For a domestic collaborator of a Vatican citizen or resident when the Governorate grants fixed-term residence.
Official government source: vaticanstate.va · checked 2026-07-26
Southern Europe · Immigration
Vatican City
Vatican City sits in Southern Europe. Its immigration system runs 5 distinct routes — led by work, family and residence-based status, each set out in official law. 4 of them cite an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.
- Immigration routes
- 5across 5 route categories, each set out in official law
- Source-cited routes
- 4 of 5cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
- Largest category
- Work1 of the 5 routes — see them under Work below
- Region
- Southern Europe
- Capital
- Vatican City
- Population
- 882
- Official language
- Italian, Latin
- Currency
- EUR
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
Source-cited pathways
Immigration routes
All 5 routes, grouped by purpose — 4 of 5 cite an official government source directly. Any route below without one says so on the route.
Work
1 route
Family
1 route
For a qualifying family member of a Vatican citizen or resident.
Can bring: spouse, children
Official government source: vaticanstate.va · checked 2026-07-26
Residence-based status
1 route
For a person authorized to reside in Vatican City because of an office or service with a Holy See body or connected institution.
Official government source: vaticanstate.va · checked 2026-07-26
Humanitarian protection
1 route
Asylum Procedure StatusUnknown
Information on the availability of an asylum procedure in Vatican City.
Official source of the governing body: rimap.unhcr.org · checked 2026-07-26
Other & special
1 route
For another case that the President of the Governorate considers appropriate for fixed-term residence.
Official government source: vaticanstate.va · checked 2026-07-26
Official sources
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