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Papua New Guinea passport: where you can go in 2026

Data as of 28 Oct 2026

Papua New Guinea passport. No visa: 38. Online authorisation or e-visa: 51. Visa on arrival: 31. Embassy visa: 85.

169 of these destinations are not researched yet. Their rows are muted.

A residence card or a visa changes this

These rules depend on where you live or the visas you hold, so a passport list misses them.

DestinationStatusCondition
AlbaniaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds one of: (1) a valid multiple-entry Schengen, EU Member State, US or UK visa (incl. electronic) previously used in the issuing territory, or a valid residence permit of a Schengen state, EU Member State, the US or the UK; (2) a 10-year UAE residence permit with at least one year of validity on the date of entry; (3) an EU-issued alien's, refugee (1951), stateless (1954) or subsidiary-protection travel document.
ArgentinaeTA
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Ordinary-passport holder of a visa-required nationality on the DNM list of AVE-eligible countries, holding a valid US visa B1, B2, J, O, P (P1–P3), E or H-1B (not Green Card) valid through the stay; or, for US-visa-exempt nationals, one verifiable US entry in the last 2 years or a current ESTA.
AustriaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
AzerbaijanVisa on arrival
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid UAE residence visa, shown with the passport at an Azerbaijani airport. With less than 6 months left on the UAE residence visa, the consulate advises applying in advance. Refugees should apply at a mission.
BelgiumVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
BulgariaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
BahrainVisa on arrival
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Lawful resident of a GCC state who has held the residence permit more than 3 months, permit valid 3+ more months, and occupation on the permit is not labourer (skilled profession). Iranian nationals excluded.
SwitzerlandVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
Costa RicaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: No Costa Rican visa needed when holding a multiple-entry US or Canadian visa or US/Canadian residence (valid at least 1 day on entry), a multiple-entry Schengen C or D visa, or legal residence in an EU state, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or the UK. A UK visa alone does not qualify. Length of stay granted on this basis is not stated in the sources.
CyprusVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Hold a valid double- or multiple-entry Schengen C visa, a Schengen national long-stay (D) visa or a Schengen residence permit (incl. those issued by Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania), valid for the intended stay. Single-entry Schengen visas and UK/Irish permits do not qualify.
CzechiaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
GermanyVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
DenmarkVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
EstoniaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
SpainVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
FinlandVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
FranceVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
GeorgiaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a visa or residence permit, valid on the day of entry, issued by an EU/EEA state, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the USA, or a GCC state (AE, BH, KW, OM, QA, SA). An Israeli visa must be a sticker visa (e-visas not accepted).
GreeceVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
CroatiaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
HungaryVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
IndonesiaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds Singapore permanent residence (PR)
IcelandVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
ItalyVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
JapanE-visa
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Legally residing in an eVISA country/region of residence: AE, AU, BR, CA, GB, HK, ID, IN, KH, KR, MN, MO, SA, SG, TW, US, ZA (China, the Philippines and Viet Nam: see evisa-neighbour-residents)
South KoreaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a visa, permanent residence or re-entry permit of the US (incl. Guam, Saipan), Canada, Australia, New Zealand or one of 32 European countries (Schengen states, United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus)
KuwaitVisa on arrival
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a residence permit of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain or Oman valid at least 6 months; any profession (2008 profession list repealed).
LiechtensteinVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
LithuaniaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
LuxembourgVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
LatviaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
MontenegroVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid Schengen visa, or a valid visa or residence permit issued by the United States, the United Kingdom or Ireland (or a Schengen-state residence permit).
MaltaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
MexicoVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid visa of the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan or a Schengen state (Schengen: type C, multiple-entry, valid for all Schengen states), or permanent residence of US, CA, GB, JP, a Schengen state, or a Pacific Alliance member (CL, CO, PE)
NetherlandsVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
NorwayVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
PolandVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
PortugalVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
RomaniaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
SerbiaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Nationals of visa-required countries holding a valid Schengen, Cyprus, Ireland, UK or US visa (multiple-entry per secondary sources), or a residence permit of a Schengen state, EU member state or the US, may enter visa-free for up to 90 days in 6 months within the validity of that visa/permit (Government Decision of 30 Oct 2014). Not applicable to emergency travel documents or convention travel documents.
Saudi ArabiaE-visa
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a residence permit of a GCC state valid at least 3 months.
Saudi ArabiaE-visa
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid US, UK or Schengen tourist or business visa that has been used at least once to enter the issuing country, or holds permanent residence of the US, UK or an EU state. Passport valid 6+ months. First-degree relatives also eligible.
Saudi ArabiaVisa on arrival
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Same documents as the eVisa route: a used (entry-stamped) US, UK or Schengen tourist or business visa, or US/UK/EU permanent residence; immediate family included.
SwedenVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
SloveniaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
SlovakiaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).

Longest stays without a visa

  1. Antigua & Barbuda · 180 days
  2. Dominica · 180 days
  3. Peru · 180 days
  4. Fiji · 120 days
  5. Vanuatu · 120 days
  6. Bahamas · 90 days
  7. Bangladesh · 90 days
  8. Botswana · 90 days
  9. Colombia · 90 days · 180 days in 365 days
  10. Ecuador · 90 days · 90 days in 365 days

All destinations

DestinationStatusStaySource
AfghanistanE-visa30 daysSource
AlbaniaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
AlgeriaEmbassy visa–Source
AndorraEmbassy visa–Source
AngolaVisa-free30 daysSource
Antigua & BarbudaVisa-free180 daysSource
ArgentinaEmbassy visa90 daysSource
ArmeniaE-visa120 days · 120 days in 365 daysSource
AustraliaE-visa–Source
AustriaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
AzerbaijanEmbassy visa–Source
BahamasVisa-free90 daysSource
BahrainE-visa14 daysSource
BangladeshVisa-free90 daysSource
BarbadosEmbassy visa–Source
BelarusEmbassy visa–Source
BelgiumEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
BelizeVisa-free–Source
BeninE-visa–Source
BhutanE-visa90 daysSource
BoliviaVisa on arrival30 daysSource
Bosnia & HerzegovinaEmbassy visa–Source
BotswanaVisa-free90 daysSource
BrazilEmbassy visa90 days · 180 days in 365 daysSource
BruneiEmbassy visa–Source
BulgariaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
Burkina FasoE-visa–Source
BurundiVisa on arrival30 daysSource
CambodiaVisa on arrival–Source
CameroonE-visa–Source
CanadaeTA–Source
Cape VerdeVisa on arrival–Source
Central African RepublicEmbassy visa–Source
ChadE-visa–Source
ChileEmbassy visa–Source
ChinaEmbassy visa30 daysSource
ColombiaVisa-free90 days · 180 days in 365 daysSource
ComorosVisa on arrival45 daysSource
Congo - BrazzavilleEmbassy visa–Source
Congo - KinshasaE-visa7 daysSource
Cook IslandsVisa-free31 daysSource
Costa RicaEmbassy visa30 daysSource
Côte d’IvoireE-visa–Source
CroatiaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
CubaE-visa90 daysSource
CyprusEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
CzechiaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
DenmarkEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
DjiboutiVisa on arrival–Source
DominicaVisa-free180 daysSource
Dominican RepublicVisa-free–Source
EcuadorVisa-free90 days · 90 days in 365 daysSource
EgyptVisa on arrival–Source
El SalvadorE-visa–Source
Equatorial GuineaE-visa–Source
EritreaEmbassy visa–Source
EstoniaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
EswatiniVisa-free30 daysSource
EthiopiaE-visa–Source
Falkland IslandsNot researched–Not confirmed
FijiVisa-free120 daysSource
FinlandEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
FranceEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
GabonE-visa90 daysSource
GambiaVisa-free90 daysSource
GeorgiaE-visa30 daysSource
GermanyEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
GhanaVisa on arrival–Source
GreeceEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
GreenlandEmbassy visa–Source
GrenadaVisa-free90 daysSource
GuatemalaEmbassy visa–Source
GuineaE-visa90 daysSource
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival90 daysSource
GuyanaEmbassy visa–Source
HaitiVisa-free90 daysSource
HondurasEmbassy visa–Source
Hong Kong SAR ChinaVisa-free90 daysSource
HungaryEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
IcelandEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
IndiaE-visa30 daysSource
IndonesiaVisa on arrival30 daysSource
IranVisa on arrival30 daysSource
IraqE-visa30 daysSource
IrelandEmbassy visa–Source
IsraeleTA90 daysSource
ItalyEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
JamaicaVisa-free–Source
JapanEmbassy visa90 daysSource
JordanEmbassy visa–Source
KazakhstanE-visa30 daysSource
KenyaVisa-free90 daysSource
KiribatiVisa-free90 daysSource
KosovoVisa-free90 daysSource
KuwaitEmbassy visa–Source
KyrgyzstanE-visa90 daysSource
LaosVisa on arrival–Source
LatviaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
LebanonEmbassy visa–Source
LesothoVisa-free90 daysSource
LiberiaE-visa–Source
LibyaE-visa–Source
LiechtensteinEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
LithuaniaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
LuxembourgEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
Macao SAR ChinaVisa on arrival30 daysSource
MadagascarVisa on arrival60 days · 15 days in 30 daysSource
MalawiVisa-free30 daysSource
MalaysiaVisa-free30 daysSource
MaldivesVisa on arrival30 daysSource
MaliEmbassy visa–Source
MaltaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival90 daysSource
MauritaniaE-visa–Source
MauritiusVisa-free90 days · 180 days in 365 daysSource
MexicoEmbassy visa180 daysSource
MicronesiaVisa-free30 daysSource
MoldovaE-visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
MonacoEmbassy visa–Source
MongoliaE-visa30 daysSource
MontenegroEmbassy visa90 daysSource
MontserratNot researched–Not confirmed
MoroccoEmbassy visa–Source
MozambiqueVisa on arrival–Source
Myanmar (Burma)Embassy visa–Source
NamibiaEmbassy visa–Source
NauruVisa on arrival–Source
NepalVisa on arrival90 days · 15 days in 30 daysSource
NetherlandsEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
New CaledoniaEmbassy visa–Source
New ZealandEmbassy visa–Source
NicaraguaVisa on arrival–Source
NigerEmbassy visa–Source
NigeriaE-visa90 daysSource
NiueVisa-free30 daysSource
North KoreaNo entry–Source
North MacedoniaEmbassy visa–Source
Northern CyprusVisa-free30 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
NorwayEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
OmanE-visa30 daysSource
PakistanE-visa30 daysSource
PalauVisa on arrival30 daysSource
Palestinian TerritorieseTA–Source
PanamaVisa-free90 daysSource
ParaguayEmbassy visa–Source
PeruVisa-free180 daysSource
PhilippinesVisa-free30 daysSource
Pitcairn IslandsVisa-free14 daysSource
PolandEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
PortugalEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
Puerto RicoEmbassy visa–Source
QatarE-visa30 daysSource
RomaniaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
RussiaE-visa–Source
RwandaVisa-free30 daysSource
SamoaVisa on arrival–Source
San MarinoEmbassy visa–Source
São Tomé & PríncipeE-visa–Source
Saudi ArabiaEmbassy visa–Source
SenegalVisa on arrival90 daysSource
SerbiaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
SeychelleseTA90 daysSource
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival30 daysSource
SingaporeVisa-free30 daysSource
SlovakiaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
SloveniaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
Solomon IslandsVisa on arrival–Source
SomaliaE-visa30 daysSource
SomalilandVisa on arrival30 daysSource
South AfricaEmbassy visa90 daysSource
South KoreaEmbassy visa90 daysSource
South SudanE-visa–Source
SpainEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
Sri LankaeTA30 daysSource
St. HelenaNot researched–Not confirmed
St. Kitts & NevisVisa-free90 daysSource
St. LuciaVisa on arrival–Source
St. Vincent & GrenadinesVisa-free90 daysSource
SudanEmbassy visa–Source
SurinameEmbassy visa–Source
SwedenEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
SwitzerlandEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
SyriaE-visa–Source
TaiwanEmbassy visa–Source
TajikistanE-visa–Source
TanzaniaVisa-free90 daysSource
ThailandE-visa60 daysSource
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival30 daysSource
TogoE-visa–Source
TongaVisa on arrival–Source
Trinidad & TobagoE-visa–Source
TunisiaEmbassy visa–Source
TürkiyeEmbassy visa90 days in 180 daysSource
TurkmenistanEmbassy visa–Source
TuvaluVisa on arrival30 daysSource
UgandaE-visa90 daysSource
UkraineEmbassy visa–Source
United Arab EmiratesE-visa60 daysSource
United KingdomeTA180 daysSource
United StatesEmbassy visa–Source
UruguayEmbassy visa–Source
UzbekistanEmbassy visa–Source
VanuatuVisa-free120 daysSource
Vatican CityEmbassy visa–Source
VenezuelaE-visa–Source
VietnamE-visa90 daysSource
YemenEmbassy visa–Source
ZambiaE-visa90 daysSource
ZimbabweVisa on arrival30 daysSource

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