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South Africa visa requirements for Vatican City citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa required
Yes — Vatican City citizens need a visa for South Africa.
Entry details
Travelling to South Africa on a Vatican City passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The Vatican City passport currently ranks #59 of 199 worldwide, with 135 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
South Africa is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 86 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #97 with 98 open destinations. This is a mutual arrangement, with visa required applying symmetrically between the two countries.
In the opposite direction, South Africa citizens travelling to Vatican City face: visa required.
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