Passport Atlas

Entering Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.

Openness rank

#84

Entry openness

95

Visa free

0

Visa required

1

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Country profile

Capital

Port Moresby

Population

11.8 million

Area

462,840 km²

Currency

Papua New Guinean kina PGK

Languages

English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin

Time zone

UTC+10:00–UTC+11:00

Foreign-born

31,171 · 2024

Migrant share

0.3%

Ethnic groups

Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type I

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Left

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+675

Airports

POM · RAB · LAE · VMU

Highlights

Sepik
Kokoda Track
Rabaul

Papua New Guinea Passport

Passports that enter without a prior visa

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