8 destinations

Apply online before you travel. Not a visa.

Electronic travel authorization for Vatican City passport holders
Destination	Stay	Status	Source
Canada	Up to 6 months	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Government of Canada — Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227), Justice Laws Website, Department of Justice Canada
Côte d'Ivoire	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kenya	—	Verified 31 Oct 2026	Directorate of Immigration Services, Republic of Kenya
New Zealand	Up to 3 months	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Immigration New Zealand
Papua New Guinea	Up to 60 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Suriname	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
United Kingdom	Up to 6 months	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK

On arrival31 destinations

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Visa on arrival for Vatican City passport holders
Destination	Stay	Status	Source
Bahrain	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bangladesh	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Burundi	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Cambodia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Comoros	Up to 45 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Djibouti	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Egypt	Up to 30 days	Verified 31 Oct 2026	Ministry of Interior of Egypt — General Administration of Passports, Immigration and Nationality
Guinea-Bissau	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Indonesia	Up to 30 days	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia, Osaka
IranDo-not-travel advice	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Jordan	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kuwait	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Laos	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Macao	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Madagascar	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Malawi	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Maldives	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Marshall Islands	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mozambique	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Namibia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Nepal	Up to 150 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Oman	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Palau	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Rwanda	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Samoa	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Senegal	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tajikistan	Up to 45 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tanzania	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Timor-Leste	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tuvalu	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Zimbabwe	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026

eVisa32 destinations

Apply for a visa online before you travel. You may still be asked to give fingerprints or attend an interview in person.

eVisa for Vatican City passport holders
Destination	Stay	Status	Source
Australia	—	Verified 10 Oct 2026	Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Azerbaijan	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Benin	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bhutan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Burkina FasoDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Cameroon	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Chad	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Cuba	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Democratic Republic of the CongoDo-not-travel advice	Up to 7 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Equatorial Guinea	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Ethiopia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Gabon	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guinea	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guyana	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
India	—	Verified 30 Oct 2026	Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
IraqDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Liberia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
LibyaDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mauritania	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mongolia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Nigeria	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Pakistan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
RussiaDo-not-travel advice	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Sierra Leone	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
SomaliaDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
South SudanDo-not-travel advice	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Sri Lanka	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Department of Immigration and Emigration, Sri Lanka (official ETA website eta.gov.lk)
SyriaDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Thailand	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Togo	Up to 15 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Uganda	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Vietnam	—	Verified 30 Oct 2026	Government of Viet Nam (Government News, baochinhphu.vn)

Visa required34 destinations

Apply for a visa before you travel, with a visit in person: to a consulate or visa centre, or to give fingerprints.

Visa required for Vatican City passport holders
Destination	Stay	Status	Source
AfghanistanDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Algeria	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Barbados	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Brunei	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Central African RepublicDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
China	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Eritrea	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Ghana	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Israel	—	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel
Jamaica	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Japan	—	Verified 30 Oct 2026	Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Kiribati	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
LebanonDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Lesotho	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
MaliDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
MexicoVisa-free (up to 180 days) with a valid visa of Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, a Schengen country or the United States	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM)
Morocco	—	Verified 2 Nov 2026	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates (acces-maroc.ma eVisa/AEVM portal)
MyanmarDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Nauru	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
NigerDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
North Korea	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Paraguay	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Republic of the Congo	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saint Lucia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saudi Arabia	—	Verified 31 Oct 2026	Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia
Solomon Islands	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
South Africa	—	Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026	Department of Home Affairs
SudanDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tonga	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Trinidad and Tobago	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Turkmenistan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
United States	—	Verified 8 Oct 2026	U.S. Government Publishing Office; 8 CFR 212.1
Venezuela	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
YemenDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026

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