Vatican City
Nationality · visas, permits and migration
- Moved to OECD countries, 2023
- 63
- Top destination, 2023
- Norway
- U.S. non-immigrant visas, FY2025
- 23
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Visa requirements for a short visit
Whether citizens of Vatican City need a visa for a short tourist or business visit, according to the legal lists. Rules change; check the official source before travelling.
| Destination | Short visit | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Schengen area | No visa for stays of up to 90 days in any 180-day period | Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated 30.12.2025) |
| United Kingdom | No visa; electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required | Immigration Rules, Appendix Visitor / ETA National List |
| Canada | No visa with certain passports; eTA needed to fly | IRPR s. 190, Schedule 1.1 |
| Hong Kong | No visa for visits of up to 14 days | Immigration Department (HKSAR), visit visa requirements, 31.12.2025 |
Where people from Vatican City move
Inflows of foreign nationals by country of nationality, as recorded by each destination (OECD).
Inflows to all OECD countries by year
Data table
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2004 | 30 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 31 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 63 |
- Share going to the top destination
- 96.8%
- Destinations recording arrivals
- 3
Living abroad
People born in Vatican City who live in another country: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA). Where a destination records citizenship rather than country of birth, its foreign citizens are counted.
Living abroad by year
Data table
| 1990 | 22 |
| 1995 | 30 |
| 2000 | 41 |
| 2005 | 52 |
| 2010 | 74 |
| 2015 | 128 |
| 2020 | 284 |
| 2024 | 313 |
- Living abroad, 2024
- 313
- Change since 2000
- +663.4%
- Share living in the largest destination, 2024
- 99.4%
United States
Visas issued to citizens of Vatican City by U.S. consulates (fiscal years, October–September) and certified PERM labor certifications.
- A210
- B1/B25
- A14
- G33
- C31
Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year
Data table
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 42 |
| 2019 | 29 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2021 | 25 |
| 2022 | 29 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2024 | 23 |
| 2025 | 23 |
- Immigrant visas, FY2025
- 0
- Certified PERM labor certifications, FY2024 (latest year with citizenship)
- 0
Green cards and U.S. citizenship
People born in Vatican City who became U.S. lawful permanent residents (green cards) or U.S. citizens, and admissions of citizens of Vatican City with an I-94 record (DHS, fiscal years).
- Green cards, FY2024 (born in Vatican City)
- 0
- Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in Vatican City)
- 0
- I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
- 140
Australia
Temporary skilled visas (subclass 457 to 2018, then 482) granted to primary applicants who are citizens of Vatican City, by financial year ending 30 June (Home Affairs).
Primary visas granted by financial year
Data table
| 2006–07 | 1 |
- Granted, 2025–26
- 0
- Share of all Australian grants, 2025–26
- 0.0%
Foreign embassies and consulates in Vatican City
Countries with an embassy or consulate in Vatican City, as recorded in Wikidata.
| Country | Embassies | Consulates-general | Consulates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1 | — | — |
| Palestine | 1 | — | — |
- Countries
- 2
- Missions
- 2
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