No visa needed

Do citizens of the Vatican City need a visa for the United Arab Emirates?

Citizens of the Vatican City don’t need a visa for the United Arab Emirates 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 — Abu Dhabi: ≈ 4,300 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 the United Arab Emirates without a visa on a Vatican City passport?

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

United Arab Emirates 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; United Arab Emirates passport: 127.
Citizens of the Vatican City and the United Arab Emirates can travel together visa-free to 88 countries, for example: Italy, San Marino, Monaco, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Tunisia, Albania, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Malta, Kosovo, Serbia, and North Macedonia.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Vatican City. Vatican City visa for citizens of the United Arab Emirates

Travelling to the United Arab Emirates: good to know

Vatican City — Abu Dhabi: about 4,300 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Vatican City 12:00 — Abu Dhabi 14:00.
Local currency: United Arab Emirates Dirham.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ AED 3.67.
United Arab Emirates is the 83rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Vatican City.