No visa needed

Do citizens of Bangladesh need a visa for Kiribati?

Citizens of Bangladesh don’t need a visa for Kiribati and can stay up to 90 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 Bangladesh: the passport opens 16 countries visa-free; Dhaka — South Tarawa: ≈ 9,190 km, about 12 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Kiribati without a visa on a Bangladesh passport?

Yes, citizens of Bangladesh don’t need a visa for Kiribati for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Kiribati visa rules at a glance

With a Bangladesh passport you can visit 16 countries visa-free, 14 with a visa on arrival and 55 with an e-visa; 111 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bangladesh passport ranks 180th of 199.
Bangladesh passport: visa-free access to 16 countries; Kiribati passport: 79.
Citizens of Bangladesh and Kiribati can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Seychelles, Rwanda, Micronesia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Gambia, Bahamas, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica.
Citizens of Kiribati, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Bangladesh. Bangladesh visa for citizens of Kiribati

Travelling to Kiribati: good to know

Dhaka — South Tarawa: about 9,190 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +7 hours.
Local time: Dhaka 12:00 — South Tarawa 19:00.
Local currency: Australian Dollar and KID.
Languages: English and Gilbertese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ A$1.42.
Kiribati is the 137th closest of 195 destinations open to citizens of Bangladesh.