The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Kiribati passport: rank 92 of 199
The Kiribati passport scores 54.6 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 108 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 117.9, rank 84).
Photo: South Tarawa from the air · Government of Kiribati · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Investor Score
How the Kiribati passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 13.4 / 30 | 108 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 45% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 0.0 / 20 | No automatic right to live and work in another country. |
| Banking access | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 15.0 / 15 | No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad. |
| Citizenship flexibility | 5.5 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed with restrictions; Passed to children born abroad under conditions; Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds |
| Stability and consular protection | 5.7 / 10 | Political stability 87/100 · rule of law 73/100 · embassies or consulates in 1 countries. |
| Investor Score | 54.6 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Kiribati passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free79
- Andorra
- Angola · 30 days
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Austria · 90 days
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belgium · 90 days
- Bosnia & Herzegovina · 90 days
- Botswana
- Bulgaria · 90 days
- Costa Rica · 30 days
- Croatia · 90 days
- Cyprus · 90 days
- Czechia · 90 days
- Denmark · 90 days
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic · 30 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- Estonia · 90 days
- Fiji
- Finland · 90 days
- France · 90 days
- Gambia · 90 days
- Germany · 90 days
- Greece · 90 days
- Grenada
- Haiti · 90 days
- Hong Kong · 90 days
- Hungary · 90 days
- Iceland · 90 days
- Ireland
- Italy · 90 days
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Kosovo · 90 days
- Latvia · 90 days
- Lesotho · 90 days
- Liechtenstein · 90 days
- Lithuania · 90 days
- Luxembourg · 90 days
- Malawi
- Malaysia · 30 days
- Malta · 90 days
- Mauritius · 90 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Moldova · 90 days
- Monaco
- Montenegro · 90 days
- Netherlands · 90 days
- Norway · 90 days
- Palestine
- Panama · 180 days
- Peru · 180 days
- Philippines · 30 days
- Poland · 90 days
- Portugal · 90 days
- Romania · 90 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Samoa · 60 days
- San Marino
- Seychelles
- Singapore · 30 days
- Slovakia · 90 days
- Slovenia · 90 days
- South Korea · 30 days
- Spain · 90 days
- St Lucia
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Suriname · 90 days
- Sweden · 90 days
- Switzerland · 90 days
- Tanzania
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia · 90 days
- United Arab Emirates · 90 days
- Vanuatu · 90 days
- Vatican City
- Zambia · 90 days
- Zimbabwe
Electronic travel authorisation3
Visa on arrival26
- Bangladesh
- Bolivia · 90 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cape Verde · 30 days
- Comoros · 45 days
- Egypt
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Iran
- Jordan
- Laos · 30 days
- Macao
- Madagascar · 90 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Marshall Islands
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Nepal · 90 days
- Nicaragua · 90 days
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea · 60 days
- Senegal · 90 days
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tonga · 31 days
- Tuvalu
E-visa45
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Armenia
- Bahrain
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Côte d’Ivoire
- DR Congo
- Djibouti
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Guinea
- India
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Liberia
- Libya
- Mauritania
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Qatar
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Syria
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Togo
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
Visa required45
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belize
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- China
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ghana
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Indonesia
- Israel
- Japan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Mali
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Oman
- Paraguay
- Republic of the Congo
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Taiwan
- Turkmenistan
- Türkiye
- United States
- Uruguay
- Yemen
Right to live and work
Where Kiribati citizens can live and work
Kiribati citizens have no automatic right to live and work in another country: residence abroad depends on each country's immigration rules — or on a residence or citizenship by investment programme.
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Kiribati citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad.
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed with restrictions
- Passed to children born abroad under conditions
- Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 87/100 · rule of law 73/100 · embassies or consulates in 1 countries.
Kiribati passport: common questions
How many countries can Kiribati passport holders visit without a visa? +
108 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 79 visa-free, 3 with an electronic travel authorisation and 26 with a visa on arrival. A further 45 offer an e-visa, and 45 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Kiribati citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa-free. United Kingdom: Electronic travel authorisation. United States: Visa required.
Is the Kiribati passport good for investors? +
It ranks 92 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 54.6 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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