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Papua New Guinea visa rules for Canada passport holders

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The answer

Visa on arrival. Canada passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Papua New Guinea.

Entry
Visa on arrival
Stay
Not stated by the source
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA ONARRIVAL

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

icsa.gov.pgPapua New Guinea Immigration and Citizenship Services AuthorityChecked 31 Oct 2026

Any passport 24 American Samoa Canada Cook Islands Fiji Islands French Polynesia Guam Israel Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Caledonia Niue Northern Mariana Islands Palau Samoa Singapore Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu United Kingdom Vanuatu Wallis And Futuna Islands

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Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Get the visa on arrival only at Jacksons International Airport, Port Moresby.
  • Needs a Digital Arrival Card completed online up to 72 hours before arrival.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Your passport must be valid for at least six months from the date you plan to enter PNG.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Papua New Guinea passport holders need to visit Canada.

Papua New Guinea passport Canada

ETA needed before travel · 6 months

Fee
CA$7.00
Maximum stay
Up to 6 months

eTA-required countries or territories Andorra Australia Austria Bahamas Barbados Belgium British citizen British national overseas British overseas citizen (re-admissible to the United Kingdom) British overseas territory citizen with citizenship through birth, descent, naturalization or registration in one of the British overseas territories of Anguilla Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Gibraltar Montserrat Pitcairn Island Saint Helena Turks and Caicos Islands British subject with a right of abode in the United Kingdom Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Chile Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (must have a passport issued by Hong Kong SAR) Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel (must have a national Israeli passport) Italy Japan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands New Zealand Norway Papua New Guinea Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Korea Romania (electronic passport holders only) Samoa San Marino Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan (must have an ordinary passport issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan that includes the personal identification number) United Arab Emirates Vatican City State (must have a passport or travel document issued by the Vatican)

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Canada passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Port Moresby, nearest first.

  1. MicronesiaPalikir, about 2,190 km from Port MoresbyVisa-free · 30 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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