How to Apply for Vietnam Visa From the Holy See: Steps, Timing and Payment

How to apply for Vietnam visa from the Holy See is done online: Vatican citizens apply for the e-visa, valid for up to 90 days, pay by card, upload a passport page and a photo, and receive a PDF by email. The Holy See is on none of Vietnam's exemption lists, so a Vatican passport gets no visa-free stay. This page covers the steps, what to prepare, timing in Vatican City time, paying from the Holy See and the mistakes Vatican applicants make. For prices in euros and the full cut-off table, see our guide to the Vietnam visa for Vatican citizens. When you are ready, you can apply for your e-visa.

eVisaVietnam.com is a private visa service operated by TK VIET NAM., JSC, not the Vietnamese government. You can apply yourself at evisa.gov.vn for US$25.

How to apply from the Holy See at a glance:

How to apply for Vietnam visa from the Holy See

You apply for a Vietnam visa from the Holy See in five steps with us, and the steps are the same wherever in the country you are.

1. Fill in the form: Enter your passport details, trip dates, entry gate and the speed you want. The price and the delivery time update as you choose.
2. Pay by card: Pay in US dollars. The price at checkout is the price we charge.
3. Upload your files: Add the passport data page and the portrait photo. You can upload any time after paying.
4. We check and submit: A person looks at the photo and scan, and contacts you if a file has a problem, before submitting on evisa.gov.vn.
5. Receive the PDF: The approved e-visa arrives by email. Check your name and passport number against your passport, and print one copy.

You can also apply yourself on evisa.gov.vn; our guide on how to apply covers that route screen by screen. To follow an order with us, use the e-visa status tool.

What to prepare in the Holy See

A Vietnam e-visa application from the Holy See needs four things ready:

• A Vatican passport: Valid for at least 6 months from your entry date, with two blank pages.
• A data page image: The page with your photo, all four corners in view, and the two code lines at the bottom sharp, without glare.
• A portrait photo: Recent, facing the camera, white background, no glasses. The photo requirements guide shows examples that pass and fail.
• A card and an emergency contact: A card enabled for online payments to a foreign merchant, and the name, address and phone of a contact at home.

Copy your name from the two code lines at the bottom of the data page, in capital letters, including middle names.

When to apply from the Holy See

Apply at least two weeks before you fly if you choose Standard, because 5 to 7 working days can stretch over weekends and Vietnamese public holidays. Vatican City is 5 to 6 hours behind Vietnam. Vatican City changes its clocks, so the gap shifts by an hour twice a year.

For Same day delivery, order between 3:00 and 9:15 in Vatican City in summer time (2:00 and 8:15 in winter), on a day that is a working day in Vietnam. Order before lunch if you need an urgent speed, because the Vietnamese working day is almost over by early afternoon in Vatican City. Our guide for Vatican citizens has the full table of cut-offs, and the urgent e-visa page covers every speed.

Paying for your e-visa from the Holy See

You pay in US dollars by credit or debit card. A Standard single-entry e-visa costs $47, about €42, government fee included.

Figures use 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR (ExchangeRate-API, October 19, 2026). Your card is charged in US dollars; your bank converts the amount into euros at its own rate, so your statement can differ from the figure here. See the full price table for every speed.

On evisa.gov.vn the government fee alone is US$25 (approx. €22).

Mistakes Vatican applicants make

The first two points below are specific to Vatican applicants; the last two apply to everyone.

• Your other passport may be visa-free: Most Vatican citizens keep their original nationality. An Italian passport gets 45 days, a Swiss one 45 days for tourism; enter and leave on the same passport.
• Mixing up passports: If you hold more than one passport, apply with the one you will present at the border and use the same one on the form, the scan and the flight booking.
• A look-alike website: The government site is evisa.gov.vn. Private services, including ours, say that they are private.
• A gate you will not use: Choose the airport or border gate you will really enter through, and check the ports of entry list.

If you already filed a faulty application, read about e-visa problems first. Ready? Apply for your e-visa and a person checks your files before they go in.