No visa needed

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

Citizens of the Vatican City don’t need a visa for Tunisia 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 — Tunis: ≈ 600 km, about 1.5 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 Tunisia without a visa on a Vatican City passport?

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

Tunisia 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; Tunisia passport: 36.
Citizens of the Vatican City and Tunisia can travel together visa-free to 17 countries, for example: Turkey, Palestine, Gambia, Seychelles, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Mauritius, Brazil, Belize, Malaysia, Ecuador, Philippines, Micronesia, and Vanuatu.
Citizens of Tunisia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Vatican City. Vatican City visa for citizens of Tunisia

Travelling to Tunisia: good to know

Vatican City — Tunis: about 600 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Vatican City 12:00 — Tunis 11:00.
Local currency: Tunisian Dinar.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TND 2.95.
Tunisia is the 8th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Vatican City.