No visa needed

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

Citizens of Uruguay 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 Uruguay: the passport opens 96 countries visa-free; Montevideo — Vatican City: ≈ 11,030 km, about 14.5 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 Uruguay passport?

Yes, citizens of Uruguay 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 Uruguay passport you can visit 96 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 27 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Uruguay passport ranks 59th of 199.
Uruguay passport: visa-free access to 96 countries; Vatican City passport: 92.
Citizens of Uruguay and the Vatican City can travel together visa-free to 79 countries, for example: Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Panama, Dominica, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Haiti.
Citizens of the Vatican City, in turn, don’t need a visa for Uruguay. Uruguay visa for citizens of the Vatican City

Travelling to the Vatican City: good to know

Montevideo — Vatican City: about 11,030 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Montevideo 12:00 — Vatican City 17:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Italian and Latin.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Vatican City is the 92nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Uruguay.