No visa needed

Do citizens of Kiribati need a visa for Latvia?

Citizens of Kiribati don’t need a visa for Latvia 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 Kiribati: the passport opens 79 countries visa-free; South Tarawa — Riga: ≈ 12,960 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 Latvia without a visa on a Kiribati passport?

Yes, citizens of Kiribati don’t need a visa for Latvia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Latvia visa rules at a glance

With a Kiribati passport you can visit 79 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 41 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Kiribati passport ranks 79th of 199.
Kiribati passport: visa-free access to 79 countries; Latvia passport: 118.
Citizens of Kiribati and Latvia can travel together visa-free to 73 countries, for example: Micronesia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Philippines, South Korea, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Bahamas, Ecuador, Jamaica, and Peru.
Citizens of Latvia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Kiribati. Kiribati visa for citizens of Latvia

Travelling to Latvia: good to know

South Tarawa — Riga: about 12,960 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 16.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −10 hours.
Local time: South Tarawa 12:00 — Riga 02:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Latvian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Latvia is the 75th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Kiribati.