No visa needed

Do citizens of Papua New Guinea need a visa for Kiribati?

Citizens of Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea: the passport opens 37 countries visa-free; Port Moresby — South Tarawa: ≈ 3,100 km, about 4.5 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 Papua New Guinea passport?

Yes, citizens of Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea passport you can visit 37 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 83 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Papua New Guinea passport ranks 129th of 199.
Papua New Guinea passport: visa-free access to 37 countries; Kiribati passport: 79.
Citizens of Papua New Guinea and Kiribati can travel together visa-free to 32 countries, for example: Micronesia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Seychelles, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Lesotho, Botswana, Palestine, and Zambia.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Kiribati, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea visa for citizens of Kiribati

Travelling to Kiribati: good to know

Port Moresby — South Tarawa: about 3,100 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Port Moresby 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 8th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Papua New Guinea.