No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for Kiribati?

Citizens of New Zealand 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 New Zealand: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Wellington — South Tarawa: ≈ 4,740 km, about 6.5 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 New Zealand passport?

Yes, citizens of New Zealand 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 New Zealand passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 36 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the New Zealand passport ranks 37th of 199.
New Zealand passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Kiribati passport: 79.
Citizens of New Zealand and Kiribati can travel together visa-free to 75 countries, for example: Fiji, Vanuatu, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Macau, South Korea, Peru, Mauritius, Ecuador, Lesotho, Costa Rica, Belize, and Panama.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Kiribati, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of Kiribati

Travelling to Kiribati: good to know

Wellington — South Tarawa: about 4,740 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Australian Dollar and KID.
Languages: English and Gilbertese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ A$1.42.
Kiribati is the 10th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.