No visa needed

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

Citizens of Papua New Guinea don’t need a visa for Micronesia and can stay up to 30 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 — Palikir: ≈ 2,200 km, about 3.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

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

Yes, citizens of Papua New Guinea don’t need a visa for Micronesia for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Micronesia 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; Micronesia passport: 69.
Citizens of Papua New Guinea and Micronesia can travel together visa-free to 22 countries, for example: Vanuatu, Kiribati, Fiji, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Seychelles, Palestine, Zambia, Kosovo, Belize, Angola, Peru, Ecuador, and Panama.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Micronesia, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea visa for citizens of Micronesia

Travelling to Micronesia: good to know

Port Moresby — Palikir: about 2,200 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Languages: English.
Micronesia is the 2nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Papua New Guinea.