No visa needed

Do citizens of Kiribati need a visa for Panama?

Citizens of Kiribati don’t need a visa for Panama 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 — Panama City: ≈ 11,900 km, about 15.5 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 Panama without a visa on a Kiribati passport?

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

Panama 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; Panama passport: 88.
Citizens of Kiribati and Panama can travel together visa-free to 61 countries, for example: Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Belize, Costa Rica, Bahamas, Ecuador, Jamaica, Peru, Iceland, Finland, Estonia, Dominican Republic, and Sweden.
Citizens of Panama, in turn, don’t need a visa for Kiribati. Kiribati visa for citizens of Panama

Travelling to Panama: good to know

South Tarawa — Panama City: about 11,900 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −18 hours.
Local time: South Tarawa 12:00 — Panama City 18:00.
Local currency: Panamanian Balboa and US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PAB 1.00.
Panama is the 54th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Kiribati.