No visa needed

Do citizens of Kiribati need a visa for Micronesia?

Citizens of Kiribati don’t need a visa for Micronesia and can stay up to 30 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 — Palikir: ≈ 1,750 km, about 2.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Micronesia without a visa on a Kiribati passport?

Yes, citizens of Kiribati don’t need a visa for Micronesia for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Micronesia 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; Micronesia passport: 69.
Citizens of Kiribati and Micronesia can travel together visa-free to 61 countries, for example: Vanuatu, Fiji, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Haiti, Iceland, Finland, and Estonia.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Micronesia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Kiribati. Kiribati visa for citizens of Micronesia

Travelling to Micronesia: good to know

South Tarawa — Palikir: about 1,750 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: South Tarawa 12:00 — Palikir 10:00.
Languages: English.
Micronesia is the 4th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Kiribati.