Papua New Guinea

• Max stay · 60 days

Papua New Guinea's Immigration and Citizenship Services Authority (ICSA) gives a visa on arrival to citizens of the countries and territories on its list, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Israel and Pacific Island states such as Fiji, Samoa and Tonga; mainland New Zealand, France and the United States are not eligible. ICSA's eVisa portal lists the passports eligible for a 60-day Easy Visitor Permit, among them the United States, New Zealand and EU states, and those for a 30-day permit, among them Australia, India and Russia; there is no Migration Service Fee, but online applications cost USD 50. ICSA's Visitor Visa page tells travellers not eligible for a visa on arrival to submit the paper form; its eVisa portal also offers the Tourist – Own Itinerary visa online, valid for a single entry and 60 days from arrival, with a US$50 online lodgement fee (if applicable). Melanesian Spearhead Group passport holders get a visa on arrival for stays of 30 days or less.

Passport validity

ICSA's visa guide says passports should be valid for at least 6 months from the date of intended travel.

Return or onward ticket

ICSA's visa guide lists a copy of a travel itinerary with a confirmed onward or return ticket among the requirements for these visitor visa classes: Tourist (own itinerary), Tourist (tour package), Visiting Relative, Sports Person and Journalist/Reporter, and for the 30-day and 60-day Easy Visitor Permits; its list for the Yachtsperson class does not include one. It says Melanesian Spearhead Group visa-on-arrival travellers need a travel itinerary with a confirmed onward or return ticket too, and the eVisa portal asks business-visa applicants for a copy of their return airline ticket.

Vaccinations

WHO's list says Papua New Guinea requires proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 1 year or over arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission, including those who have transited through the airport of such a country, regardless of the duration of the transit., No official source we could read makes these vaccinations a condition of entry. Canada's travel health advice says vaccination is recommended for all travellers to areas where hepatitis A is present, that there is a risk of hepatitis A here, to make sure routine vaccinations are up to date, and that there is a risk of malaria in certain areas: consult a travel health clinic about antimalarial medication, ideally 6 weeks before travel.