Papua New Guinea visa on arrival

Travellers from countries not on the list, including mainland New Zealand, France and the United States, must obtain a visa before travelling, normally through the ICA eVisa portal.

ICA's list covers Canada, the United Kingdom, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates (diplomatic, special, mission and ordinary passports), Japan, Indonesia and Israel (all passport types), China (diplomatic, official and service passports only), the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna, the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and persons covered by the PNG-USA Defense Cooperation Agreement.

Mainland New Zealand, France and the United States are expressly not eligible. Chinese tourists with ordinary passports travelling in organised groups with a PNG-registered tour operator are also eligible.

Travellers need an authentic passport with at least six months of validity, a return ticket and a completed arrival card to present to the immigration officer. For an Easy Visitor Permit applied for online, ICA asks for a request letter, a copy of the passport bio page and an itinerary with a confirmed onward or return ticket and a guarantee of financial security.

The Easy Visitor Permit is single entry and valid for 30 or 60 days from the date of arrival, for holidays, sightseeing, social or recreational activities or visiting relatives and friends. The 60-day permit can be extended inside PNG for USD 150; the 30-day permit cannot.

A visitor admitted on arrival must not take any employment, paid or unpaid, and must keep a valid permit and passport at all times: holders of expired or cancelled permits are prohibited immigrants and may be deported. Entry is allowed only through approved ports such as Jacksons International Airport in Port Moresby and the Wutung land border post near Vanimo. The Minister for Immigration and Border Security may cancel an entry permit under section 6 of the Migration Act 1978, for example if it was issued in error, the holder commits a criminal offence (even without a conviction), associates with suspected criminals, has a disease dangerous to the community, breaches its conditions such as by working unlawfully, runs illegal business, lacks the means of support or is a security risk. Notice goes to the last known address with a deadline to leave; a person who does not leave may be detained and removed.