No visa needed

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

Citizens of the Vatican City don’t need a visa for Kazakhstan and can stay up to 30 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 — Astana: ≈ 4,500 km, about 6 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

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

Yes, citizens of the Vatican City don’t need a visa for Kazakhstan for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Kazakhstan 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; Kazakhstan passport: 40.
Citizens of the Vatican City and Kazakhstan can travel together visa-free to 28 countries, for example: Tunisia, Albania, Serbia, Moldova, Ukraine, Turkey, Belarus, Palestine, Georgia, Armenia, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Seychelles, and Antigua and Barbuda.
Citizens of Kazakhstan, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Vatican City. Vatican City visa for citizens of Kazakhstan

Travelling to Kazakhstan: good to know

Vatican City — Astana: about 4,500 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Vatican City 12:00 — Astana 15:00.
Local currency: Kazakhstani Tenge.
Languages: Kazakh and Russian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KZT 443.
Kazakhstan is the 90th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Vatican City.