No visa needed

Do citizens of the Vatican City need a visa for Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Citizens of the Vatican City don’t need a visa for Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 — Sarajevo: ≈ 530 km, about 1 hour 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina without a visa on a Vatican City passport?

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina 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; Bosnia and Herzegovina passport: 77.
Citizens of the Vatican City and Bosnia and Herzegovina can travel together visa-free to 66 countries, for example: Italy, San Marino, Monaco, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Tunisia, Albania, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Malta, Serbia, North Macedonia, Austria, and Slovakia.
Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Vatican City. Vatican City visa for citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Travelling to Bosnia and Herzegovina: good to know

Vatican City — Sarajevo: about 530 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1 hour.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark.
Languages: Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BAM 1.72.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is the 6th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Vatican City.