Choose your Vatican City visa
Select the visa that matches the purpose of your trip to Vatican City.
- SHORT STAYTOURISTS AND PILGRIMSSCHENGENVisitor Entry (via Italy and Schengen)With no border controls of its own, the State lets tourists and pilgrims enter its public areas freely from Italy under Schengen rules, needing no separate Vatican entry permission.View visa details
- SHORT STAYNON-PUBLIC AREASAccess Authorisation to Vatican City StateA permission required for non-citizens and non-residents who need to enter the non-public parts of Vatican City State, beyond the areas open to ordinary visitors.View visa details
- WORKBY APPOINTMENTEmployment in the Service of the Holy See or Vatican City StateFor people employed by the Holy See or Vatican City State, who work by reason of appointment to office, not through an open work-visa scheme.View visa details
- WORKSWISS CATHOLIC MENPontifical Swiss Guard ServiceMilitary service protecting the Pope, open to unmarried Catholic Swiss men who meet the Guard's strict recruitment criteria.View visa details
- FAMILYSPOUSE AND CHILDRENFamily Residence (Spouse and Children of Citizens)Spouses and children of Vatican citizens living in the State may be authorised to reside and, at the Pope's discretion, granted citizenship of their own.View visa details
- SETTLEMENTOFFICE OR FAMILY TIESResidence Authorisation in Vatican City StatePermission to live within Vatican City State, granted to those whose office, service or family ties justify it rather than being open to general applicants.View visa details
- SETTLEMENTBY OFFICEVatican City State CitizenshipCitizenship granted by reason of office (jus officii), not by birth, and lost automatically once the qualifying role comes to an end.View visa details
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