Kiribati

Kiribati is a Pacific island nation facing rising sea levels and limited natural resources, which constrain the case for most forms of long-term investment. It operates no investment route to residency or citizenship.

Kiribati Citizenship by Investment

Kiribati offers no formal residency or citizenship by investment program. An investor passport scheme ran briefly but was repealed in 2004, and it did not carry the advantages of a typical CBI program. Citizenship through naturalisation is possible but requires seven years of prior residence in the country.

Such programs, available in select countries, grant citizenship or residency rights through substantial investment in real estate, national development funds or local businesses.

The citizenship investment options in the Caribbean are the established route. Grenada ranks 63rd on the La Vida Passport Value Index with 179 destinations, 59.6% of world GDP and 79.4% of global travel, and holds an E-2 treaty with the United States allowing citizens to apply for a US investor visa.

Antigua And Barbuda sits 65th with 186 destinations, covering a spouse, children and dependent parents on a single application. St Kitts And Nevis reaches 191 destinations, the widest count of any Caribbean citizenship, and Dominica ranks 68th with 183 destinations.

All grant full citizenship in four to eight months with no residence requirement.

Kiribati Residency By Investment

Kiribati has no residency by investment program. Established golden visa routes sit elsewhere.

The Portugal Golden Visa requires a qualifying fund investment from €500,000 and asks for only seven days a year in the country, with permanent residence available after five years. The Portuguese passport ranks 15th on the Index with 214 destinations and 99.4% of world GDP.

The Greek Golden Visa requires property investment from €400,000 across most regions, rising to €800,000 in Athens, Thessaloniki and the larger islands, with a €250,000 tier for qualifying conversions and restorations, and imposes no minimum stay at all.

Kiribati Passport Strength and Ranking

Kiribati ranks 108th of 199 on the La Vida Passport Value Index. The Kiribati passport reaches 166 of the world’s 227 destinations without a prior visa, representing 35.8% of world GDP and 70.0% of global travel measured by international visitor arrivals.

Travel reach of 70.0% is the stronger measure and reflects visa-free access to the Schengen Area and the United Kingdom for short stays. Economic access at 35.8% is the constraint, and Kiribati nationals require advance visas for the United States, China and Japan.

Citizenship and Residency by Investment Programs

See below a selection of countries offering residency and citizenship investment programs.

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