No visa needed

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

Citizens of Brunei don’t need a visa for the Vatican City 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 Brunei: the passport opens 103 countries visa-free; Bandar Seri Begawan — Vatican City: ≈ 10,660 km, about 14 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 the Vatican City without a visa on a Brunei passport?

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

Vatican City visa rules at a glance

With a Brunei passport you can visit 103 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 29 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Brunei passport ranks 49th of 199.
Brunei passport: visa-free access to 103 countries; Vatican City passport: 92.
Citizens of Brunei and the Vatican City can travel together visa-free to 80 countries, for example: Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea, Micronesia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Seychelles, United Arab Emirates, Mauritius, Fiji, Georgia, and Palestine.
Citizens of the Vatican City, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Brunei. Brunei visa for citizens of the Vatican City

Travelling to the Vatican City: good to know

Bandar Seri Begawan — Vatican City: about 10,660 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −6 hours.
Local time: Bandar Seri Begawan 12:00 — Vatican City 06:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Italian and Latin.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Vatican City is the 119th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Brunei.