What the Kiribati visa rules mean for Thailand travellers
Thailand citizens can enter Kiribati without a visa and stay for up to 90 days. You only need a valid Thailand passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 90-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.
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. Thailand citizens are treated the same way as Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Hong Kong and India. Overall the Thailand passport ranks #123 in the world with 40 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Oceania? With a Thailand passport you can also visit 5 countries in the region without a visa, including Fiji, Micronesia, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Samoa.
In the other direction, Kiribati citizens need evisa to visit Thailand.