Entry requirements

Who can enter Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea splits the world roughly down the middle — 92 passports arrive without prior paperwork and 106 apply first, 105 of them online. It ranks #74 for openness, tier B.

By nationality

Papua New Guinea entry rules, nationality by nationality

92 passports enter Papua New Guinea without an advance visa

Papua New Guinea ranks #74 for openness

Visa-free, visa on arrival and eTA combined, out of 198 passports in our dataset. How we count

Openness reflects visa policy only — not safety, government travel advisories, or how easy the country is to travel in.

Visa-free: 0
Visa on arrival: 14
eTA: 78
eVisa: 105
Visa required: 1

No passports match this filter.

China

About this data

How to read these categories

Visa-free means no permission is needed before or on arrival; visa on arrival and eTA are granted at the border or online in minutes; eVisa and consular visa must be approved before you travel.

Data last verified: August 20, 2026. How we count

Openness reflects visa policy only. It says nothing about safety, government travel advisories, flight connectivity or how easy the trip actually is.

No destination-specific primary source has been recorded for Papua New Guinea yet — this column comes from the general dataset sweep rather than an individual re-verification.