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Tanzania visa requirements for Vatican City citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa on arrival
Vatican City citizens get a visa on arrival for Tanzania.
Entry details
Holders of a Vatican City passport get a visa on arrival — no embassy visit needed when visiting Tanzania. The Vatican City passport currently ranks #59 of 199 worldwide, with 135 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Tanzania is notably open to foreign passports, admitting 173 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #130 with 68 open destinations. The relationship isn't symmetric: Vatican City travellers get easier access here than Tanzania citizens get in return (visa required).
In the opposite direction, Tanzania citizens travelling to Vatican City face: visa required.
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