The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Vatican City passport: rank 65 of 199
The Vatican City passport scores 60.6 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 130 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 133.5, rank 61).
Photo: St. Peter's Square · Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Investor Score
How the Vatican City passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 17.4 / 30 | 130 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 58% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 0.0 / 20 | No automatic right to live and work in another country. |
| Banking access | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 15.0 / 15 | No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad. |
| Citizenship flexibility | 6.0 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed; Not passed to children born abroad; Not established yet |
| Stability and consular protection | 7.2 / 10 | Not established yet |
| Investor Score | 60.6 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Vatican City passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free93
- Albania · 90 days
- Andorra
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina · 90 days
- Austria · 90 days
- Bahamas
- Belarus · 30 days
- Belgium · 90 days
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Bosnia & Herzegovina · 90 days
- Botswana · 90 days
- Brazil · 90 days
- Bulgaria · 90 days
- Canada
- Cape Verde · 30 days
- Chile · 90 days
- Colombia · 180 days
- Costa Rica · 90 days
- Croatia · 90 days
- Cyprus · 90 days
- Czechia · 90 days
- Denmark · 90 days
- Dominica · 21 days
- Dominican Republic · 90 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- El Salvador
- Estonia · 90 days
- Eswatini · 30 days
- Fiji · 120 days
- Finland · 90 days
- France · 90 days
- Gambia · 90 days
- Georgia · 365 days
- Germany · 90 days
- Greece · 90 days
- Grenada
- Guatemala · 90 days
- Haiti · 90 days
- Honduras
- Hong Kong · 14 days
- Hungary · 90 days
- Iceland · 90 days
- Ireland · 90 days
- Italy · 90 days
- Kazakhstan · 30 days
- Kyrgyzstan · 60 days
- Latvia · 90 days
- Liechtenstein · 90 days
- Lithuania · 90 days
- Luxembourg · 90 days
- Malaysia · 30 days
- Malta · 90 days
- Mauritius · 90 days
- Mexico · 180 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Moldova · 90 days
- Monaco
- Montenegro · 90 days
- Netherlands · 90 days
- Nicaragua · 90 days
- North Macedonia · 90 days
- Norway · 90 days
- Panama · 180 days
- Peru · 183 days
- Philippines · 30 days
- Poland · 90 days
- Portugal · 90 days
- Qatar · 30 days
- Romania · 90 days
- Samoa · 60 days
- San Marino
- Serbia · 90 days
- Seychelles
- Singapore · 30 days
- Slovakia · 90 days
- Slovenia · 90 days
- Spain · 90 days
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Suriname · 90 days
- Sweden · 90 days
- Switzerland · 90 days
- São Tomé & Príncipe · 15 days
- Taiwan · 90 days
- Tajikistan · 30 days
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Ukraine · 90 days
- United Arab Emirates · 30 days
- Uruguay · 90 days
- Uzbekistan · 30 days
- Vanuatu · 30 days
- Zambia · 90 days
Electronic travel authorisation7
- Australia · 90 days
- Israel
- New Zealand
- South Korea · 30 days
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
- St Kitts & Nevis
- United Kingdom
Visa on arrival30
- Armenia · 120 days
- Bahrain · 14 days
- Bangladesh · 30 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Comoros · 45 days
- Cuba · 90 days
- Egypt · 30 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Indonesia · 30 days
- Iran · 30 days
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Laos · 30 days
- Macao
- Madagascar · 90 days
- Malawi · 90 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Marshall Islands · 90 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Namibia
- Nepal · 90 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Papua New Guinea · 60 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Senegal
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tuvalu
- Zimbabwe
E-visa33
Right to live and work
Where Vatican City citizens can live and work
Vatican City citizens have no automatic right to live and work in another country: residence abroad depends on each country's immigration rules — or on a residence or citizenship by investment programme.
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Vatican City citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad.
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Not passed to children born abroad
- Not established yet
Stability and consular network
- Not established yet
Some indicators are estimated from regional medians: Citizenship flexibility, Stability and consular protection.
Vatican City passport: common questions
How many countries can Vatican City passport holders visit without a visa? +
130 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 93 visa-free, 7 with an electronic travel authorisation and 30 with a visa on arrival. A further 33 offer an e-visa, and 33 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Vatican City citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa-free. United Kingdom: Electronic travel authorisation. United States: Visa required.
Is the Vatican City passport good for investors? +
It ranks 65 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 60.6 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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