No visa needed

Do citizens of Uruguay need a visa for Kiribati?

Citizens of Uruguay 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 Uruguay: the passport opens 96 countries visa-free; Montevideo — South Tarawa: ≈ 13,710 km, about 17.5 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 Uruguay passport?

Yes, citizens of Uruguay 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 Uruguay passport you can visit 96 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 27 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Uruguay passport ranks 59th of 199.
Uruguay passport: visa-free access to 96 countries; Kiribati passport: 79.
Citizens of Uruguay and Kiribati can travel together visa-free to 67 countries, for example: Peru, Ecuador, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Panama, Saint Lucia, Dominica, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Belize, and Bahamas.
Citizens of Kiribati, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Uruguay. Uruguay visa for citizens of Kiribati

Travelling to Kiribati: good to know

Montevideo — South Tarawa: about 13,710 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +16 hours.
Local time: Montevideo 12:00 — South Tarawa 04:00.
Local currency: Australian Dollar and KID.
Languages: English and Gilbertese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ A$1.42.
Kiribati is the 160th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Uruguay.