What the Kiribati visa rules mean for Bhutan travellers
Bhutan citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Kiribati. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Visitor visa.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Kiribati applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Kiribati's Entry and Visa Exemption Order 2023 requires visa-exempt visitors to hold a passport valid for not less than six months on the day of departure from Kiribati. The UK government says that to enter Kiribati, yo…
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for visitors to Kiribati. The UK government says that if you need any non-basic medical treatment you will usually need medical evacuation from Kiri…
- Return or onward ticket: The UK government says you must hold a ticket for return or onward travel and enough funds for your stay. Kiribati's Immigration Procedures say arriving non-citizens must produce, if required by an immigration officer, …
Kiribati entry rules compared
Kiribati lets 120 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 78. Bhutan citizens are treated the same way as Afghanistan, Bahrain, Cambodia, Iran and Iraq. Overall the Bhutan passport ranks #177 in the world with 17 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Oceania? With a Bhutan passport you can also visit 3 countries in the region without a visa, including Micronesia, Tuvalu and Samoa.
In the other direction, Kiribati citizens need evisa to visit Bhutan.