No visa needed

Do citizens of Papua New Guinea need a visa for Mauritius?

Citizens of Papua New Guinea don’t need a visa for Mauritius and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Papua New Guinea: the passport opens 37 countries visa-free; Port Moresby — Port Louis: ≈ 9,610 km, about 12.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Mauritius without a visa on a Papua New Guinea passport?

Yes, citizens of Papua New Guinea don’t need a visa for Mauritius for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Mauritius visa rules at a glance

With a Papua New Guinea passport you can visit 37 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 83 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Papua New Guinea passport ranks 129th of 199.
Papua New Guinea passport: visa-free access to 37 countries; Mauritius passport: 94.
Citizens of Papua New Guinea and Mauritius can travel together visa-free to 33 countries, for example: Micronesia, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Fiji, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Seychelles, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Lesotho, and Botswana.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Mauritius, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea visa for citizens of Mauritius

Travelling to Mauritius: good to know

Port Moresby — Port Louis: about 9,610 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Port Moresby 12:00 — Port Louis 05:00.
Local currency: Mauritian Rupee.
Languages: English, French, and Morisyen.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MUR 48.
Mauritius is the 41st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Papua New Guinea.