Birth to a Kiribati parent creates citizenship under nationality law. Birth in Kiribati alone to two foreign parents is not general jus soli.
not verified against primary law — Not verified against primary law.
The foreign wife of an I-Kiribati man may register by marriage with no residence requirement.
A child of a Kiribati citizen parent is a citizen under constitutional and Citizenship Act rules, subject to registration for some births abroad.
Adults of full capacity may apply after long permanent residence (commonly framed as about seven to ten years under the Citizenship Act and later amendments), language and character requirements, and intention to remain. Naturalizers generally renounce prior nationality. Grant is discretionary.
This passport benefits from: NZ Pacific Access Category