No visa needed

Do citizens of Kiribati need a visa for Switzerland?

Citizens of Kiribati don’t need a visa for Switzerland 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 — Bern: ≈ 14,460 km, about 18.5 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 Switzerland without a visa on a Kiribati passport?

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

Switzerland 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; Switzerland passport: 120.
Citizens of Kiribati and Switzerland 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 Switzerland, in turn, don’t need a visa for Kiribati. Kiribati visa for citizens of Switzerland

Travelling to Switzerland: good to know

South Tarawa — Bern: about 14,460 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −11 hours.
Local time: South Tarawa 12:00 — Bern 01:00.
Local currency: Swiss Franc.
Languages: French, Swiss German, Italian, and Romansh.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CHF 0.83.
Switzerland is the 136th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Kiribati.