No visa needed

Do citizens of Iceland need a visa for Kiribati?

Citizens of Iceland 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 Iceland: the passport opens 112 countries visa-free; Reykjavík — South Tarawa: ≈ 12,630 km, about 16.5 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 Iceland passport?

Yes, citizens of Iceland 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 Iceland passport you can visit 112 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iceland passport ranks 39th of 199.
Iceland passport: visa-free access to 112 countries; Kiribati passport: 79.
Citizens of Iceland and Kiribati can travel together visa-free to 72 countries, for example: Ireland, Norway, Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Sweden, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Switzerland, Czech Republic, and Liechtenstein.
Citizens of Kiribati, in turn, don’t need a visa for Iceland. Iceland visa for citizens of Kiribati

Travelling to Kiribati: good to know

Reykjavík — South Tarawa: about 12,630 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 16.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +13 hours.
Local time: Reykjavík 12:00 — South Tarawa 01:00.
Local currency: Australian Dollar and KID.
Languages: English and Gilbertese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ A$1.42.
Kiribati is the 186th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Iceland.