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What investment option or options qualify?

The official 2020 immigration manual describes an Investment Visa for a non-I-Kiribati natural-person investor holding a Foreign Investment Certificate, assessed through an economic-needs test. The linked Foreign Investment Act 2018 text defines investment broadly through a lawfully established, acquired or expanded enterprise, or a proposed establishment, acquisition, merger or expansion; reserved and prohibited sectors are excluded and restricted activities require their conditions. The current ministry Step 6 Investor Visa checklist requires an approved Foreign Investment Certificate. This does not establish that every Act investment form individually qualifies for a visa.

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  • Act PDF linked by a current ministry page has an unfilled commencement line; later amendments and exact 2026 visa applicability of the 2020 manual are not independently established.
  • The Act's investment forms cannot all be equated automatically to Investor Visa eligibility.
  • The evidence is the official Kiribati Immigration Procedures manual (2020). The supplied official material does not establish whether later amendments or operational guidance changed this rule by 2026-09-25.
  • Immigration Procedures 2020, p. 62
    Investment by natural persons who are not I-Kiribati requires a Foreign Investment Certificate
  • Immigration Procedures 2020, p. 62
    Approval is granted subject to the investor meeting an economic needs test on the basis of established criteria, which looks to whether the proposed investment will provide employment for local persons, expand exports from and reduce imports into Kiribati and provide access to foreign markets, amongst other things.
  • https://files.cdn-files-a.com/uploads/10504502/normal_67e7e97941e2b.pdf — Act §3
    "investment" means - · (a) any enterprise - o (i) lawfully established, acquired or expanded by an investor in accordance with the laws of Kiribati; or o (ii) that carries on a business activity for the purpose of generating revenue in trade, commerce or industry, and includes any trade, profession or calling; or · (b) any enterprise in Kiribati that an investor is seeking to - o (i) establish, acquire, merge with or expand, whether through the constitution, maintenance or acquisition of a juridical person inside Kiribati or outside Kiribati; or o (ii) merge with another enterprise inside Kiribati or outside Kiribati. · (c) It does not include aid and development projects funded by foreign donors, negotiated, arranged or contracted by or through the Government of Kiribati unless the project contractor is, at any time up to the completion of the project, registered by any other circumstances,
  • https://files.cdn-files-a.com/uploads/10504502/normal_67e7e97941e2b.pdf — Act §§9–11
    9. Reserved List (1) The business or economic activities listed in Schedule 1 is to be reserved for citizens of Kiribati exclusively, and no approval may be given under this Act, or any other law, for a non- citizen to own or participate in any business or venture that includes any of the activities in the Reserved List. (2) Nothing in subsection (1) is to prevent a non-citizen from being employed in a business provided that he holds the right to employment under the relevant laws in Kiribati. (3) Regulations may clarify any of the activities referred to in the Reserved List by the inclusion of further description or detail, which is to be treated as to form part of the Schedule. 10. Restricted List The foreign investment may carry on the business or economic activities listed in Schedule 2 provided it satisfies the conditions prescribed. 11. Prohibited List The business or economic activities listed in Schedule 3 are strictly prohibited.
  • https://www.investinkiribati.mtcic.gov.ki/step-by-step-guide-to-starting-a-business/how-to-motivate-employees — Step 6 investor checklist
    ### **Investor Visa required information** - Completed, signed application form. - Approved Foreign Investment Certificate from the MTCIC

What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?

No numerical minimum investment capital for the Investor Visa is established by the cited official texts. Sections 14(8) and 15(1) of the ministry-linked Foreign Investment Act 2018 distinguish applications with total capital input at or below $250,000 (Registrar approval possible) from those above $250,000 (Cabinet approval); this is an approval-authority split, not a minimum. The Act separately mentions a prescribed application fee, and the current Investor Visa checklist lists an application fee without stating an amount.

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  • No official minimum Investor Visa capital or numerical government fee is demonstrated by this source set; exact current Act consolidation and fee schedule require confirmation.
  • The evidence is the official Kiribati Immigration Procedures manual (2020). The supplied official material does not establish whether later amendments or operational guidance changed this rule by 2026-09-25.

How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?

The ministry-linked Foreign Investment Act 2018 text says an investment certificate remains valid until termination of the certified business activity, subject to cancellation, and ceases if that activity has not commenced within one year of issue. The certificate may be cancelled for material misrepresentation, prohibited or restricted activity, breached conditions or an offence. The 2020 immigration manual separately describes the visa as temporary permission to stay while investing. Neither source establishes a fixed minimum capital holding period or physical-presence requirement for the visa.

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  • Visa-specific holding, ownership and physical-presence rules remain unestablished; linked Act text's commencement and amendment coverage require confirmation.
  • The evidence is the official Kiribati Immigration Procedures manual (2020). The supplied official material does not establish whether later amendments or operational guidance changed this rule by 2026-09-25.
  • Immigration Procedures 2020, p. 62
    a temporary visa for a person to stay in Kiribati for a period of time, while they invest
  • https://files.cdn-files-a.com/uploads/10504502/normal_67e7e97941e2b.pdf — Act §18
    18. Duration of certificate (1) Subject to section 19, a certificate is valid from the date of its issue until the termination of the business activity for which it was issued. (2) A certificate is cease to be valid if the business activity for which it is issued does not commence within 1 year of the date of issue. (3) For subsection (2), commence business means conducting activities appropriate to the carrying out of the particular business.
  • https://files.cdn-files-a.com/uploads/10504502/normal_67e7e97941e2b.pdf — Act §19
    19. Cancellation of certificate (1) A certificate may be cancelled by the Registrar if - (a) the application contains any material misrepresentation or false statement: (b) the foreign investor carries on a prohibited activity or a restricted activity; or (c) any prescribed conditions are breached; or (d) if a foreign investor commits an offence under this Act.

Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?

The official Investment Visa application form allows a family application including the principal applicant, partner and dependent children under 18. Where a partner is included, the checklist requires evidence of the relationship. The official source does not state separate residence conditions or work permission for accompanying family members.

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  • The form establishes family inclusion in the application, not the distinct residence conditions or work rights of each accompanying family member. Those rights remain unconfirmed; no absence of rights is asserted.

What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?

The 2020 immigration manual says the investor first obtains an approved Foreign Investment Certificate and then applies for a temporary Investment Visa; it describes an initial visa up to two years and a further visa up to two years, capped at four years. The current investment-ministry checklist still requires the approved certificate plus its stated documents and fee. Under the linked 2018 Act text, certificate duration instead runs until the business activity ends, subject to non-commencement within one year and cancellation; this is distinct from visa duration. The cited official set does not establish a direct permanent-residence or citizenship entitlement.

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Limits of the record
  • Current visa renewal terms, any long-term status/citizenship route and later amendments to the 2018 Act or 2020 manual are not established.
  • The evidence is the official Kiribati Immigration Procedures manual (2020). The supplied official material does not establish whether later amendments or operational guidance changed this rule by 2026-09-25.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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