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Vatican City passport

162 of 198 destinations accessible · Ranked #21 of 199 passports

Getting in is one thing; being covered is another

Long-stay and nomad visas often legally require proof of health insurance.

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Where a Vatican City passport takes you

Europe42visa-free

  • Albania90 days
  • Andorra90 days
  • Austria90 days
  • Belarus30 days
  • Belgium90 days
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina90 days
  • Bulgaria90 days
  • Croatia90 days
  • Czechia90 days
  • Denmark90 days
  • Estonia90 days
  • Finland90 days
  • France90 days
  • Germany90 days
  • Greece90 days
  • Hungary90 days
  • Iceland90 days
  • Ireland90 days
  • Italy90 days
  • Kosovo90 days
  • Latvia90 days
  • Liechtenstein90 days
  • Lithuania90 days
  • Luxembourg90 days
  • Malta90 days
  • Moldova90 days
  • Monaco90 days
  • Montenegro90 days
  • Netherlands90 days
  • North Macedonia90 days
  • Norway90 days
  • Poland90 days
  • Portugal90 days
  • Romania90 days
  • San Marino90 days
  • Serbia90 days
  • Slovakia90 days
  • Slovenia90 days
  • Spain90 days
  • Sweden90 days
  • Switzerland90 days
  • Ukraine90 days

Asia16visa-free

  • Armenia180 days
  • Cyprus90 days
  • Georgia360 days
  • Hong Kong SAR China14 days
  • Kazakhstan30 days
  • Kyrgyzstan30 days
  • Malaysia30 days
  • Palestinian Territories
  • Philippines30 days
  • Singapore30 days
  • South Korea30 days
  • Taiwan90 days
  • Tajikistan30 days
  • Türkiye90 days
  • United Arab Emirates30 days
  • Uzbekistan30 days

Africa9visa-free

  • Angola30 days
  • Botswana90 days
  • Cape Verde30 days
  • Eswatini30 days
  • Gambia90 days
  • Mauritius90 days
  • São Tomé & Príncipe15 days
  • Tunisia90 days
  • Zambia90 days

North America13visa-free

  • Bahamas90 days
  • Belize
  • Costa Rica180 days
  • Dominica21 days
  • Dominican Republic30 days
  • El Salvador180 days
  • Grenada90 days
  • Guatemala90 days
  • Haiti90 days
  • Honduras90 days
  • Nicaragua90 days
  • Panama90 days
  • St. Vincent & Grenadines90 days

South America9visa-free

  • Argentina90 days
  • Bolivia90 days
  • Brazil90 days
  • Chile90 days
  • Colombia90 days
  • Ecuador90 days
  • Peru90 days
  • Suriname
  • Uruguay90 days

Oceania3visa-free

  • Fiji120 days
  • Micronesia30 days
  • Vanuatu120 days
FijiTanzaniaW. SaharaCanadaUnited States of AmericaKazakhstanUzbekistanPapua New GuineaIndonesiaArgentinaChileDem. Rep. CongoSomaliaKenyaSudanChadHaitiDominican Rep.RussiaBahamasFalkland Is.NorwayGreenlandFr. S. Antarctic LandsTimor-LesteSouth AfricaLesothoMexicoUruguayBrazilBoliviaPeruColombiaPanamaCosta RicaNicaraguaHondurasEl SalvadorGuatemalaBelizeVenezuelaGuyanaSurinameFranceEcuadorPuerto RicoJamaicaCubaZimbabweBotswanaNamibiaSenegalMaliMauritaniaBeninNigerNigeriaCameroonTogoGhanaCôte d'IvoireGuineaGuinea-BissauLiberiaSierra LeoneBurkina FasoCentral African Rep.CongoGabonEq. GuineaZambiaMalawiMozambiqueeSwatiniAngolaBurundiIsraelLebanonMadagascarPalestineGambiaTunisiaAlgeriaJordanUnited Arab EmiratesQatarKuwaitIraqOmanVanuatuCambodiaThailandLaosMyanmarVietnamNorth KoreaSouth KoreaMongoliaIndiaBangladeshBhutanNepalPakistanAfghanistanTajikistanKyrgyzstanTurkmenistanIranSyriaArmeniaSwedenBelarusUkrainePolandAustriaHungaryMoldovaRomaniaLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaGermanyBulgariaGreeceTurkeyAlbaniaCroatiaSwitzerlandLuxembourgBelgiumNetherlandsPortugalSpainIrelandNew CaledoniaSolomon Is.New ZealandAustraliaSri LankaChinaTaiwanItalyDenmarkUnited KingdomIcelandAzerbaijanGeorgiaPhilippinesMalaysiaBruneiSloveniaFinlandSlovakiaCzechiaEritreaJapanParaguayYemenSaudi ArabiaAntarcticaN. CyprusCyprusMoroccoEgyptLibyaEthiopiaDjiboutiSomalilandUgandaRwandaBosnia and Herz.MacedoniaSerbiaMontenegroKosovoTrinidad and TobagoS. Sudan

What the Vatican City passport actually gets you

The Vatican City passport opens 162 of the 198 destinations we track, which is 82% of them, and ranks 21 of 199 passports worldwide. Those 162 are the places you can book a flight to this week: visa-free, visa on arrival, an eTA, or an e-visa you fill in online. The other 36 want an application, an appointment and a decision before you go, and that is the difference between a trip you can plan and one you have to apply for.

It is not evenly distributed, and no passport's is. Europe is where this one is strongest, with 44 of 44 countries open. North America is where it runs out, at 16 of 23. If your plans lean toward the second, the paperwork is the plan.

Getting in is not the same as being allowed to stay. The most common allowance is 90 days, granted by 65 of the destinations open to you, and the longest is 360 days in Georgia. That ceiling is what makes a nomad visa worth the trouble: it is the difference between leaving every few months and living somewhere. It is also why a travel insurance policy that expires at 90 days quietly stops matching your life.

The number nobody looks up is the one pointing the other way. 93 of the 198 passports we track can enter the Vatican City without a visa. Mobility is not a property of a document, it is a relationship between two countries, and the gap between those two figures is usually more revealing than either on its own.

Wherever the Vatican City passport takes you, it does not carry health cover with it. Entry rules and hospital bills are separate problems, and only one of them is settled at the border. Of the countries we have written up properly, Portugal, Spain and Greece are open to you without a visa. What cover you actually need abroad.

The fine print on where a Vatican City passport reaches

Rules that apply to the destinations above, checked by hand against the issuing authority.

Where cover is a condition of entry

  • Burkina Faso The e-visa application asks for a medical certificate and proof of health insurance.
  • Cuba Travel health insurance is required on entry, though how strictly it is checked varies.
  • Georgia has required health and accident cover of at least GEL 30,000 for the whole stay since the start of 2026, and border officers may ask to see it.
  • Iraq requires health insurance bought through a state platform as part of the visa process, around USD 158.

Where getting there is the problem

  • Equatorial Guinea The land borders with Cameroon and Gabon have been closed indefinitely since December 2025. Entry is by air or sea only.
  • Haiti No international airline currently serves Port-au-Prince. The only regular way in is Cap-Haïtien, and the land border with the Dominican Republic is closed.

Visa-free, but not paperwork-free

  • Cape Verde No visa, but the paid EASE pre-registration is mandatory, around EUR 30.
  • Mozambique Since late July 2026 you also need an ETA, filed at least 48 hours before departure.
  • Seychelles Visa-free, but not paperwork-free: every traveller has to buy a Travel Authorisation before departure, from about EUR 10.
  • Thailand The TDAC digital arrival card is mandatory for everyone, up to three days before arrival. It is free and is not a visa.
  • Togo No visa, but you must file a travel declaration online at least 24 hours before you arrive.

Access that rides on another visa

  • Bahamas A valid visa or permanent residence from the US, UK, Canada or a Schengen country replaces the Bahamian visa.
  • Dominica A valid Schengen, US, UK or Canadian visa gets you six months regardless of your nationality.
  • Guatemala A valid US, Canadian, Mexican or Schengen visa lets you enter as a tourist without a Guatemalan visa.
  • Guyana A US green card, or a valid US, Canadian or Schengen visa, allows 90 days visa-free.
  • Panama A valid visa or residence permit from the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the UK or an EU country lets you in without a Panamanian visa, for up to 30 days.
  • São Tomé & Príncipe A valid Schengen or US visa gets you 15 days visa-free regardless of your nationality.

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Visa rules can change at short notice and depend on your purpose of travel, length of stay and onward tickets. Always confirm with the destination’s embassy or the IATA Travel Centre before you book. Visa-free entry never includes travel health insurance. That’s still on you.