No visa needed

Do citizens of Kiribati need a visa for Portugal?

Citizens of Kiribati don’t need a visa for Portugal 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 — Lisbon: ≈ 15,560 km, about 20 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 Portugal without a visa on a Kiribati passport?

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

Portugal 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; Portugal passport: 121.
Citizens of Kiribati and Portugal can travel together visa-free to 74 countries, for example: Micronesia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Philippines, South Korea, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Bahamas, Ecuador, Jamaica, and Peru.
Citizens of Portugal, in turn, don’t need a visa for Kiribati. Kiribati visa for citizens of Portugal

Travelling to Portugal: good to know

South Tarawa — Lisbon: about 15,560 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 20 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −13 hours.
Local time: South Tarawa 12:00 — Lisbon 23:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Portugal is the 162nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Kiribati.