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Nauru visa rules for Papua New Guinea passport holders

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The answer

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

Entry
Visa on arrival
Stay
3 months per entry
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA ONARRIVAL3 MONTHS

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

Official source

ronlaw.gov.nrRepublic of Nauru, RONLAW (Nauru's online legal database): Immigration Regulations 2014, consolidated to Service 4 (31 March 2025)Checked 31 Oct 2026

9 Papua New Guinea, Independent State of 10 People’s Republic of China

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs a ticket out of Nauru and the documents to enter the next country.
  • May be asked to show means of support.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

An applicant for a visa shall hold a valid passport or travel document that is not due to expire within 3 months after the date of the application.

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What Nauru passport holders need to visit Papua New Guinea.

Nauru passport Papua New Guinea

Visa on arrival · 60 days

Maximum stay
Up to 60 days

Effective immediately, VOA is accessible to nationals from American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu

Nauru passport to Papua New Guinea, full page

Visa-free nearby

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

  1. KiribatiTarawa, about 700 km from YarenVisa-free · 90 days
  2. MicronesiaPalikir, about 1,280 km from YarenVisa-free · 30 days
  3. FijiSuva, about 2,320 km from YarenVisa-free · 4 months
  4. Wallis & FutunaMata-Utu, about 2,340 km from YarenVisa-free · 3 months
  5. New CaledoniaNouméa, about 2,420 km from YarenVisa-free · 90 days

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

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