St Peter's Square from the dome of the basilica, Vatican City

Who needs a visa for Vatican City?

Southern Europe · Vatican City

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Of 198 nationalities, 93 enter Vatican City with no paperwork at all. The rest: 105 must be approved before they travel.

We have not found a Vatican City government portal we can link to with confidence, so we link to none — a lookalike is worse than nothing. Apply through Vatican City's own immigration service or its embassy.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 93

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

Visa required 105

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.

About Vatican City

Region
Southern Europe
Capital
Vatican City
Size
0.44 km² 199th largest of 199
Languages
Italian, Latin
Currency
Euro EUR
Borders
Italy

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026.