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Vatican City visa rules for Qatar passport holders

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The answer

No. Qatar passport holders need a visa to visit the Vatican City.

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Visa needed
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Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

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Official source

eur-lex.europa.euPublications Office of the European Union (EUR-Lex), Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text of 30 December 2025Checked 29 Oct 2026

Nationals of third countries listed in Annex I shall be required to be in possession of a visa when crossing the external borders of the Member States.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Entry is through Italy; Italy's Schengen rules apply.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

its validity shall extend at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Vatican City passport holders need to visit Qatar.

Vatican City passport Qatar

Visa on arrival · 30 days

Maximum stay
Up to 30 days

The nationals of following countries are granted free on-arrival visa for a period of (30) days extendable for a similar period.

Vatican City passport to Qatar, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places Qatar passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Vatican City, nearest first.

  1. Bosnia & HerzegovinaSarajevo, about 530 km from Vatican CityVisa-free · 90 days
  2. TunisiaTunis, about 600 km from Vatican CityVisa-free
  3. AlbaniaTirana, about 620 km from Vatican CityVisa-free · 90 days
  4. KosovoPristina, about 720 km from Vatican CityVisa-free · 90 days
  5. MoldovaChisinau, about 1,420 km from Vatican CityVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Vatican City

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Vatican City, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 10.6°CLow 4.8°CRain 82 mm
  2. FebHigh 11.6°CLow 4.7°CRain 83 mm
  3. MarHigh 14.4°CLow 6.6°CRain 75 mm
  4. AprHigh 17.4°CLow 8.9°CRain 52 mm
  5. MayHigh 21.9°CLow 12.8°CRain 59 mm
  6. JunHigh 26.5°CLow 16.8°CRain 25 mm
  7. JulHigh 29.7°CLow 19.4°CRain 27 mm
  8. AugHigh 30.0°CLow 19.9°CRain 24 mm
  9. SepHigh 25.0°CLow 16.5°CRain 77 mm
  10. OctHigh 20.3°CLow 13.2°CRain 120 mm
  11. NovHigh 15.2°CLow 9.3°CRain 139 mm
  12. DecHigh 11.4°CLow 5.9°CRain 99 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 17 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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