No visa needed

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

Citizens of Italy don’t need a visa for the Vatican City. 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 Italy: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

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

Yes, citizens of Italy don’t need a visa for the Vatican City. A valid passport is enough.

Vatican City visa rules at a glance

With a Italy passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Italy passport ranks 6th of 199.
Italy passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Vatican City passport: 92.
Citizens of Italy and the Vatican City can travel together visa-free to 91 countries, for example: San Marino, Monaco, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Tunisia, Albania, Liechtenstein, Malta, Switzerland, Kosovo, Serbia, North Macedonia, and Austria.
A language both countries share: Italian.
Both countries use the same currency — Euro — so there is no need to exchange money.
Italy and Vatican City share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of the Vatican City, in turn, don’t need a visa for Italy. Italy visa for citizens of the Vatican City