No visa needed

Do citizens of the Vatican City need a visa for Bolivia?

Citizens of the Vatican City don’t need a visa for Bolivia and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of the Vatican City: the passport opens 92 countries visa-free; Vatican City — La Paz: ≈ 10,470 km, about 13.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Bolivia without a visa on a Vatican City passport?

Yes, citizens of the Vatican City don’t need a visa for Bolivia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Bolivia visa rules at a glance

With a Vatican City passport you can visit 92 countries visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 34 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Vatican City passport ranks 65th of 199.
Vatican City passport: visa-free access to 92 countries; Bolivia passport: 33.
Citizens of the Vatican City and Bolivia can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Turkey, Palestine, Seychelles, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Haiti, Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Belize, Malaysia, and Costa Rica.
Citizens of Bolivia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Vatican City. Vatican City visa for citizens of Bolivia

Travelling to Bolivia: good to know

Vatican City — La Paz: about 10,470 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −6 hours.
Local time: Vatican City 12:00 — La Paz 06:00.
Local currency: Bolivian Boliviano.
Languages: Aymara, Guarani, Quechua, and Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BOB 12.
Bolivia is the 176th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Vatican City.