No visa needed

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

Citizens of the Vatican City don’t need a visa for the Philippines 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 — Manila: ≈ 10,390 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: 30 days

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

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

Philippines 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; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of the Vatican City and the Philippines can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Palestine, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Brazil, Colombia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Singapore, Bolivia, Peru, and Micronesia.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Vatican City. Vatican City visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

Vatican City — Manila: about 10,390 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 — Manila 18:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 175th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Vatican City.