# São Tomé and Príncipe passport to Kiribati: Visa required

Current access classification: **Visa required** — Traditional visa required before travel.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **Current official route — Non-exempt ordinary passports: advance visitor visa** (Visa required)
  None of these ordinary-passport nationalities appears in the current Visa Exemption Order 2023 schedule. Kiribati Immigration expressly requires non-exempt visitors to apply in advance.
  - The Order applies its named nationality waiver to ordinary/normal, official/service, and diplomatic ICAO-compliant passports or travel documents. None of this residual ordinary-passport cohort is named, so no listed-document waiver is carried into this baseline; it does not establish special-document treatment.
  - The current Immigration page requires a passport valid at least six months beyond departure, confirmed onward or return travel, and evidence of sufficient funds.
  - Visitor-visa processing is an advance route: download the Visitor Visa Application Form, email it with scanned documents to visaofficer@mfa.gov.ki, then follow the visa officer's payment instructions. It is not an eVisa or an unrestricted visa on arrival.
  Official sources:
  - [Kiribati Immigration Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration: Kiribati Immigration Division: Visas & Entry](https://immigration.mfai.gov.ki/visas-entry/)
  - [Kiribati Immigration Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration: Kiribati Immigration Division: About the Division](https://immigration.mfai.gov.ki/about-the-division/)
  - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Government of Kiribati: Kiribati Visa Exemption Order 2023](https://www.mfa.gov.ki/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/VISA-EXEMPTION-ORDER-2023-1.pdf)

## How to apply

Follow the current instructions on the official portal.

1. Download the official Visitor Visa Application Form from the Immigration Division resources.
2. Email the completed form and scanned supporting documents to visaofficer@mfa.gov.ki.
3. Follow the visa officer's instructions for secure electronic payment before travel.

[Kiribati Visitor Visa application instructions](https://immigration.mfai.gov.ki/visas-entry/)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/sao-tome-and-principe-kiribati-visa)
- [São Tomé and Príncipe passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/sao-tome-and-principe)
- [All passport requirements for Kiribati](https://multipassrank.com/destination/kiribati)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)