Visa requirements for Papua New Guinean citizens explained

Visa requirements for Papua New Guinean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Papua New Guinea.

As of 2024, Papua New Guinean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 85 countries and territories, ranking the Papua New Guinean passport 59th, tied with Chinese passport in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania	^[2]
Algeria
Andorra			Andorra imposes no visa requirements on its visitors, however entry is only possible through land border crossings with France or Spain, multiple entry Schengen area visa required.
Angola		30 days
Antigua and Barbuda		6 months
Argentina
Armenia	^[3]	120 days
Australia and territories	^[4]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa). Transit visa is not required.^[5]
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas		3 months
Bahrain		14 days
Bangladesh		90 days
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize	^[6]
	^[7]	30 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	^[8]
		90 days^[9]
Bosnia and Herzegovina			30 days visa free if hold a valid multiple entry visa or resident permit of the European Union, Schengen Area member states, and United States
Botswana		90 days	90 days per calendar year
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso	^[10]
Burundi		1 month
Cambodia	^[11]	30 days
Cameroon	^[12]
Canada		6 months	ETA required if arriving by air.^[13] On arrival from land or overseas.
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
			24-hour visa-free transit through any international airports of China, allows domestic travel through different airports.
Colombia	^[14]	90 days	90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period.
Comoros		45 days
	^[15]	7 days
Costa Rica			90 days visa free if hold a valid, multiple-entry visa or residence permit issued by the European Union member states, EFTA member states, Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States
Cote d'Ivoire	^[16]	3 months	e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia
Cuba		90 days	Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti	^[17]	90 days
Dominica		6 months
Dominican Republic		30 days
Ecuador		90 days
Egypt		30 days	Conditions apply.
El Salvador			90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Equatorial Guinea	^[18]		Must arrive via Malabo International Airport
Eritrea
Estonia
		30 days
Ethiopia	^[19]	up to 90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
Fiji		4 months
Finland
France
Gabon	^[20]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia		90 days
Georgia	^[21]	30 days
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada		3 months
Guatemala			* 90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Guinea	^[22]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau		90 days
Guyana
Haiti		90 days
Honduras			90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Hungary
Iceland
India		30 days
Indonesia		30 days^[23]
	^[24]	30 days
Iraq
Ireland
Israel		90 days	90 days within any 6-month period.
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan			visa on arrival if they have a residence permit issued by any country of the European Union, any country of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Australia, Canada, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland or have a Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) issued by the US
Kazakhstan	^[25]
Kenya	^[26]	90 days
Kiribati		90 days	90 days within any 12-month period.
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan	^[27]	60 days
		30 days
Latvia
Lebanon			In addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate of General Security (La Surete Generale).
Lesotho		90 days
Liberia
Libya	^[28]
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar		60 days
Malawi		90 days
Malaysia		30 days
Maldives		30 days
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands		90 days
Mauritania			Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius		180 days	180 days per calendar year for tourism visits and a maximum stay of 120 days per calendar year for business visits
Mexico			180 days visa free if hold both a valid visa or pernament residence issued by Canada, Schengen Area, Japan, the United Kingdom or the United States, and only pernament residence issued by Colombia and Chile
		30 days
	^[29]
Monaco
Mongolia	^[30]	30 days
Montenegro			30 days visa free if hold a valid issued by the Schengen area, Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, the United States or the United Kingdom
Morocco
Mozambique	^[31]	30 days
Myanmar	^[32]	28 days
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal		90 days^[33]
New Zealand			International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy not required.^[34] May transit without visa if transit is through Auckland Airport and for no longer than 24 hours, subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.^[35] Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.^[36]
Nicaragua		90 days
Niger
Nigeria	^[37]	90 days
			15 days visa free if Hold a valid Type "C" multiple-entry visa for the Schengen Area or a temporary/permanent residence permit of an EU Member State or a country signatory of the Schengen Agreement
Norway
Oman
Pakistan	^[38]	3 months	Online Visa eligible.^[39]
Palau		30 days
Panama		90 days
Paraguay
Peru		90 days
Philippines		30 days
Poland
Portugal
Qatar	^[40]
Romania
Rwanda		30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis		3 months
Saint Lucia		6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		3 months
Samoa		60 days
San Marino			San Marino imposes no visa requirements on its visitors, however entry is only possible through land border crossing with Italy, multiple entry Schengen area visa required.
	^[41]	15 days
Saudi Arabia
Senegal		90 days
Serbia			90 days visa free if hold a valid visa or pernamnet residence of the Cyprus, Ireland, Schengen Area member states, United Kingdom or the United States
Seychelles	^[42]	3 months
Sierra Leone	^[43]	3 months / 30 days
Singapore		30 days
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia		30 days
South Africa
	^[44]		Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain
Sri Lanka	^[45]	60 days / 30 days
Sudan
Suriname	^[46]	90 days
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan	^[47]	60 days
		3 months
		60 days
Timor-Leste		30 days
Togo	^[48]	15 days
Tonga		31 days
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu		1 month
Uganda	^[49]	3 months
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates			May apply using 'Smart service'.^[50]
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies		6 months
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu		120 days
			Vatican imposes no visa requirements on its visitors, however entry is only possible through land border crossing with Italy, multiple entry Schengen area visa required.
	^[51]	90 days	30 days visa free when visit Phu Quoc Island
Yemen
Zambia	^[52]	90 days
Zimbabwe		30 days

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
	^[53]
	^[54]	90 days
	^[55]
		Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.^[56]
		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
	^[57]	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.^[58] ^[59]
	^[60]
	^[61]	Registration required after 24h.^[62] ^[63]

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
China
Hong Kong		90 days
		30 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands	^[64]
Greenland	^[65]
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia		90 days
French West Indies		Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Mayotte
New Caledonia		90 days
Reunion
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna	^[66]	90 days
Netherlands
Aruba
Caribbean Netherlands		Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
New Zealand
Cook Islands		31 days
Niue		30 days
Tokelau	^[67]
United Kingdom
	^[68]
Anguilla		3 months
Bermuda		6 months
British Indian Ocean Territory		Special permit required.^[69]
		6 months
Cayman Islands		6 months
Gibraltar		6 months
Montserrat		6 months
		14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.^[70] ^[71] ^[72]
	^[73] ^[74]	3 months within any year period.
		Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.^[75]
		Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.^[76]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).^[77] ^[78]
Turks and Caicos Islands		Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
American Samoa
Guam		45 days
Northern Mariana Islands		45 days
Puerto Rico
Antarctica and adjacent islands

APEC Business Travel Card

Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa to the following countries:^[79]

Australia^2 ^2 Chile^2 China^4 Hong Kong^4 Indonesia^4 Japan^2 Malaysia^2 Mexico^1

New Zealand^2 Peru^2 Philippines^4 ^3 Singapore^4 ^2 ^2 Thailand^2 ^4

_{1 - Up to 180 days
2 - Up to 90 days
3 - Up to 90 days in a period of 180 days
4 - Up to 60 days}

The card must be used in conjunction with a passport and has the following advantages:^[80]

• No need to apply for a visa or entry permit to APEC countries, as the card is treated as such (except by Canada and United States)
• Undertake legitimate business in participating economies
• Expedited border crossing in all member economies, including transitional members

See also

• Visa policy of Papua New Guinea
• Papua New Guinean passport

Notes and References

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3. Web site: Armenia eVisa.
4. Web site: Australia Subclass 600.
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6. https://immigration.gov.bz/visa/visa-who-qualify/
7. Web site: Benin eVisa.
8. Web site: Bhutan eVisa.
9. Web site: Bolivia Online Visa.
10. Web site: Burkina Faso eVisa.
11. Web site: Cambodia eVisa.
12. Web site: Cameroon eVisa.
13. Web site: Canada eTA.
14. https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/tramites_servicios/visa/lista-a-b-c
15. Web site: DR Congo eVisa.
16. Web site: CI eVisa.
17. Web site: Djibouti eVisa.
18. Web site: Equatorial Guinea eVisa.
19. Web site: Ethiopia eVisa.
20. Web site: Gabon eVisa.
21. Web site: Georgia eVisa.
22. Web site: Guinea eVisa.
23. Web site: Indonesia e-VOA.
24. Web site: Iran eVisa.
25. Web site: Kazakhstan eVisa.
26. Web site: Kenya eTA.
27. Web site: Kyrgyzstan eVisa.
28. Web site: Libya eVisa.
29. Web site: Moldova eVisa.
30. Web site: Mongolia eVisa.
31. Web site: Mozambique eVisa.
32. Web site: Myanmar eVisa.
33. Web site: Nepal Online Visa.
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39. Web site: Tourist Visa.
40. Web site: Qatar Hayya.
41. Web site: ST eVisa.
42. Web site: Seychelles Electronic Border System.
43. Web site: Sierra Leone eVisa.
44. Web site: South Sudan eVisa.
45. Web site: SL eVisa.
46. Web site: Suriname eVisa.
47. Web site: Tajikistan eVisa.
48. Web site: Togo eVisa.
49. Web site: Uganda eVisa.
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