No nationality enters Papua New Guinea without paperwork.
Of 198, 14 can get a visa at the border and 184 must be approved before they travel.
We have not found a Papua New Guinea government portal we can link to with confidence, so
we link to none — a lookalike is worse than nothing. Apply through Papua New Guinea's own
immigration service or its embassy.
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Who needs what eTA (electronic travel authorisation) 81 Not a visa. A short online form for travellers who are already visa-exempt, usually approved automatically in minutes to hours. No appointment, no interview, no documents.
🇦🇩 Andorra 60d 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 30d 🇦🇷 Argentina 60d 🇦🇺 Australia 30d 🇦🇹 Austria 60d 🇧🇸 Bahamas 30d 🇧🇧 Barbados 30d 🇧🇪 Belgium 60d 🇧🇿 Belize 30d 🇧🇼 Botswana 30d 🇧🇷 Brazil 60d 🇧🇳 Brunei 60d 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 60d 🇨🇱 Chile 60d 🇭🇷 Croatia 60d 🇨🇾 Cyprus 60d 🇨🇿 Czechia 60d 🇩🇰 Denmark 60d 🇩🇲 Dominica 30d 🇪🇨 Ecuador 60d 🇪🇪 Estonia 60d 🇫🇯 Fiji 60d 🇫🇮 Finland 60d 🇫🇷 France 60d 🇩🇪 Germany 60d 🇬🇷 Greece 60d 🇬🇩 Grenada 30d 🇬🇾 Guyana 30d 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 60d 🇭🇺 Hungary 60d 🇮🇸 Iceland 60d 🇮🇳 India 30d 🇮🇩 Indonesia 60d 🇮🇪 Ireland 60d 🇮🇹 Italy 60d 🇯🇲 Jamaica 30d 🇯🇵 Japan 60d 🇰🇪 Kenya 30d 🇱🇻 Latvia 60d 🇱🇸 Lesotho 30d 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 60d 🇱🇹 Lithuania 60d 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 60d 🇲🇴 Macao 60d 🇲🇾 Malaysia 60d 🇲🇻 Maldives 60d 🇲🇹 Malta 60d 🇲🇺 Mauritius 30d 🇲🇽 Mexico 60d 🇲🇨 Monaco 60d 🇳🇦 Namibia 30d 🇳🇱 Netherlands 60d 🇳🇿 New Zealand 60d 🇳🇴 Norway 60d 🇵🇪 Peru 60d 🇵🇭 Philippines 60d 🇵🇱 Poland 60d 🇵🇹 Portugal 60d 🇷🇴 Romania 60d 🇷🇺 Russia 30d 🇷🇼 Rwanda 30d 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis 30d 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 30d 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30d 🇸🇲 San Marino 60d 🇸🇨 Seychelles 30d 🇸🇰 Slovakia 60d 🇸🇮 Slovenia 60d 🇿🇦 South Africa 30d 🇰🇷 South Korea 60d 🇪🇸 Spain 60d 🇸🇪 Sweden 60d 🇨🇭 Switzerland 60d 🇹🇼 Taiwan 60d 🇹🇭 Thailand 60d 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 30d 🇺🇸 United States 60d 🇺🇾 Uruguay 60d 🇻🇦 Vatican City 60d 🇻🇳 Vietnam 30d 🇿🇲 Zambia 30d
Show all 81 Visa on arrival 14 Issued at the border rather than beforehand. Bring the fee in cash in the currency the border post accepts. It is a permission, not a guarantee.
🇨🇦 Canada 60d 🇮🇱 Israel 60d 🇰🇮 Kiribati 60d 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 60d 🇫🇲 Micronesia 60d 🇳🇷 Nauru 60d 🇵🇼 Palau 60d 🇼🇸 Samoa 60d 🇸🇬 Singapore 60d 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 60d 🇹🇴 Tonga 60d 🇹🇻 Tuvalu 60d 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 60d 🇻🇺 Vanuatu 60d
Show all 14 Visa required 1 You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.
About Papua New Guinea
Region Melanesia
Capital Port Moresby
Population 10,762,817 2025 · 91st of 197
Size 462,840 km² 54th largest of 199
Density 23 per km²
Languages English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin
Currency Papua New Guinean kina PGK
Capital, area, languages and currency from the
open country dataset ,
pulled 21 September 2026.
Population from the
World Bank ,
series updated 13 July 2026.
Density is calculated from the two figures above.
Visa requirement data last updated by its source 18 February 2026 confirm the requirement on the government page
Checked for changes 4 October 2026
Rules change without notice. Always confirm against the government page before you book or
pay — how we source this .
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