No visa needed

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

Citizens of Mauritius 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 Mauritius: the passport opens 94 countries visa-free; Port Louis — Vatican City: ≈ 8,310 km, about 11 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 Mauritius passport?

Yes, citizens of Mauritius 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 Mauritius passport you can visit 94 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 37 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Mauritius passport ranks 61st of 199.
Mauritius passport: visa-free access to 94 countries; Vatican City passport: 92.
Citizens of Mauritius and the Vatican City can travel together visa-free to 68 countries, for example: Seychelles, Eswatini, Zambia, Botswana, Angola, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Singapore, Palestine, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Malta, Bulgaria, and North Macedonia.
Citizens of the Vatican City, in turn, don’t need a visa for Mauritius. Mauritius visa for citizens of the Vatican City

Travelling to the Vatican City: good to know

Port Louis — Vatican City: about 8,310 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Port Louis 12:00 — Vatican City 10:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Italian and Latin.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Vatican City is the 102nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mauritius.