No visa needed

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

Citizens of Canada 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 Canada: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Ottawa — Vatican City: ≈ 6,730 km, about 9 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 Canada passport?

Yes, citizens of Canada 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 Canada passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 33 with an e-visa; 18 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Canada passport ranks 37th of 199.
Canada passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Vatican City passport: 92.
Citizens of Canada and the Vatican City can travel together visa-free to 90 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Iceland, Grenada, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Citizens of the Vatican City, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of the Vatican City

Travelling to the Vatican City: good to know

Ottawa — Vatican City: about 6,730 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +8 hours.
Local time: Ottawa 12:00 — Vatican City 20:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Italian and Latin.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Vatican City is the 63rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.