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France visa requirements for Vatican City citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa-free
Vatican City citizens do not need a visa for France for up to 90 days.
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Holders of a Vatican City passport do not need a visa when visiting France for up to 90 days. The Vatican City passport currently ranks #59 of 199 worldwide, with 135 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
France is middling in how freely it admits visitors, admitting 93 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #7 with 165 open destinations. As fellow Europe countries, their rules are frequently tied to regional arrangements. The arrangement is reciprocal — France citizens face the same visa-free requirement in the other direction.
In the opposite direction, France citizens travelling to Vatican City face: visa-free.
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