Kiribati

Government advisories

• ☐ United States: level 1/4 — Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
• ☐ United Kingdom: level 1/4
• ☐ Canada: level 1/4 — Exercise normal security precautions

Health notices

• ☐ Global Measles (level 1)

Entry requirements

☐ Visitors to Kiribati must obtain a visa unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries.

Practical

• ☐ Plug type I, 230V — bring an adapter if yours differs
• ☐ Drives on the left
• ☐ Emergency (police): 100 or 999
• ☐ Emergency (ambulance): 100 or 999
• ☐ Emergency (fire): 100 or 999
• ☐ Money: Australian dollars, denoted by the symbol "$" ( ISO code: AUD), are used as the official currency. While Australian banknotes are used, Kiribati issues its own coins in denominations of 5¢, 10¢, 20¢, 50¢, $1 and $2, but it is pegged at a 1:1 rate to the Australian dollar.

Before you go

General trip-prep, not specific to Kiribati — the same short list applies anywhere.

• ☐ Register with your embassy's traveler program if one exists
• ☐ Check your passport's validity and blank-page requirements on your destination's official entry-rules page
• ☐ Photograph/screenshot your passport, visa, and travel insurance documents
• ☐ Download offline maps for your destination
• ☐ Confirm your bank/card issuer knows you're traveling
• ☐ Check whether your phone plan needs a travel add-on or a local SIM