Visa on arrival

Tuvalu visa for citizens of the Vatican City

Citizens of the Vatican City get a Tuvalu visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of the Vatican City: the passport opens 92 countries visa-free; Vatican City — Funafuti: ≈ 16,080 km, about 20.5 hours of flying.

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

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

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of the Vatican City get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Tuvalu 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; Tuvalu passport: 83.
Citizens of the Vatican City and Tuvalu can travel together visa-free to 72 countries, for example: Italy, San Marino, Monaco, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Malta, Kosovo, Serbia, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary.
Citizens of Tuvalu, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Vatican City. Vatican City visa for citizens of Tuvalu

Travelling to Tuvalu: good to know

Vatican City — Funafuti: about 16,080 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 20.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +10 hours.
Local time: Vatican City 12:00 — Funafuti 22:00.
Local currency: Australian Dollar and TVD.
Languages: English and Tuvalu.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ A$1.42.
Tuvalu is the 191st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Vatican City.