No visa needed

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

Citizens of the Vatican City don’t need a visa for Palestine. 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 — Jerusalem: ≈ 2,310 km, about 3.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

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

Yes, citizens of the Vatican City don’t need a visa for Palestine. A valid passport is enough.

Palestine 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; Palestine passport: 10.
Citizens of the Vatican City and Palestine can travel together visa-free to 8 countries, for example: Seychelles, Dominica, Eswatini, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Palestine, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Vatican City. Vatican City visa for citizens of Palestine

Travelling to Palestine: good to know

Vatican City — Jerusalem: about 2,310 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Vatican City 12:00 — Jerusalem 13:00.
Local currency: Egyptian Pound, Israeli New Shekel, and Jordanian Dinar.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ EGP 52.
Palestine is the 53rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Vatican City.