No visa needed

Do citizens of the Marshall Islands need a visa for Kiribati?

Citizens of the Marshall Islands 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 the Marshall Islands: the passport opens 75 countries visa-free; Majuro — South Tarawa: ≈ 660 km, about 1.5 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 Marshall Islands passport?

Yes, citizens of the Marshall Islands 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 Marshall Islands passport you can visit 75 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 44 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Marshall Islands passport ranks 86th of 199.
Marshall Islands passport: visa-free access to 75 countries; Kiribati passport: 79.
Citizens of the Marshall Islands and Kiribati can travel together visa-free to 63 countries, for example: Micronesia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Belize, Costa Rica, Bahamas, Panama, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, and Ecuador.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Kiribati, in turn, get a visa on arrival in the Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands visa for citizens of Kiribati

Travelling to Kiribati: good to know

Majuro — South Tarawa: about 660 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Majuro 12:00 — South Tarawa 13:00.
Local currency: Australian Dollar and KID.
Languages: English and Gilbertese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ A$1.42.
Kiribati is the 1st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Marshall Islands.