No visa needed

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

Citizens of Malta 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 Malta: the passport opens 123 countries visa-free; Valletta — Vatican City: ≈ 690 km, about 1.5 hours of flying.

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 Malta passport?

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

Vatican City visa rules at a glance

With a Malta passport you can visit 123 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Malta passport ranks 3rd of 199.
Malta passport: visa-free access to 123 countries; Vatican City passport: 92.
Citizens of Malta and the Vatican City can travel together visa-free to 91 countries, for example: Tunisia, Italy, Albania, Montenegro, Greece, North Macedonia, San Marino, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Monaco, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, and Liechtenstein.
Both countries use the same currency — Euro — so there is no need to exchange money.
Citizens of the Vatican City, in turn, don’t need a visa for Malta. Malta visa for citizens of the Vatican City

Travelling to the Vatican City: good to know

Valletta — Vatican City: about 690 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Italian and Latin.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Vatican City is the 4th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malta.