Kiribati
Regulations on entry, stay, residence, and treatment access for people living with HIV
The categories of restriction are:
- Restrictions on entry limiting the entry of people living with HIV.
The types of restriction are:
- HIV testing/disclosure required for entry.
- Deportation based on HIV status.
Restrictions on entry to Kiribati
We are aware of some official restrictions on entry of people living with HIV to Kiribati.
According to UNAIDS and the US Department of State, Kiribati does not have any HIV-related restrictions on entry.
However, the information available on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration website, indicates that ‘each applicant for entry to Kiribati must have an acceptable standard of health.’ A form must be completed which records information on health that Kiribati Immigration requires to assess whether this standard is met.
This form, requested for all types of visa application, collects information on HIV, along with tuberculosis, and hepatitis B and C, and specifies that providing false or misleading information may lead to deportation or imprisonment. A positive response might lead to a visa being denied and the applicant deported.
The medical form on the visa application process states: Each applicant for entry to Kiribati must have an acceptable standard of health. This form records information about your health that Kiribati Immigration requires to assess whether you meet this standard. All visas forms and medical form are available here.
Restrictions on short-term stay in Kiribati
We found no further evidence on HIV-related restrictions for short-term stays.
Restrictions on long-term stay in Kiribati
We found no further evidence on HIV-related restrictions for long-term stays.
Treatment access in Kiribati
We did not find any available information on access to healthcare for people living with HIV in Kiribati.
The HIV Justice Network's Global HIV Criminalisation Database
Visit the Kiribati page on the Global HIV Criminalisation Database to see more information about known HIV criminalisation laws in this country, an overview of how the laws are used, and any significant advocacy developments.
UNAIDS Global AIDS monitoring data
This information about access to HIV services comes from UNAIDS https://lawsandpolicies.unaids.org/, a platform to view data on HIV-related laws and policies. This is information provided by national authorities and civil society and may contradict other sources.
Migrant populations
| Laws/policies enable documented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable documented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable undocumented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable undocumented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | N/A |
| Migrants are able to access HIV services | N/A |
Refugees and asylum seekers
| Laws/policies enable asylum seekers to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable asylum seekers to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable refugees to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | N/A |
| Laws/policies enable refugees to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | N/A |
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This site focuses on information about HIV travel. Please also consult your own Foreign Office/Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, or the local consulate of the country you are visiting, to see what restrictions there are specifically for you as a citizen of your country, regardless of your HIV status.
