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Vatican City: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Vatican City. 152 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 26 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 114Visa-free
  • 9ETA
  • 29On arrival
  • 33eVisa
  • 41Visa required
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Vatican City
Rank26
No prior visa152
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Passport strength

A strong passport 26

Rank 26 of 199. 152 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 14.

Schengen AreaVisa-free90 daysUnited KingdomETA180 daysCanadaETA180 daysAustraliaETA90 daysNew ZealandETA90 daysSouth KoreaETA30 daysSingaporeVisa-free30 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-free30 daysTürkiyeVisa-free90 daysBrazilVisa-free90 daysMexicoVisa-free180 daysHong KongVisa-free14 daysIndonesiaOn arrival30 daysArgentinaVisa-free90 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 74

A prior visa is needed for 74 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

United StatesVisa requiredJapanVisa requiredChinaVisa requiredThailandeVisaIndiaeVisaIsraelVisa requiredSouth AfricaVisa requiredEgypteVisa
US access0/100no E-2, visa required
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Vatican City passport gives

58of 100
rank 79 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility76152 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law-no data in the source
  • Quality of life-no data in the source
  • Health and longevity-no data in the source
  • Education-no data in the source
  • Taxes100up to 0%, no inheritance tax, foreign income not taxed
  • US access0no E-2, visa required
  • Plan B and family57dual citizenship allowed, not passed on automatically

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 114

Entry on your passport

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlbaniaEurope · 90 daysAndorraEuropeAngolaAfrica · 30 daysAntigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 180 daysArgentinaAmericas · 90 daysArubaCaribbeanAustriaEurope · 90 daysBahamasCaribbean · 240 daysBelarusEurope · 30 daysBelgiumEurope · 90 daysBelizeAmericasBermudaAmericasBoliviaAmericas · 90 daysBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbeanBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 daysBotswanaAfrica · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 daysBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanBulgariaEurope · 90 daysCape VerdeAfrica · 30 daysChileAmericas · 90 daysColombiaAmericas · 180 daysCook IslandsOceaniaCosta RicaAmericas · 90 daysCroatiaEurope · 90 daysCuraçaoCaribbeanCyprusEurope · 90 daysCzechiaEurope · 90 daysDenmarkEurope · 90 daysDominicaCaribbean · 21 daysDominican RepublicCaribbean · 90 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEl SalvadorAmericas · 90 daysEstoniaEurope · 90 daysEswatiniAfrica · 30 daysFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFijiOceania · 120 daysFinlandEurope · 90 daysFranceEurope · 90 daysFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGambiaAfrica · 90 daysGeorgiaEurope · 365 daysGermanyEurope · 90 daysGibraltarEuropeGreeceEurope · 90 daysGreenlandEuropeGrenadaCaribbean · 90 daysGuatemalaAmericas · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHondurasAmericas · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 14 daysHungaryEurope · 90 daysIcelandEurope · 90 daysIrelandEurope · 90 daysItalyEurope · 90 daysKazakhstanAsia · 30 daysKosovoEuropeKyrgyzstanAsia · 60 daysLatviaEurope · 90 daysLiechtensteinEurope · 90 daysLithuaniaEurope · 90 daysLuxembourgEurope · 90 daysMalaysiaAsia · 30 daysMaltaEurope · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 90 daysMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericas · 180 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMoldovaEurope · 90 daysMonacoEuropeMontenegroEurope · 90 daysMontserratCaribbeanNetherlandsEurope · 90 daysNew CaledoniaOceaniaNicaraguaAmericas · 90 daysNorth MacedoniaEurope · 90 daysNorwayEurope · 90 daysOmanMiddle East · 30 daysPanamaAmericas · 180 daysPeruAmericas · 183 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysPolandEurope · 90 daysPortugalEurope · 90 daysQatarMiddle East · 30 daysRéunionAfricaRomaniaEurope · 90 daysSamoaOceania · 60 daysSan MarinoEuropeSão Tomé and PríncipeAfrica · 15 daysSerbiaEurope · 90 daysSingaporeAsia · 30 daysSint MaartenCaribbeanSlovakiaEurope · 90 daysSloveniaEurope · 90 daysSpainEurope · 90 daysSt. HelenaAfricaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 30 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysSwedenEurope · 90 daysSwitzerlandEurope · 90 daysTaiwanAsia · 90 daysTajikistanAsia · 30 daysTunisiaAfrica · 90 daysTürkiyeEurope · 90 daysTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUkraineEurope · 90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 30 daysUruguayAmericas · 90 daysUzbekistanAsia · 30 daysVanuatuOceania · 30 daysZambiaAfrica · 90 days

ETA 9

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:United KingdomSouth KoreaSri LankaAustraliaCanadaKenya
AustraliaOceania · 90 daysCanadaAmericas · 180 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysNew ZealandOceania · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 30 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 daysUnited KingdomEurope · 180 days

On arrival 29

Visa issued at the border

Popular:ArmeniaIndonesiaMaldivesTanzania
ArmeniaMiddle East · 120 daysBahrainMiddle East · 14 daysBangladeshAsia · 30 daysBurundiAfricaCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysIranMiddle East · 30 daysJordanMiddle EastKuwaitMiddle East · 90 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysLiberiaAfricaMacaoAsiaMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNamibiaAfricaNepalAsia · 90 daysNiueOceaniaPalauOceania · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSenegalAfrica · 90 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 daysZimbabweAfrica · 90 days

eVisa 33

Applied for online before travel

Popular:ThailandEgyptVietnamIndiaCuba
AfghanistanAsiaAnguillaCaribbeanAzerbaijanEuropeBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEgyptAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaEthiopiaAfricaGabonAfricaGuineaAfricaIndiaAsiaIraqMiddle EastLesothoAfricaLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaRussiaEuropeSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSyriaMiddle EastThailandAsiaTogoAfricaTrinidad and TobagoCaribbeanUgandaAfricaVietnamAsia

Visa required 41

Through a consulate

Popular:United StatesJapanChinaIsraelSaudi ArabiaMorocco
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaBarbadosCaribbeanBruneiAsiaCayman IslandsCaribbeanCentral African RepublicAfricaChadAfricaChinaAsiaEritreaAfricaGhanaAfricaGuamOceaniaGuyanaAmericasIsraelMiddle EastJamaicaCaribbeanJapanAsiaKiribatiOceaniaLebanonMiddle EastMaliAfricaMongoliaAsiaMoroccoAfricaMyanmarAsiaNauruOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaPalestineMiddle EastParaguayAmericasPuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastSierra LeoneAfricaSolomon IslandsOceaniaSouth AfricaAfricaSt. LuciaCaribbeanSudanAfricaTongaOceaniaTurkmenistanAsiaUnited StatesAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanVenezuelaAmericasYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 24Seychelles154
  2. 24Uruguay154
  3. 25St. Vincent and the Grenadines153
  4. 26Antigua and Barbuda152
  5. 26Vatican City152
  6. 27Costa Rica148
  7. 28Grenada147
  8. 28Mauritius147
  9. 29Paraguay144

Frequently asked questions

Vatican City: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 152 of 226 countries and territories, 114 visa-free, 9 with an ETA and 29 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 26 of 199.

Vatican City: is a Schengen visa needed?

No. Short trips to Schengen countries need no visa, up to 90 days. Once ETIAS starts, an electronic authorisation will be needed; no launch date has been announced yet.

Vatican City → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

ETA, 180 days. Electronic authorisation online.

Vatican City → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Vatican City → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free, 30 days. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 34 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 23. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.