Document checklist
Vietnam → Kiribati: Work Visa
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
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Required documents
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Completed and signed Work Visa Application Form
RequiredThe official Kiribati Immigration Work Visa Application Form, filled in and signed, stating which type of work visa you're applying for (Essential Skills, Specific Purpose or Event, Religious Worker, or Domestic Worker of Consulate Staff).
Source: Kiribati Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Work Visa Application Form
Passport or travel document
RequiredYour current passport or other travel document, with its details filled into the form.
Source: Kiribati Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Work Visa Application Form
Two recent colour passport-size photos
RequiredTwo colour, passport-size photos of you, less than six months old, with your full name written on the back of both.
Source: Kiribati Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Work Visa Application Form
Financial
Visa application fee
RequiredThe appropriate fee for your application. The form doesn't state an amount, contact the Visa Officer (visaofficer@mfa.gov.ki) or check mfa.gov.ki/immigration for current fees and how to pay.
Source: Kiribati Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Work Visa Application Form
Purpose of travel
Description and evidence of the specific purpose or event
If you're applying for a Specific Purpose or Event work visa, a description of that purpose or event, plus evidence of it.
Source: Kiribati Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Work Visa Application Form
Job offer, including job description, pay, and conditions
RequiredDetails of your job offer in Kiribati: a job description, the pay, and the conditions of the proposed employment, plus the employer's name, address, and contact details.
Source: Kiribati Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Work Visa Application Form
Sponsorship Form for Religious Workers, with its associated documents
If you're applying for a Religious Worker visa, the completed Sponsorship Form for Religious Workers and the documents it requires.
Source: Kiribati Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Work Visa Application Form
Employment
Employer's Statement of Undertaking and your Declaration of Acceptance (domestic staff of consulates)
If you're applying as domestic staff of a consulate, a signed Statement of Undertaking from your employer guaranteeing employment, accommodation, maintenance and repatriation, plus your own signed Declaration of Acceptance of the conditions of employment in Kiribati.
Source: Kiribati Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Work Visa Application Form
Other
Evidence of qualifications relevant to the job offer
RequiredEvidence of the qualifications you hold that are relevant to the job offer.
Source: Kiribati Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Work Visa Application Form
Evidence of work experience relevant to the job offer
RequiredEvidence of your recent periods of employment (including self-employment) relevant to the job offer, with dates, employer, location, and job title.
Source: Kiribati Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Work Visa Application Form
Medical certificate (if you have a relevant medical condition)
If you have a medical condition that requires or may require hospital care during your stay, attach documentation showing you meet Kiribati's acceptable standard of health.
Source: Kiribati Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Work Visa Application Form
Police certificates (if you'll be in Kiribati 24 months or more)
If you plan to be in Kiribati for 24 months or longer and haven't already given valid police certificates with a past application, you need certificates from your country of citizenship and any country you've lived in for 5 years or more since turning 17. They must be less than 6 months old.
Source: Kiribati Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Work Visa Application Form
Why applications on this route get refused
False or misleading information
The declaration on the form states that if false or misleading information is submitted, the application may be declined without further warning.
How to avoid it: Make sure every answer and document you provide is true, correct and complete.
Missing documents from the checklist
Applicants must declare they have provided all the documents required by the checklist on the form before signing.
How to avoid it: Work through the documents-required checklist on page 7 of the form and attach everything that applies to your work visa type.
Not meeting the acceptable standard of health
An acceptable standard of health means you're unlikely to be a danger to public health, unlikely to impose costs on Kiribati's health services, and able to undertake the work that is the reason for your visa.
How to avoid it: If you have a relevant medical condition, get and attach documentation showing you meet this standard.
Character or immigration history concerns
The form asks about past convictions, ongoing investigations or charges, past exclusions, deportations or visa refusals, and any association with terrorism or serious human rights abuses.
How to avoid it: Answer these questions truthfully and give full details if any apply to you, rather than leaving them out.
Sources
- Kiribati Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Work Visa Application Form · checked 24 Sept 2026
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