Australians require a visa to travel to Papua New Guinea. You can either obtain a regular visa issued in your passport prior to departure, apply for an eVisa (Electronic Visa) or obtain a visa upon arrival.

Visa on arrival will only grant you a duration of up to 30 days stay. Due to the long queue and tedious procedure to obtain a visa on arrival, we recommend that you apply for your visa before departure to avoid any complications that may arise. For those applying for a stamp visa, it is recommended to apply for your Papua New Guinea visa at least 2 months before your departure.

EXTENSION OF STAY

Extensions can be granted once only for a maximum of thirty (30) days whilst in PNG.

Note: Extensions are not permitted for holders of the APEC Business Travel Card.

BUSINESS MULTIPLE ENTRY

Currently immigration has put a hold the Business Multiple Entry visa. It is recommended that travelers to best to travel with an APEC Business Travel Card.

The APEC Business Travel Card Entry Permit allows the traveler multiple entries for a stay of up to 60 days.

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REGULAR VISA (Recommended)

The regular Papua New Guinea visa offers a wide range of visas for tourist and business purposes.

It is always recommended that you apply for a regular Papua New Guinea visa issued in your passport by the Consulate in your residing country.

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EVISA (ELECTRONIC VISA)

Australians are among the eligible countries that can apply for Papua New Guinea eVisa.

IMPORTANT NOTE: We recommend that you apply for the eVisa through a visa agency as most evisa fees are non refundable and there is limited visa support to applicants. Through a visa agent you can be assured that your application meets the current requirements and is obtained correctly.

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OUR VISA SERVICE

Our visa processing services, all visa applications goes through our pre-check service to meet the strict visa requirements before submitting for visa processing. All approved visas are post-checked to ensure the visas are issued as requested.

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IMPORTANT

All travellers are required to comply with the visa requirements. This will prevent your visa application from being rejected or delayed.

Passport

Please ensure your original passport has a validity of at least 6 months with a minimum of 2 blank visa pages. This will avoid any complications at the airport check-in, customs and immigration checkpoints.

Passport conditions that may affect the assessment of your visa application and potentially being denied entry into the country:

• Expired passport or due to expire before arrival or during your trip.
• Water damaged passport that cannot be scanned to identify the person.
• Cut or torn passports depending on the degree of the damage may be considered void.

Application Form

Please note when completing the visa application form, an incomplete or incorrect completion of the visa application form can cause delays, in certain cases you may be required to complete a new visa application form.

Photo

You need to provide a recent passport photo taken within the last 3 months.

Flight Itinerary

You are required to provide a copy of your flight itinerary showing your full name, with details of your entry and exit dates.

Supporting Document

You may be required to provide additional supporting documents depending on the type of visa you apply.

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Minors

Children under 18 years of age needs to comply with the visa requirements.

Unaccompanied minors

A letter of consent by the parents may be required. In some circumstance, additional supporting documents may need to be submitted with the application. Please check with out office.