No visa needed

Do citizens of the United Arab Emirates need a visa for Kiribati?

Citizens of the United Arab Emirates 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 the United Arab Emirates: the passport opens 127 countries visa-free; Abu Dhabi — South Tarawa: ≈ 12,810 km, about 16.5 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 United Arab Emirates passport?

Yes, citizens of the United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates passport you can visit 127 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 26 with an e-visa; 11 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United Arab Emirates passport ranks 2nd of 199.
United Arab Emirates passport: visa-free access to 127 countries; Kiribati passport: 79.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates and Kiribati can travel together visa-free to 69 countries, for example: Palestine, Cyprus, Seychelles, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Malta, Hungary, Lithuania, Croatia, and Poland.
Citizens of Kiribati, in turn, don’t need a visa for the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates visa for citizens of Kiribati

Travelling to Kiribati: good to know

Abu Dhabi — South Tarawa: about 12,810 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 16.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +9 hours.
Local time: Abu Dhabi 12:00 — South Tarawa 21:00.
Local currency: Australian Dollar and KID.
Languages: English and Gilbertese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ A$1.42.
Kiribati is the 173rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Arab Emirates.