No visa needed

Do citizens of Micronesia need a visa for Kiribati?

Citizens of Micronesia 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 Micronesia: the passport opens 69 countries visa-free; Palikir — South Tarawa: ≈ 1,750 km, about 2.5 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 Micronesia passport?

Yes, citizens of Micronesia 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 Micronesia passport you can visit 69 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 46 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Micronesia passport ranks 93rd of 199.
Micronesia passport: visa-free access to 69 countries; Kiribati passport: 79.
Citizens of Micronesia and Kiribati can travel together visa-free to 61 countries, for example: Vanuatu, Fiji, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Seychelles, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden, Lithuania, Norway, Iceland, and Belize.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Kiribati, in turn, don’t need a visa for Micronesia. Micronesia visa for citizens of Kiribati

Travelling to Kiribati: good to know

Palikir — South Tarawa: about 1,750 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Palikir 12:00 — South Tarawa 14:00.
Local currency: Australian Dollar and KID.
Languages: English and Gilbertese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ A$1.42.
Kiribati is the 3rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Micronesia.