Papua New Guinea passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Papua New Guinea passport can enter 49 countries visa-free and 28 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #54.

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Visa-free destinations (49)

Countries you can enter on a Papua New Guinea passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Angola AO Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Bangladesh BD Belize BZ Bermuda BM Botswana BW British Virgin Islands VG Cayman Islands KY Colombia CO Cook Islands CK Dominica DM Dominican Republic DO Ecuador EC eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Fiji FJ French Polynesia PF Gibraltar GI Grenada GD Guam GU Haiti HT Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Jamaica JM Kenya KE Kiribati KI Kosovo XK Lesotho LS Malaysia MY Mauritius MU Micronesia FM Montserrat MS New Caledonia NC Northern Mariana Islands MP Panama PA Peru PE Philippines PH Rwanda RW Singapore SG St. Helena SH St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR Tanzania TZ Thailand TH The Bahamas BS The Gambia GM United Arab Emirates AE Vanuatu VU Zambia ZM

Visa on arrival (28)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Papua New Guinea passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Egypt EG Guinea-Bissau GW Indonesia ID Iran IR Laos LA Macao (SAR China) MO Madagascar MG Maldives MV Marshall Islands MH Mozambique MZ Nauru NR Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Samoa WS Senegal SN Sierra Leone SL Solomon Islands SB St. Lucia LC Timor-Leste TL Tonga TO Tuvalu TV Zimbabwe ZW

Electronic travel authorisation (7)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Canada CA Israel IL Palestinian Territory PS Seychelles SC Sri Lanka LK St. Kitts and Nevis KN United Kingdom GB

e-Visa available (39)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Armenia AM Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Benin BJ Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Ethiopia ET Gabon GA Georgia GE Guinea GN India IN Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Liberia LR Malawi MW Mauritania MR Moldova MD Namibia NA Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK Qatar QA Russian Federation RU São Tomé and Príncipe ST Somalia SO South Sudan SS Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Togo TG Uganda UG Vietnam VN

Visa required (104)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Papua New Guinea passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Argentina AR Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Barbados BB Belarus BY Belgium BE Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Central African Republic CF Chad TD Chile CL China CN Congo (Rep.) CG Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK El Salvador SV Eritrea ER Estonia EE Faroe Islands FO Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French West Indies FW Germany DE Ghana GH Greece GR Greenland GL Guatemala GT Guyana GY Honduras HN Hungary HU Iceland IS Iraq IQ Ireland IE Italy IT Japan JP Jordan JO Kuwait KW Latvia LV Lebanon LB Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Mali ML Malta MT Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Montenegro ME Morocco MA Myanmar MM Netherlands NL New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Norway NO Papua New Guinea PG Paraguay PY Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Serbia RS Slovakia SK Slovenia SI South Africa ZA South Korea KR Spain ES St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Trinidad and Tobago TT Tunisia TN Türkiye TR Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC Ukraine UA United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Uzbekistan UZ Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Papua New Guinea passport?

    Holders of a Papua New Guinea passport have visa-free access to 49 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 28 more, for a total of 77 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 46 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Papua New Guinea passport?

    The Papua New Guinea passport is ranked #54 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 84.

  • Where do Papua New Guinea passport holders need a visa?

    Papua New Guinea passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 104 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Papua New Guinea travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, Solomon Islands is the most-flown visa-free destination from Papua New Guinea, with 1 non-stop routes.

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