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Australia visa rules for Vatican City passport holders

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The answer

ETA needed. Vatican City passport holders need an ETA granted before travel to visit Australia.

Entry
ETA
Stay
3 months per entry
Fee
A$20.00
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Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’ETA NEEDED3 MONTHS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

immi.homeaffairs.gov.auAustralian Government Department of Home AffairsChecked 26 Oct 2026

Andorra Austria Belgium Brunei Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong (SAR of China) Iceland Ireland Italy Japan Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malaysia Malta Monaco Norway Portugal Republic of San Marino Singapore South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan (excluding official or diplomatic passports) The Netherlands United Kingdom-British Citizen United Kingdom-British National (Overseas) United States of America Vatican City

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Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Apply for the ETA in the Australian ETA app before travel; the app charges a service fee of AUD20.
  • Vatican City passport holders may apply for a free eVisitor visa online instead, if the passport shows Vatican City (Holy See) nationality.

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What Australia passport holders need to visit the Vatican City.

Australia passport Vatican City

Visa-free · 90 days

Maximum stay
Up to 90 days

Nationals of third countries listed in Annex II shall be exempt from the requirement set out in Article 3(1) for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.

Australia passport to the Vatican City, full page

Visa-free nearby

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

  1. New CaledoniaNouméa, about 2,220 km from CanberraVisa-free · 90 days

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  2. FebHigh 28.0°CLow 13.7°CRain 59 mm
  3. MarHigh 25.0°CLow 11.0°CRain 48 mm
  4. AprHigh 20.9°CLow 6.7°CRain 30 mm
  5. MayHigh 16.6°CLow 2.9°CRain 28 mm
  6. JunHigh 13.1°CLow 1.2°CRain 50 mm
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  8. AugHigh 14.0°CLow 1.1°CRain 45 mm
  9. SepHigh 17.4°CLow 3.7°CRain 55 mm
  10. OctHigh 20.9°CLow 6.5°CRain 51 mm
  11. NovHigh 24.2°CLow 9.7°CRain 68 mm
  12. DecHigh 27.0°CLow 12.1°CRain 61 mm

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