Highway Authority | Ministry of Information, Communication, Transport & Tourism Development

Land Excavation

Authorization to dig along the road within 9 meters from the center line/across the Public Road for trenches less than 900mm wide

Fees and Charges for Vehicle

Effective 6th June 2016

Engine Capacity		1^st Year (NEW) ($)	2^nd Year (RENEW) ($)

Where is the Highway Authority Office located?

The Highway Authority Office is located at the Ministry of Information, Communication, Transport and Tourism Development (MICTTD Headquarters) in Betio, Tarawa (opposite the Wishing Star)

I lost my driving license that is still valid?

Visit the Licensing Office at Highway Authority to ascertain that you have applied and been issued a Driving License before

If you have been issued a driving license from the Highway Authority Office, you can be issued a new driving license at the price of AUD$10.00

If you still have a valid (yet lost) driving licnese issued from BTC or TUC, you can either:

I want to apply for a vehicle license, what do I do?

For a new vehicle license

I want to apply for a driving license, what do I do?

If you are applying for the first time then you need to:

Conversion of Foreign driving licenses to that of Kiribati

Foreigners are to bring their foreign licenses to the Traffic Unit to collect a Conversion of Foreign Driving License form
Complete the Conversion of Foreign Driving License form and submit it to the Highway Authority to issue local driving license at a cost of AUD$15.00

My driving license is expired, how do I renew?

For renewal of driving license, you need to

In the absence of an independent national Highway Authority office, the Authority is currently housed in the MICTTD with its functions executed by the Highway Authority Committee closely in line with the Public Highways Protection ACT (1989). The Committee’s membership consists of representatives from Office of the Attorney General, the Kiribati Police Services, Public Utilities Board (PUB), Plant & Vehicle Unit ( PVU), Ministry of Public Works & Utility (MPWU), and Ministry of Internal Affairs ( MIA).