Visa policy of Papua New Guinea


A foreign national wishing to enter Papua New Guinea must obtain a visa in one of the PNG diplomatic missions, unless they are a citizen of one of the countries eligible for visa on arrival or eVisa. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months.

Visa policy map

Visa on arrival

Nationals of the following countries and territories may obtain a free visa valid for 60 days. on arrival at Port Moresby or Tokua :
1 – Also applicable to passports issued to residents of French and Dutch territories in the Caribbean.

2 – 30 days, also available at Gurney Airport and Mount Hagen Airport.

3 – Also applicable to passports issued to residents of Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau.

4 – Also applicable to passports issued to residents of Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.
Visa exemption agreement for diplomatic and service passports was signed with on 17 November 2018 and it is not yet ratified.
Visa on arrival can also be obtained by citizens of China who are diplomatic, service, and passport for public affairs holders and ordinary passport holders travelling under organized tour groups sanctioned by the Tourism Promotion Authority.
;History
Visa on arrival policy was suspended from 30 October due to the APEC Papua New Guinea 2018 summit. Visa on arrival have been reinstated on 1 December.
In June 2019 it was announced that 20 additional countries from APEC region would become eligible for eVisa.
Australian passport holders are not eligible for VOA for business visits.

eVisa

As of November 2018 nationals of all countries eligible for visa on arrival can also obtain an eVisa valid for 60 days. eVisa valid for 30 days is also available to nationals of the following countries:

APEC Business Travel Card

Holders of passports issued by the following countries who possess an APEC Business Travel Card containing the "PNG" code on the reverse that it is valid for travel to Papua New Guinea can enter visa-free for business trips for up to 60 days.
ABTCs are issued to nationals of:

Statistics

Most visitors arriving to Papua New Guinea were from the following countries of nationality:
RankCountry or territory201620152014
188,09291,36893,433
214,09013,56913,745
312,93710,2558,970
412,18112,76211,668
510,26510,14910,698
67,8276,7635,896
76,9747,3996,994
85,5585,3064,759
94,2934,0123,476
103,2763,5573,300
Total197,632198,685191,442