No visa needed

Do citizens of Kiribati need a visa for the United Arab Emirates?

Citizens of Kiribati don’t need a visa for the United Arab Emirates 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 — Abu Dhabi: ≈ 12,810 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 the United Arab Emirates without a visa on a Kiribati passport?

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

United Arab Emirates 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; United Arab Emirates passport: 127.
Citizens of Kiribati and the United Arab Emirates can travel together visa-free to 69 countries, for example: Micronesia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Philippines, South Korea, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Panama, Bahamas, Ecuador, Peru, Haiti, and Iceland.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates, in turn, don’t need a visa for Kiribati. Kiribati visa for citizens of the United Arab Emirates

Travelling to the United Arab Emirates: good to know

South Tarawa — Abu Dhabi: about 12,810 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 16.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: South Tarawa 12:00 — Abu Dhabi 03:00.
Local currency: United Arab Emirates Dirham.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ AED 3.67.
United Arab Emirates is the 72nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Kiribati.