Vatican City: the essentials

Emergency numbers, the embassies of Albania and Kosovo, visas for both passports and official travel advice for Vatican City. Every fact has its source and the date we checked it.

Emergency numbers

118Ambulance
115Fire
112Police

Source: GOV.UK (FCDO) travel advice: Italy — getting help (the FCDO page for the Holy See leads to the advice for Italy) · checked 25 October 2026

Embassies and consulates

For passports, documents and help when you are in trouble.

Missions of Albania

Embassy to the Holy See — Romë / Rome

Via della Conciliazione 10, Scala 1, piano 4, interno 7, 00193 Roma

Phone: +39 06 3972 1599

The Foreign Ministry's list gives different details: the address Via Ottaviano 43, Scala B, interno 3, 00192 Roma. Contact the embassy before you go.

Source: Ambasada e Republikës së Shqipërisë në Vatikan (ambasadat.gov.al) · checked 25 October 2026

Albanian Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs list: Përfaqësitë shqiptare në botë · checked 25 October 2026

Vatican City: missions in Kosovo and Albania

Vatican City in Albania

Essentials for Albania · All foreign embassies and offices there

Apostolic Nunciature — Tiranë / Tirana

Rruga e Durrësit, nr. 13, Tirana, Albania

Phone: (+355) 4 2 233 516

Email: nunapalb@gmail.com

Source: Albania MFA Diplomatic List, February 2026 (official) · checked 26 October 2026

Visas and entry

Rules change. Before any trip, check the official source and your passport expiry date. This is general information, not legal advice.

With an Albanian passport

With a Kosovo passport

Official travel and safety advice

The UK government (FCDO) publishes official advice on safety, local laws, health and risks in Vatican City. It is written for British travellers, but most of it applies to everyone.

Read the FCDO advice Updated by the FCDO on 21 October 2026

Source: GOV.UK (FCDO) foreign travel advice: Italy (the FCDO page for the Holy See leads here) · checked 25 October 2026

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