Where can Papua New Guinea passport holders live?

As of 2026, a Papua New Guinea passport lets you enter 69 countries without applying for a visa — 37 visa-free and 32 with a visa issued on arrival. Another 43 only ask for a quick eVisa or eTA online. For longer stays, 5 countries let Papua New Guinea citizens stay more than 90 days without any visa.

Updated July 2026 · Source: Passport Index open dataset · See it on the interactive map →

Visa-free (just show up)	37
Visa on arrival (at the airport)	32
eVisa / eTA (quick online form)	43
Stay beyond 90 days, no visa	5
Embassy visa needed	86

Stay beyond 90 days, no visa (5)

Antigua and Barbuda (180 days), Dominica (180 days), Fiji (120 days), Peru (180 days), Vanuatu (120 days)

Visa-free (37)

Angola (30 days), Antigua and Barbuda (180 days), Bahamas (90 days), Bangladesh (90 days), Belize, Botswana (90 days), Colombia (90 days), Dominica (180 days), Dominican Republic, Ecuador (90 days), Fiji (120 days), Gambia (90 days), Grenada (90 days), Haiti (90 days), Hong Kong (90 days), Israel (90 days), Jamaica, Kiribati (90 days), Kosovo (90 days), Lesotho (90 days), Malawi (30 days), Malaysia (30 days), Mauritius (90 days), Micronesia (30 days), Palestine, Panama (90 days), Peru (180 days), Philippines (30 days), Rwanda (30 days), Saint Kitts and Nevis (90 days), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (90 days), Seychelles (90 days), Singapore (30 days), Swaziland (30 days), Tanzania (90 days), Thailand (60 days), Vanuatu (120 days)

Visa on arrival (32)

Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Macao, Madagascar, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Palau, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Zimbabwe

Quick online form first (eVisa / eTA) (43)

Albania, Armenia, Australia, Bahrain, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Cuba, DR Congo, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Guinea, India, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Moldova, Mongolia, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, South Korea, South Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Togo, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Zambia

Embassy visa needed (86)

Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican, Venezuela, Yemen

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Frequently asked questions

How many countries can Papua New Guinea citizens visit without a visa?

Papua New Guinea passport holders can visit 69 countries without applying for a visa in advance: 37 are fully visa-free and 32 issue a visa on arrival. 43 more require only an online eVisa or eTA.

Where can Papua New Guinea citizens stay for more than 90 days without a visa?

5 countries allow Papua New Guinea citizens to stay more than 90 days visa-free, including Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Fiji, Peru, Vanuatu.

Can Papua New Guinea citizens move to Europe permanently?

Staying past the tourist window requires a residence visa. Popular routes include digital-nomad, passive-income, student and work visas in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Ireland, France and the UK. Residently builds your exact document checklist and checks every document against the official rules before you file.

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