No visa needed

Do citizens of Samoa need a visa for Kiribati?

Citizens of Samoa 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 Samoa: the passport opens 82 countries visa-free; Apia — South Tarawa: ≈ 2,380 km, about 3.5 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 Samoa passport?

Yes, citizens of Samoa 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 Samoa passport you can visit 82 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 41 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Samoa passport ranks 75th of 199.
Samoa passport: visa-free access to 82 countries; Kiribati passport: 79.
Citizens of Samoa and Kiribati can travel together visa-free to 75 countries, for example: Fiji, Vanuatu, Micronesia, Philippines, South Korea, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Belize, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Jamaica, and Bahamas.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Kiribati, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Samoa. Samoa visa for citizens of Kiribati

Travelling to Kiribati: good to know

Apia — South Tarawa: about 2,380 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 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 5th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Samoa.