Oceania
Papua New Guinea visa requirements
0of 198 passports visa-free
Do you need a visa for Papua New Guinea?
Holders of 0 passports can visit Papua New Guinea without a visa; others need a visa on arrival, an e-visa or an embassy visa. Rules change, so confirm on the official site before you fly. Official portal
Check your passport
Electronic travel authorization (ETA) for United States passport holders.
Entry requirements
- Nearly all visitors need a visa: apply online through the ICSA eVisa portal; visa on arrival covers only some travelers.
- Since October 2025 everyone must submit the free online Digital Arrival Card within 72 hours before arrival.
- Fake eVisa websites exist; use only ica.gov.pg. Working on a tourist visa is illegal.
- Many fruits, vegetables and animal products are banned at the border.
Visa rules for common passports
| Passport | Entry |
|---|---|
| United States | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| United Kingdom | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Germany | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| France | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Canada | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Australia | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| India | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| China | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Japan | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| South Korea | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Brazil | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Philippines | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Nigeria | e-Visa before you go |
| South Africa | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Mexico | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Russia | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
Every passport
From the open passport-index dataset (February 2026). Always confirm with the embassy or official portal.
| Passport | Entry |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | e-Visa before you go |
| Albania | e-Visa before you go |
| Algeria | e-Visa before you go |
| Andorra | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Angola | e-Visa before you go |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Argentina | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Armenia | e-Visa before you go |
| Australia | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Austria | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Azerbaijan | e-Visa before you go |
| Bahamas | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Bahrain | e-Visa before you go |
| Bangladesh | e-Visa before you go |
| Barbados | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Belarus | e-Visa before you go |
| Belgium | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Belize | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Benin | e-Visa before you go |
| Bhutan | e-Visa before you go |
| Bolivia | e-Visa before you go |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | e-Visa before you go |
| Botswana | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Brazil | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Brunei | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Bulgaria | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Burkina Faso | e-Visa before you go |
| Burundi | e-Visa before you go |
| Cabo Verde | e-Visa before you go |
| Cambodia | e-Visa before you go |
| Cameroon | e-Visa before you go |
| Canada | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Central African Republic | e-Visa before you go |
| Chad | e-Visa before you go |
| Chile | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| China | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Colombia | e-Visa before you go |
| Comoros | e-Visa before you go |
| Costa Rica | e-Visa before you go |
| Croatia | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Cuba | e-Visa before you go |
| Cyprus | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Czech Republic | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| DR Congo | e-Visa before you go |
| Denmark | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Djibouti | e-Visa before you go |
| Dominica | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Dominican Republic | e-Visa before you go |
| Ecuador | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Egypt | e-Visa before you go |
| El Salvador | e-Visa before you go |
| Equatorial Guinea | e-Visa before you go |
| Eritrea | e-Visa before you go |
| Estonia | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Eswatini | e-Visa before you go |
| Ethiopia | e-Visa before you go |
| Fiji | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Finland | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| France | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Gabon | e-Visa before you go |
| Gambia | e-Visa before you go |
| Georgia | e-Visa before you go |
| Germany | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Ghana | e-Visa before you go |
| Greece | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Grenada | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Guatemala | e-Visa before you go |
| Guinea | e-Visa before you go |
| Guinea-Bissau | e-Visa before you go |
| Guyana | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Haiti | e-Visa before you go |
| Honduras | e-Visa before you go |
| Hong Kong | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Hungary | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Iceland | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| India | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Indonesia | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Iran | e-Visa before you go |
| Iraq | e-Visa before you go |
| Ireland | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Israel | Visa on arrival |
| Italy | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Ivory Coast | e-Visa before you go |
| Jamaica | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Japan | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Jordan | e-Visa before you go |
| Kazakhstan | e-Visa before you go |
| Kenya | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Kiribati | Visa on arrival |
| Kosovo | e-Visa before you go |
| Kuwait | e-Visa before you go |
| Kyrgyzstan | e-Visa before you go |
| Laos | e-Visa before you go |
| Latvia | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Lebanon | e-Visa before you go |
| Lesotho | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Liberia | e-Visa before you go |
| Libya | e-Visa before you go |
| Liechtenstein | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Lithuania | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Luxembourg | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Macau | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Madagascar | e-Visa before you go |
| Malawi | e-Visa before you go |
| Malaysia | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Maldives | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Mali | e-Visa before you go |
| Malta | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival |
| Mauritania | e-Visa before you go |
| Mauritius | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Mexico | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Micronesia | Visa on arrival |
| Moldova | e-Visa before you go |
| Monaco | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Mongolia | e-Visa before you go |
| Montenegro | e-Visa before you go |
| Morocco | e-Visa before you go |
| Mozambique | e-Visa before you go |
| Myanmar | e-Visa before you go |
| Namibia | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Nauru | Visa on arrival |
| Nepal | e-Visa before you go |
| Netherlands | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| New Zealand | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Nicaragua | e-Visa before you go |
| Niger | e-Visa before you go |
| Nigeria | e-Visa before you go |
| North Korea | e-Visa before you go |
| North Macedonia | e-Visa before you go |
| Norway | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Oman | e-Visa before you go |
| Pakistan | e-Visa before you go |
| Palau | Visa on arrival |
| Palestine | e-Visa before you go |
| Panama | e-Visa before you go |
| Paraguay | e-Visa before you go |
| Peru | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Philippines | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Poland | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Portugal | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Qatar | e-Visa before you go |
| Republic of the Congo | e-Visa before you go |
| Romania | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Russia | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Rwanda | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Saint Lucia | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Samoa | Visa on arrival |
| San Marino | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Sao Tome and Principe | e-Visa before you go |
| Saudi Arabia | e-Visa before you go |
| Senegal | e-Visa before you go |
| Serbia | e-Visa before you go |
| Seychelles | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Sierra Leone | e-Visa before you go |
| Singapore | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Slovakia | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Slovenia | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Solomon Islands | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Somalia | e-Visa before you go |
| South Africa | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| South Korea | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| South Sudan | e-Visa before you go |
| Spain | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Sri Lanka | e-Visa before you go |
| Sudan | e-Visa before you go |
| Suriname | e-Visa before you go |
| Sweden | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Switzerland | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Syria | e-Visa before you go |
| Taiwan | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Tajikistan | e-Visa before you go |
| Tanzania | e-Visa before you go |
| Thailand | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Timor-Leste | e-Visa before you go |
| Togo | e-Visa before you go |
| Tonga | Visa on arrival |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Tunisia | e-Visa before you go |
| Turkey | e-Visa before you go |
| Turkmenistan | e-Visa before you go |
| Tuvalu | Visa on arrival |
| Uganda | e-Visa before you go |
| Ukraine | e-Visa before you go |
| United Arab Emirates | e-Visa before you go |
| United Kingdom | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| United States | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Uruguay | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Uzbekistan | e-Visa before you go |
| Vanuatu | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Vatican City | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Venezuela | e-Visa before you go |
| Vietnam | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Yemen | e-Visa before you go |
| Zambia | Electronic travel authorization (ETA) |
| Zimbabwe | e-Visa before you go |
Sources
- Papua New Guinea official immigration portal
- Passport Index dataset (MIT licence)
- US State Department travel advisory
- Smartraveller: Papua New Guinea
- UK FCDO travel advice: Papua New Guinea
- Speedtest Global Index: Papua New Guinea
- World Bank open data
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