No visa needed

Do citizens of Kiribati need a visa for Costa Rica?

Citizens of Kiribati don’t need a visa for Costa Rica and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Kiribati: the passport opens 79 countries visa-free; South Tarawa — San José: ≈ 11,400 km, about 15 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Costa Rica without a visa on a Kiribati passport?

Yes, citizens of Kiribati don’t need a visa for Costa Rica for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Costa Rica visa rules at a glance

With a Kiribati passport you can visit 79 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 41 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Kiribati passport ranks 79th of 199.
Kiribati passport: visa-free access to 79 countries; Costa Rica passport: 90.
Citizens of Kiribati and Costa Rica can travel together visa-free to 64 countries, for example: Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Belize, Panama, Bahamas, Ecuador, Jamaica, Peru, Haiti, Iceland, Finland, Estonia, and Dominican Republic.
Citizens of Costa Rica, in turn, don’t need a visa for Kiribati. Kiribati visa for citizens of Costa Rica

Travelling to Costa Rica: good to know

South Tarawa — San José: about 11,400 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −19 hours.
Local time: South Tarawa 12:00 — San José 17:00.
Local currency: Costa Rican Colón.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CRC 454.
Costa Rica is the 50th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Kiribati.