No visa needed

Do citizens of Kiribati need a visa for the Vatican City?

Citizens of Kiribati don’t need a visa for the Vatican City 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 — Vatican City: ≈ 14,820 km, about 19 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 Vatican City without a visa on a Kiribati passport?

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

Vatican City 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; Vatican City passport: 92.
Citizens of Kiribati and the Vatican City can travel together visa-free to 67 countries, for example: Micronesia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Bahamas, Ecuador, Peru, Haiti, and Iceland.
Citizens of the Vatican City, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Kiribati. Kiribati visa for citizens of the Vatican City

Travelling to the Vatican City: good to know

South Tarawa — Vatican City: about 14,820 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 19 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −11 hours.
Local time: South Tarawa 12:00 — Vatican City 01:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Italian and Latin.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Vatican City is the 147th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Kiribati.