Visa requirements for Papua New Guinean citizens

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]

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[2]
Albania	eVisa[3][4]
Algeria	Visa required[5]
Andorra	Visa required[6]		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	Visa not required[7]	30 days
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required[8]	6 months
Argentina	Visa required[9]
Armenia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[10][11]	120 days
Australia and territories	Visa required[12][13]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa). Transit visa is not required.[14]
Austria	Visa required[15]
Azerbaijan	Visa required[16]
Bahamas	Visa not required[17]	3 months
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival[18]	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa not required[19]	90 days
Barbados	Visa required[20]
Belarus	Visa required[21]
Belgium	Visa required[22]
Belize	Visa not required[23][24]
Benin	eVisa[25][26]	30 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	eVisa[27][28]
Bolivia	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[29]	90 days[30]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required[31]		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	Visa not required[32]	90 days	90 days per calendar year
Brazil	Visa required[33]
Brunei	Visa required[34]
Bulgaria	Visa required[35]
Burkina Faso	eVisa[36][37]
Burundi	Visa on arrival[38]	1 month
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[39][40]	30 days
Cameroon	eVisa[41][42]
Canada	Electronic Travel Authorization[43]	6 months	ETA required if arriving by air.[44] On arrival from land or overseas.
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[45]
Central African Republic	Visa required[46]
Chad	Visa required[47]
Chile	Visa required[48]
China	Visa required[49]		24-hour visa-free transit through any international airports of China, allows domestic travel through different airports.[Note 1]
Colombia	Visa not required[51][52]	90 days	90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period.
Comoros	Visa on arrival[53]	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[54]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa[55][56]	7 days
Costa Rica	Visa required[57]		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
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[58][59]	3 months	e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia	Visa required[60]
Cuba	Tourist card required[61]	90 days	Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
Cyprus	Visa required[62]
Czech Republic	Visa required[63]
Denmark	Visa required[64]
Djibouti	eVisa[65][66]	90 days
Dominica	Visa not required[67]	6 months
Dominican Republic	Visa not required[68]	30 days
Ecuador	Visa not required[69]	90 days
Egypt	Visa on arrival[70]	30 days	Conditions apply.
El Salvador	Visa required[71]		90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa[72][73]		Must arrive via Malabo International Airport
Eritrea	Visa required[74]
Estonia	Visa required[75]
Eswatini	Visa not required[76]	30 days
Ethiopia	eVisa[77][78]	up to 90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
Fiji	Visa not required[79]	4 months
Finland	Visa required[80]
France	Visa required[81]
Gabon	eVisa[82][83]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa not required[84]	90 days
Georgia	eVisa[85][86]	30 days
Germany	Visa required[87]
Ghana	Visa required[88]
Greece	Visa required[89]
Grenada	Visa not required[90]	3 months
Guatemala	Visa required[91]		* 90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Guinea	eVisa[92][93]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[94]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[95]
Haiti	Visa not required[96]	90 days
Honduras	Visa required[97]		90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Hungary	Visa required[98]
Iceland	Visa required[99]
India	eVisa[100]	30 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports[Note 2] or 5 designated seaports.[Note 3][101] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[citation needed] Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[102]
Indonesia	e-VOA / Visa on arrival[103]	30 days[104]
Iran	eVisa[105][106]	30 days
Iraq	Visa required[107]
Ireland	Visa required[108]
Israel	Visa not required[109]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period.
Italy	Visa required[110]
Jamaica	Visa not required[111]
Japan	Visa required[112]
Jordan	Visa required[113]		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	eVisa[114][115]
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation[116][117]	90 days	Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
Kiribati	Visa not required[118]	90 days	90 days within any 12-month period.
North Korea	Visa required[119]
South Korea	Visa required[120]
Kuwait	Visa required[121]
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa[122][123]	60 days
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival[124]	30 days	17[Note 4] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders.[125] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 5] and in Boten (road and railroad).[126] Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 6] and 6 border crossings.[Note 7][125] Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.[127]
Latvia	Visa required[128]
Lebanon	Visa required[129]		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	Visa not required[130]	90 days
Liberia	Visa required[131]
Libya	eVisa[132][133]
Liechtenstein	Visa required[134]
Lithuania	Visa required[135]
Luxembourg	Visa required[136]
Madagascar	Visa on arrival[137]	60 days
Malawi	Visa not required[138]	90 days
Malaysia	Visa not required[139]	30 days
Maldives	Free visa on arrival[140]	30 days
Mali	Visa required[141]
Malta	Visa required[142]
Marshall Islands	Visa on arrival[143]	90 days
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[144]		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required[145]	180 days	180 days per calendar year for tourism visits and a maximum stay of 120 days per calendar year for business visits
Mexico	Visa required[146]		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
Micronesia	Visa not required[147]	30 days
Moldova	eVisa[148][149]
Monaco	Visa required[150]
Mongolia	eVisa[151][152]	30 days
Montenegro	Visa required[153]		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	Visa required[154]
Mozambique	eVisa / Visa on arrival[155][156]	30 days
Myanmar	eVisa[157][158]	28 days
Namibia	Visa required[159]
Nauru	Visa on arrival[160]
Nepal	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[161]	90 days[162]
Netherlands	Visa required[163]
New Zealand	Visa required[164]		International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy not required.[165] 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.[166] 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.[167]
Nicaragua	Visa on arrival[168]	90 days
Niger	Visa required[169]
Nigeria	eVisa[170][171]	90 days
North Macedonia	Visa required[172]		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	Visa required[173]
Oman	Visa required[174]
Pakistan	Online Visa[175][176]	3 months	Online Visa eligible.[177]
Palau	Free visa on arrival[178]	30 days
Panama	Visa not required[179]	90 days
Paraguay	Visa required[180]
Peru	Visa not required[181]	90 days
Philippines	Visa not required[182]	30 days
Poland	Visa required[183]
Portugal	Visa required[184]
Qatar	eVisa[185][186]
Romania	Visa required[187]
Russia	Visa required[188]
Rwanda	Visa not required[189]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[190]	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa on arrival[191]	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[192]	3 months
Samoa	Visa not required[193]	60 days
San Marino	Visa required[194]		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.
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa[195][196]	15 days
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[197]
Senegal	Visa on arrival[198]	90 days
Serbia	Visa required[199]		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	Electronic Border System[200][201]	3 months	Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel. Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles. Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. Payment of the fee (EUR 10) by credit or debit card. Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country.
Sierra Leone	eVisa / Visa on arrival[202][203]	3 months / 30 days
Singapore	Visa not required[204]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa required[205]
Slovenia	Visa required[206]
Solomon Islands	Visa on arrival[207]
Somalia	Visa on arrival[208]	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South Africa	Visa required[209]
South Sudan	eVisa[210][211]		Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain	Visa required[212]
Sri Lanka	eVisa / Visa on arrival[213][214]	60 days / 30 days	The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6 month period.[215] Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period).
Sudan	Visa required[216]
Suriname	Visa not required[217][218]	90 days	An entrance fee of USD 25 or EUR 25 must be paid online prior to arrival.[219] Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.[220]
Sweden	Visa required[221]
Switzerland	Visa required[222]
Syria	Visa required[223]
Tajikistan	eVisa[224][225]	60 days
Tanzania	Visa not required[226]	3 months
Thailand	Visa not required[227]	60 days
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[228]	30 days
Togo	eVisa[229][230]	15 days
Tonga	Visa on arrival[231]	31 days
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required[232]
Tunisia	Visa required[233]
Turkey	Visa required[234]
Turkmenistan	Visa required[235]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[236]	1 month
Uganda	eVisa[237][238]	3 months
Ukraine	Visa required[239]
United Arab Emirates	Visa required[240]		May apply using 'Smart service'.[241]
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies	Visa not required[242]	6 months
United States	Visa required[243]
Uruguay	Visa required[244]
Uzbekistan	Visa required[245]
Vanuatu	Visa not required[246]	120 days
Vatican City	Visa required[247]		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.
Venezuela	Visa required[248]
Vietnam	eVisa[249][250]	90 days	30 days visa free when visit Phu Quoc Island
Yemen	Visa required[251]
Zambia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[252][253]	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival[254]	30 days

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
Abkhazia	Visa required[255]
Kosovo	Visa not required[256]	90 days
Northern Cyprus	Visa not required[257]
Palestine	Visa not required[258]	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[259]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland	Visa required
South Ossetia	Visa not required[260]	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[261][262]
Taiwan	Visa required[263][264]
Transnistria	Visa not required[265]	Registration required after 24h.[266][267]

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
China
Hong Kong	Visa not required[268]	90 days
Macau	Visa on arrival[269]	30 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands	Visa required[270]
Greenland	Visa required[271]
France
French Guiana	Visa required[272]
French Polynesia	Visa not required[273]	90 days
French West Indies	Visa required	Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Mayotte	Visa required[274]
New Caledonia	Visa not required[275]	90 days
Réunion	Visa required[276]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa required[277]
Wallis and Futuna	Visa not required[278]	90 days
Netherlands
Aruba	Visa required[279]
Caribbean Netherlands	Visa required[280]	Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
Curaçao	Visa required[281]
Sint Maarten	Visa required[282]
New Zealand
Cook Islands	Visa not required[283]	31 days
Niue	Visa not required[284]	30 days
Tokelau	Visa required[285]
United Kingdom
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Visa required[286]
Anguilla	Visa not required[287]	3 months
Bermuda	Visa not required[288]	6 months
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required	Special permit required.[289]
British Virgin Islands	Visa not required[290]	6 months
Cayman Islands	Visa not required[291]	6 months
Falkland Islands	Visa required[292]
Gibraltar	Visa not required[293]	6 months
Montserrat	Visa not required[294]	6 months
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.[295][296][297]
Ascension Island	eVisa[298][299]	3 months within any year period.
Saint Helena	Visitor's Pass required	Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[300]
Tristan da Cunha	Permission required	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.[301]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Permit required	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[302][303]
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa required[304]	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	Visa required[305]
Guam	Visa not required[306]	45 days
Northern Mariana Islands	Visa not required[307]	45 days
Puerto Rico	Visa required[308]
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa required[309]
Antarctica and adjacent islands
Special permits required for  Bouvet Island,  British Antarctic Territory,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[310][311][312][313][314][315][316][317][318][319][320][321]

Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa to the following countries:^[322]

_{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:^[323]

• 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

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