Papua New Guinea passport visa-free countries
As of January 2025, the 8.9 million holders of Papua New Guinean passports can now travel to 98 countries (Global ranking #107) without a visa – or by obtaining an eVisa/visa on arrival.
Papua New Guinea
Visa Required
Visa Not Required
E-visa
Visa On Arrival
Visa free countries (46 countries)
| Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Population (2020) | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar | Not required | Freedom of movement | 33,691 | 10 km² |
| Kosovo | Not required | 90 days | 1,873,160 | 10,887 km² |
| United Kingdom | Not required | 6 months | 67,886,011 | 241,930 km² |
| Bangladesh | Not required | 90 days | 164,689,383 | 130,170 km² |
| Malaysia | Not required | 30 days | 32,365,999 | 328,550 km² |
| Philippines | Not required | 30 days | 109,581,078 | 298,170 km² |
| Singapore | Not required | 30 days | 5,850,342 | 700 km² |
| Angola | Not required | 30 days | 32,866,272 | 1,246,700 km² |
| Botswana | Not required | 90 days | 2,351,627 | 566,730 km² |
| Eswatini | Not required | 30 days | 1,160,164 | 17,200 km² |
| Gambia | Not required | 30 days | 2,416,668 | 10,120 km² |
| Kenya | Not required | 3 months | 53,771,296 | 569,140 km² |
| Lesotho | Not required | 90 days | 2,142,249 | 30,360 km² |
| Mauritius | Not required | 90 days | 1,271,768 | 2,030 km² |
| Saint Helena | Not required | 183 days | 4,534 | 121 km² |
| Tanzania | Not required | 3 months | 59,734,218 | 885,800 km² |
| Colombia | Not required | 90 days | 50,882,891 | 1,109,500 km² |
| Ecuador | Not required | 90 days | 17,643,054 | 248,360 km² |
| Peru | Not required | 90 days | 32,971,854 | 1,280,000 km² |
| Bermuda | Not required | 21 days | 62,278 | 50 km² |
| Canada | Not required | 6 months | 37,742,154 | 9,093,510 km² |
| Israel | Not required | 3 months | 8,655,535 | 21,640 km² |
| Anguilla | Not required | 90 days | 15,003 | 90 km² |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Not required | 6 months | 97,929 | 440 km² |
| Bahamas | Not required | 3 months | 393,244 | 10,010 km² |
| Belize | Not required | 30 days | 397,628 | 22,810 km² |
| British Virgin Islands | Not required | 30 days | 30,030 | 153 km² |
| Cayman Islands | Not required | 6 months | 65,722 | 240 km² |
| Dominica | Not required | 6 months | 71,986 | 750 km² |
| Dominican Republic | Not required | 90 days | 10,847,910 | 48,320 km² |
| Grenada | Not required | 3 months | 112,523 | 340 km² |
| Haiti | Not required | 3 months | 11,402,528 | 27,560 km² |
| Jamaica | Not required | 6 months | 2,961,167 | 10,830 km² |
| Montserrat | Not required | 6 months | 4,992 | 100 km² |
| Panama | Not required | 90 days | 4,314,767 | 74,340 km² |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Not required | 3 months | 53,199 | 260 km² |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Not required | 3 months | 110,940 | 390 km² |
| Cook Islands | Not required | 31 days | 17,564 | 240 km² |
| Fiji | Not required | 4 months | 896,445 | 18,270 km² |
| Guam | Not required | 45 days | 168,775 | 540 km² |
| Kiribati | Not required | 90 days | 119,449 | 810 km² |
| Micronesia | Not required | 30 days | 115,023 | 700 km² |
| New Caledonia | Not required | 3 months | 285,498 | 18,280 km² |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Not required | 45 days | 57,559 | 460 km² |
| Samoa | Not required | 60 days | 198,414 | 2,830 km² |
| Vanuatu | Not required | 30 days | 307,145 | 12,190 km² |
Countries that offers e/visa or visa on arrival for Papua New Guinean citizens (52 countries)
| Country | Visa requirement | Visa on arrival/evisa | Population (November 2024) | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 2,963,243 | 28,470 km² |
| Cambodia | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 16,718,965 | 181,035 km² |
| Georgia | Visa required | eVisa | 3,989,167 | 69,490 km² |
| India | Visa required | eVisa | 1,380,004,385 | 2,973,190 km² |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa required | eVisa | 6,524,195 | 191,800 km² |
| Laos | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 7,275,560 | 236,800 km² |
| Maldives | Visa required | Visa on arrival | 540,544 | 300 km² |
| Mongolia | Visa required | eVisa | 3,278,290 | 1,553,560 km² |
| Myanmar | Visa required | eVisa | 54,409,800 | 653,290 km² |
| Nepal | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 29,136,808 | 143,350 km² |
| Pakistan | Visa required | eVisa | 220,892,340 | 770,880 km² |
| Sri Lanka | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 21,413,249 | 62,710 km² |
| Tajikistan | Visa required | eVisa | 9,537,645 | 139,960 km² |
| Thailand | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 69,799,978 | 510,890 km² |
| Timor-Leste | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 1,318,445 | 14,870 km² |
| Vietnam | Visa required | eVisa | 97,338,579 | 310,070 km² |
| Benin | Visa required | eVisa | 12,123,200 | 112,760 km² |
| Burundi | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 11,890,784 | 25,680 km² |
| Cape Verde | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 543,767 | 4,033 km² |
| Comoros | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 869,601 | 1,861 km² |
| Djibouti | Visa required | eVisa | 988,000 | 23,180 km² |
| Egypt | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 102,334,404 | 1,002,450 km² |
| Ethiopia | Visa required | eVisa | 114,963,588 | 1,000,000 km² |
| Gabon | Visa required | eVisa | 2,225,734 | 257,670 km² |
| Guinea | Visa required | eVisa | 13,132,795 | 245,720 km² |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 1,874,303 | 36,125 km² |
| Madagascar | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 27,691,018 | 581,795 km² |
| Mauritania | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 4,649,658 | 1,030,700 km² |
| Mozambique | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 31,255,435 | 786,380 km² |
| Rwanda | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 12,952,218 | 24,670 km² |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa required | eVisa | 219,159 | 960 km² |
| Senegal | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 16,743,927 | 192,530 km² |
| Sierra Leone | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 7,976,983 | 72,180 km² |
| Somalia | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 15,893,222 | 627,340 km² |
| South Sudan | Visa required | eVisa | 12,778,250 | 619,745 km² |
| Togo | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 8,278,724 | 54,390 km² |
| Uganda | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 45,741,007 | 199,810 km² |
| Zambia | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 18,383,955 | 743,390 km² |
| Zimbabwe | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 14,862,924 | 386,850 km² |
| Bolivia | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 11,673,021 | 1,083,300 km² |
| Suriname | Visa required | eVisa | 586,632 | 156,000 km² |
| Iran | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 83,992,949 | 1,628,550 km² |
| Qatar | Visa required | eVisa | 2,881,053 | 11,610 km² |
| Nicaragua | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 6,624,554 | 120,340 km² |
| Saint Lucia | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 183,627 | 610 km² |
| Marshall Islands | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 59,190 | 180 km² |
| Nauru | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 10,824 | 20 km² |
| New Zealand | Visa required | eVisa | 4,822,233 | 263,310 km² |
| Palau | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 18,094 | 460 km² |
| Solomon Islands | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 686,884 | 27,990 km² |
| Tonga | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 105,695 | 720 km² |
| Tuvalu | Visa required | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 11,792 | 30 km² |
Fast facts:
- Total population of countries that Papua New Guinea passports can go without a visa: 719,001,666 people (est 2024).
- Total area of countries/territories offering visa-free for Papua New Guinean citizens: 16,342,631 km².
- Visa free countries by region: Europe (3), Asia (4), Africa (9), South America (3), North America (2), Middle East (1), Central America and Caribbean (15), Oceania (9).
- Visa free by days: Freedom of movement (Gibraltar), 90 days (Kosovo, Bangladesh, Botswana, Lesotho, Mauritius, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Anguilla, Dominican Republic, Panama, Kiribati), 6 months (United Kingdom, Canada, Antigua and Barbuda, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Jamaica, Montserrat), 30 days (Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Angola, Eswatini, Gambia, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Vanuatu), 3 months (Kenya, Tanzania, Israel, Bahamas, Grenada, Haiti, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, New Caledonia), 183 days (Saint Helena), 21 days (Bermuda), 31 days (Cook Islands), 4 months (Fiji), 45 days (Guam, Northern Mariana Islands), 60 days (Samoa)