What the Samoa visa rules mean for Vatican City travellers
Vatican City citizens can enter Samoa without a visa and stay for up to 90 days. You only need a valid Vatican City passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 90-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Samoa applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Samoa Immigration says the passenger must possess a passport valid for a minimum of 6 months after the intended date of departure from Samoa.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: The UK government says you must have a certificate to prove you have had a yellow fever vaccination if you are coming from a country listed as a transmission risk. WHO's country list gives Samoa's requirement as proof o…
- Vaccinations: Measles (MMR): Samoa's Ministry of Health says it has no active travel advisories or health-related travel restrictions in place at this time. No official source we could read states a measles vaccination requirement for visitors.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Samoa. The UK government says that if you have a medical emergency, evacuation to Australia, New Zealand or Hawaii is likely to be the only opti…
Samoa entry rules compared
Samoa lets 198 passports in without a visa. Vatican City citizens are treated the same way as Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria and Azerbaijan. Overall the Vatican City passport ranks #61 in the world with 95 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Oceania? With a Vatican City passport you can also visit 4 countries in the region without a visa, including Fiji, Micronesia, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
In the other direction, Samoa citizens can visit Vatican City visa-free for up to 90 days.