No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for the Vatican City?

Citizens of New Zealand 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 New Zealand: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Wellington — Vatican City: ≈ 18,550 km, about 23.5 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 New Zealand passport?

Yes, citizens of New Zealand 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 New Zealand passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 36 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 New Zealand passport ranks 37th of 199.
New Zealand passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Vatican City passport: 92.
Citizens of New Zealand and the Vatican City can travel together visa-free to 90 countries, for example: Fiji, Vanuatu, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Chile, Argentina, South Korea, Uruguay, Peru, Mauritius, Bolivia, and Ecuador.
Citizens of the Vatican City, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of the Vatican City

Travelling to the Vatican City: good to know

Wellington — Vatican City: about 18,550 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 23.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −11 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Vatican City 01:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Italian and Latin.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Vatican City is the 182nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.