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American Samoa visa rules for Papua New Guinea passport holders

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The answer

No. Papua New Guinea passport holders need a visa to visit American Samoa.

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Official source

legalaffairs.as.govAmerican Samoa Government, Department of Legal Affairs (Immigration Office)Checked 3 Nov 2026

If you do not have a US visa, visa-waiver, or green card, a qualified local sponsor must apply IN PERSON at the Immigration Office on your behalf.

Quoted from the source.

Who sets the entry rules

American Samoa controls its own immigration. Visitors must meet the American Samoa Government's entry requirements.

Source: doi.gov

Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs a Non-US 30-Day Visitor Permit, applied for in person at the Immigration Office by a local sponsor who is a US citizen or national aged 21 or over, 3 to 5 business days before travel.
  • Must carry a copy of the approved permit and present it on arrival.
  • Needs a police clearance from the country of origin and a round-trip ticket showing travel within 30 days.
  • Holders of a valid US visa or green card can instead apply online for the US Visa / Waiver 30-Day Visitor Permit.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Identification, such as valid passport or document of identity (valid at least 6 months after departure)

Tourist entry only

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

Visa-free nearby

Other places Papua New Guinea passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Pago Pago, nearest first.

  1. SamoaApia, about 120 km from Pago PagoVisa-free · 90 days
  2. Wallis & FutunaMata-Utu, about 600 km from Pago PagoVisa-free · 3 months
  3. FijiSuva, about 1,240 km from Pago PagoVisa-free · 4 months
  4. Cook IslandsAvarua, about 1,390 km from Pago PagoVisa-free · 31 days
  5. French PolynesiaPapeete, about 2,290 km from Pago PagoVisa-free · 90 days

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

Weather in Pago Pago

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Pago Pago, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 31.0°CLow 25.8°CRain 389 mm
  2. FebHigh 31.1°CLow 25.8°CRain 345 mm
  3. MarHigh 31.3°CLow 25.8°CRain 261 mm
  4. AprHigh 31.0°CLow 25.7°CRain 292 mm
  5. MayHigh 30.2°CLow 25.6°CRain 290 mm
  6. JunHigh 29.6°CLow 25.5°CRain 167 mm
  7. JulHigh 29.2°CLow 25.1°CRain 188 mm
  8. AugHigh 29.2°CLow 25.0°CRain 176 mm
  9. SepHigh 29.8°CLow 25.4°CRain 198 mm
  10. OctHigh 30.1°CLow 25.5°CRain 255 mm
  11. NovHigh 30.6°CLow 25.7°CRain 307 mm
  12. DecHigh 30.9°CLow 25.8°CRain 371 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 28 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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