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El Salvador visa rules for Vatican City passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting El Salvador.

The answer

Yes. Vatican City passport holders can visit El Salvador visa-free for up to 90 days.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
90 days per entry
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE90 DAYS

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

Official source

rree.gob.svMinisterio de Relaciones Exteriores de El SalvadorChecked 1 Nov 2026

153 Santa Sede (Ciudad de Vaticano) (A) EXENTO DE VISA (A) EXENTO DE VISA

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Pasaporte vigente, que deberá tener como mínimo seis meses de vigencia previo a su expiración.

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What El Salvador passport holders need to visit the Vatican City.

El Salvador 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.

El Salvador 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 San Salvador, nearest first.

  1. GuatemalaGuatemala City, about 180 km from San SalvadorVisa-free · 90 days
  2. HondurasTegucigalpa, about 220 km from San SalvadorVisa-free · 90 days
  3. NicaraguaManagua, about 360 km from San SalvadorVisa-free
  4. BelizeBelmopan, about 400 km from San SalvadorVisa-free · 30 days
  5. Costa RicaSan José, about 690 km from San SalvadorVisa-free · 180 days

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

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