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St. Barthélemy 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 St. Barthélemy.

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Visa needed
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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

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

Official source

legifrance.gouv.frLégifrance (Government of France): Arrêté du 18 avril 2012 relatif aux documents et visas exigés pour l'entrée des étrangers sur le territoire des collectivités de Saint-Barthélemy et de Saint-Martin, version en vigueur (Annexe II en vigueur depuis le 19 juin 2025), from the DILA LEGI open-data baseChecked 3 Nov 2026

b) Etre en possession d'un visa en cours de validité si celui-ci est requis en vertu de l'annexe II du présent arrêté.

Quoted from the source.

Who sets the entry rules

St. Barthélemy is part of France but outside the Schengen area, so it has its own visa rules.

Source: service-public.gouv.fr

Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Not needed if holding a valid residence permit or long-stay visa issued by France or another Schengen state.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

sa durée de validité est supérieure d'au moins trois mois à la date à laquelle le demandeur a prévu de quitter le territoire visé ci-dessus.

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 Gustavia, nearest first.

  1. AnguillaThe Valley, about 40 km from GustaviaVisa-free
  2. Antigua & BarbudaSaint John’s, about 140 km from GustaviaVisa-free · 6 months
  3. MontserratBrades, about 140 km from GustaviaVisa-free · 6 months
  4. British Virgin IslandsRoad Town, about 200 km from GustaviaVisa-free · 1 month
  5. DominicaRoseau, about 330 km from GustaviaVisa-free · 6 months

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

Weather in Gustavia

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

  1. JanHigh 28.2°CLow 23.4°CRain 53 mm
  2. FebHigh 28.4°CLow 23.2°CRain 39 mm
  3. MarHigh 29.0°CLow 23.4°CRain 41 mm
  4. AprHigh 29.7°CLow 24.1°CRain 56 mm
  5. MayHigh 30.6°CLow 25.1°CRain 63 mm
  6. JunHigh 31.2°CLow 25.9°CRain 60 mm
  7. JulHigh 31.1°CLow 26.0°CRain 78 mm
  8. AugHigh 31.5°CLow 26.2°CRain 83 mm
  9. SepHigh 31.5°CLow 26.2°CRain 100 mm
  10. OctHigh 31.2°CLow 25.7°CRain 146 mm
  11. NovHigh 29.8°CLow 24.9°CRain 124 mm
  12. DecHigh 28.6°CLow 24.1°CRain 83 mm

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

Averages of 23 to 24 years between 1991 and 2014, computed by One Time Livin’.

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