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Papua New Guinea visa exemption & requirements

As of 2025, regular passport holders from 1 countries visiting Papua New Guinea for tourism purposes including Do Not require a visa and will be granted permission for short-term stay on arrival.
Papua New Guinea Visa Required Visa Not Required E-visa Visa On Arrival

Papua New Guinean visa exempt countries

To enter Papua New Guinea for a short term visit, citizens of the following countries are able to travel in Papua New Guinea without a visa:

Asia

Only citizens from South Korea do not need visas, while nationals from 31 other countrie(s) in Asia are required to obtain a valid visa to enter Papua New Guinea.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Afghanistan Visa required No No
Armenia Visa required No No
Azerbaijan Visa required No No
Bangladesh Visa required No No
Bhutan Visa required No No
Brunei Visa required N/A Yes No
Cambodia Visa required No No
China Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Timor-Leste Visa required No No
Georgia Visa required No No
India Visa required Yes No
Indonesia Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Japan Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Kazakhstan Visa required No No
Kyrgyzstan Visa required No No
Laos Visa required No No
Malaysia Visa required N/A Yes No
Maldives Visa required N/A Yes No
Mongolia Visa required No No
Myanmar Visa required No No
Nepal Visa required No No
North Korea Visa required No No
Pakistan Visa required No No
Philippines Visa required N/A Yes No
Singapore Visa required N/A Yes No
South Korea Visa not required N/A Yes No
Sri Lanka Visa required No No
Tajikistan Visa required No No
Thailand Visa required N/A Yes No
Turkmenistan Visa required No No
Uzbekistan Visa required No No
Vietnam Visa required N/A Yes No

Europe

Nationals from all countries in Europe will need visas to travel to Papua New Guinea as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Albania Visa required No No
Andorra Visa required N/A Yes No
Austria Visa required N/A Yes No
Belarus Visa required No No
Belgium Visa required N/A Yes No
Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa required No No
Bulgaria Visa required N/A Yes No
Croatia Visa required N/A Yes No
Cyprus Visa required N/A Yes No
Czech Republic Visa required N/A Yes No
Denmark Visa required N/A Yes No
Estonia Visa required N/A Yes No
Finland Visa required N/A Yes No
France Visa required N/A Yes No
Germany Visa required N/A Yes No
Greece Visa required N/A Yes No
Hungary Visa required N/A Yes No
Iceland Visa required N/A Yes No
Ireland Visa required N/A Yes No
Italy Visa required N/A Yes No
Latvia Visa required N/A Yes No
Liechtenstein Visa required N/A Yes No
Lithuania Visa required N/A Yes No
Luxembourg Visa required N/A Yes No
North Macedonia Visa required No No
Malta Visa required N/A Yes No
Moldova Visa required No No
Monaco Visa required N/A Yes No
Montenegro Visa required No No
Netherlands Visa required N/A Yes No
Norway Visa required N/A Yes No
Poland Visa required N/A Yes No
Portugal Visa required N/A Yes No
Romania Visa required N/A Yes No
Russia Visa required N/A Yes No
San Marino Visa required N/A Yes No
Serbia Visa required No No
Slovakia Visa required N/A Yes No
Slovenia Visa required N/A Yes No
Spain Visa required N/A Yes No
Sweden Visa required N/A Yes No
Switzerland Visa required N/A Yes No
Turkey Visa required No No
Ukraine Visa required No No
United Kingdom Visa required N/A Yes No
Kosovo Visa required N/A No No

Africa

Nationals from all countries in Africa will need visas to travel to Papua New Guinea as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Algeria Visa required No No
Angola Visa required No No
Benin Visa required No No
Botswana Visa required N/A Yes No
Burkina Faso Visa required No No
Burundi Visa required No No
Cameroon Visa required No No
Cape Verde Visa required No No
Central African Republic Visa required No No
Chad Visa required No No
Comoros Visa required No No
Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required No No
Djibouti Visa required No No
Egypt Visa required No No
Equatorial Guinea Visa required No No
Eritrea Visa required No No
Ethiopia Visa required No No
Gabon Visa required No No
Gambia Visa required No No
Ghana Visa required No No
Guinea Visa required No No
Côte d'Ivoire Visa required No No
Kenya Visa required N/A Yes No
Lesotho Visa required N/A Yes No
Liberia Visa required No No
Libya Visa required No No
Madagascar Visa required No No
Malawi Visa required No No
Mali Visa required No No
Mauritania Visa required No No
Mauritius Visa required N/A Yes No
Morocco Visa required No No
Mozambique Visa required No No
Namibia Visa required N/A Yes No
Niger Visa required No No
Nigeria Visa required No No
Rwanda Visa required N/A Yes No
São Tomé and Príncipe Visa required N/A No No
Senegal Visa required No No
Seychelles Visa required N/A Yes No
Sierra Leone Visa required No No
Somalia Visa required No No
South Africa Visa required N/A Yes No
Sudan Visa required No No
Eswatini Visa required No No
Tanzania Visa required No No
Togo Visa required No No
Tunisia Visa required No No
Uganda Visa required No No
Zambia Visa required N/A Yes No
Zimbabwe Visa required No No
Republic of the Congo Visa required No No
Guinea-Bissau Visa required No No
South Sudan Visa required No No

Central America and Caribbean

Nationals from all countries in Central America and Caribbean will need visas to travel to Papua New Guinea as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Antigua and Barbuda Visa required N/A Yes No
Bahamas Visa required N/A Yes No
Barbados Visa required N/A Yes No
Belize Visa required N/A Yes No
Costa Rica Visa required No No
Cuba Visa required No No
Dominica Visa required N/A Yes No
Dominican Republic Visa required No No
El Salvador Visa required No No
Grenada Visa required N/A Yes No
Guatemala Visa required No No
Haiti Visa required No No
Honduras Visa required No No
Jamaica Visa required N/A Yes No
Nicaragua Visa required No No
Panama Visa required No No
Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa required N/A Yes No
Saint Lucia Visa required N/A Yes No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa required N/A Yes No
Trinidad and Tobago Visa required N/A Yes No

South America

Nationals from all countries in South America will need visas to travel to Papua New Guinea as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Argentina Visa required N/A Yes No
Bolivia Visa required No No
Brazil Visa required N/A Yes No
Chile Visa required N/A Yes No
Colombia Visa required No No
Ecuador Visa required N/A Yes No
Guyana Visa required N/A Yes No
Paraguay Visa required No No
Peru Visa required N/A Yes No
Suriname Visa required No No
Uruguay Visa required N/A Yes No
Venezuela Visa required No No

Oceania

Nationals from all countries in Oceania will need visas to travel to Papua New Guinea as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Australia Visa required N/A Yes No
Fiji Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Kiribati Visa required N/A Yes No
Marshall Islands Visa required N/A Yes No
Micronesia Visa required N/A Yes No
Nauru Visa required N/A Yes No
New Zealand Visa required N/A Yes No
Palau Visa required N/A Yes No
Samoa Visa required N/A Yes No
Solomon Islands Visa required Yes Yes
Tonga Visa required N/A Yes No
Tuvalu Visa required N/A Yes No
Vanuatu Visa required Yes Yes

Middle East

Nationals from all countries in Middle East will need visas to travel to Papua New Guinea as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Bahrain Visa required No No
Iran Visa required No No
Iraq Visa required No No
Israel Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Jordan Visa required No No
Kuwait Visa required No No
Lebanon Visa required No No
Oman Visa required No No
Qatar Visa required No No
Saudi Arabia Visa required No No
Syria Visa required No No
United Arab Emirates Visa required No No
Yemen Visa required No No

North America

Nationals from all countries in North America will need visas to travel to Papua New Guinea as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Canada Visa required N/A Yes No
Mexico Visa required N/A Yes No
United States Visa required N/A Yes No

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