Vatican City Travel requirements, advice , Coronavirus status and Visa Policy

2022-05-22 22:30:48

Vatican City is located in Southern Europe. It is a developed country. Check Vatican City Travel Advisory, visa Requirements below.



Travel advice and advisories

Published 03.05.2022
1. Passengers entering or transiting through Italy must have:
- a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken at most 48 hours before arrival; or
- a negative COVID-19 LAMP, NAAT, PCR, RNA, RT-PCR or TMA test taken at most 72 hours before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 recovery certificate issued at most 180 days before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days and at most 270 days before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated and received a booster dose.
Vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Janssen, Moderna, Nuvaxovid (Novavax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty).
All documents must be in English, French, Italian or Spanish.
- This does not apply to:
- military personnel;
- passengers younger than 6 years;
- passengers arriving from San Marino or Vatican City (Holy See);
- passengers who have started their journey in Ukraine;
- more exemptions can be found at https://tinyurl.com/2wxhvfbv .
2. Passengers could be subject to self-isolation for 5 days. More details can be found at https://infocovid.viaggiaresicuri.it/index_en.html .
- This does not apply to passengers with:
- a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken at most 48 hours before arrival; or
- a negative COVID-19 LAMP, NAAT, PCR, RNA, RT-PCR or TMA test taken at most 72 hours before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 recovery certificate issued at most 180 days before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days and at most 270 days before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated and received a booster dose.
Vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Janssen, Moderna, Nuvaxovid (Novavax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty).
All documents must be in English, French, Italian or Spanish.
3. Passengers could be subject to a COVID-19 test upon arrival.



Visa Policy for Visitors travelling to Vatican City

Visa required

  • Afghanistan
  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • China
  • Comoros
  • Congo [DRC]
  • Congo [Republic]
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Cuba
  • Djibouti
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
  • Ethiopia
  • Fiji
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iraq
  • Jamaica
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mongolia
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar [Burma]
  • Namibia
  • Nauru
  • Nepal
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Korea
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • Qatar
  • Russia
  • Rwanda
  • São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Visa not required

  • Albania
  • Andorra
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (90 days)
  • Brazil
  • Brunei
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Colombia (90 days)
  • Costa Rica
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Dominica
  • El Salvador
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France (1 day)
  • Georgia
  • Germany (1 day)
  • Greece
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan (90 days)
  • Kiribati
  • Latvia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macau
  • Macedonia [FYROM]
  • Malaysia (90 days)
  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Micronesia
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Norway (90 days)
  • Palau
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Poland (1 day)
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia (90 days)
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Samoa
  • San Marino
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Timor-Leste
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tuvalu
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • Uruguay
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela

Visa free access

  • Croatia

Visa Requirements for Vatican City Citizens

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