No visa needed

Do citizens of Romania need a visa for Kiribati?

Citizens of Romania 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 Romania: the passport opens 120 countries visa-free; Bucharest — South Tarawa: ≈ 13,960 km, about 18 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 Romania passport?

Yes, citizens of Romania 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 Romania passport you can visit 120 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Romania passport ranks 17th of 199.
Romania passport: visa-free access to 120 countries; Kiribati passport: 79.
Citizens of Romania and Kiribati can travel together visa-free to 74 countries, for example: Bulgaria, Moldova, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Greece, Slovakia, Croatia, Austria, Slovenia, Poland, Czech Republic, San Marino, and Italy.
Citizens of Kiribati, in turn, don’t need a visa for Romania. Romania visa for citizens of Kiribati

Travelling to Kiribati: good to know

Bucharest — South Tarawa: about 13,960 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +10 hours.
Local time: Bucharest 12:00 — South Tarawa 22:00.
Local currency: Australian Dollar and KID.
Languages: English and Gilbertese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ A$1.42.
Kiribati is the 189th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Romania.