No visa needed

Do citizens of the Marshall Islands need a visa for the Vatican City?

Citizens of the Marshall Islands 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 the Marshall Islands: the passport opens 75 countries visa-free; Majuro — Vatican City: ≈ 14,160 km, about 18 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 Marshall Islands passport?

Yes, citizens of the Marshall Islands 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 Marshall Islands passport you can visit 75 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 44 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Marshall Islands passport ranks 86th of 199.
Marshall Islands passport: visa-free access to 75 countries; Vatican City passport: 92.
Citizens of the Marshall Islands and the Vatican City can travel together visa-free to 67 countries, for example: Micronesia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Bahamas.
Citizens of the Vatican City, in turn, get a visa on arrival in the Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands visa for citizens of the Vatican City

Travelling to the Vatican City: good to know

Majuro — Vatican City: about 14,160 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −10 hours.
Local time: Majuro 12:00 — Vatican City 02:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Italian and Latin.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Vatican City is the 140th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Marshall Islands.