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Papua New Guinea visa for citizens of Vanuatu

Citizens of Vanuatu get a Papua New Guinea visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Vanuatu: the passport opens 46 countries visa-free; Port Vila — Port Moresby: ≈ 2,460 km, about 3.5 hours of flying.

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

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

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Vanuatu get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Papua New Guinea visa rules at a glance

With a Vanuatu passport you can visit 46 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 45 with an e-visa; 77 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Vanuatu passport ranks 108th of 199.
Vanuatu passport: visa-free access to 46 countries; Papua New Guinea passport: 37.
Citizens of Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea can travel together visa-free to 32 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Belize, Peru, Seychelles, Ecuador, Panama, Jamaica, Bahamas, and Eswatini.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Papua New Guinea, in turn, don’t need a visa for Vanuatu. Vanuatu visa for citizens of Papua New Guinea

Travelling to Papua New Guinea: good to know

Port Vila — Port Moresby: about 2,460 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Papua New Guinean Kina.
Languages: English, Hiri Motu, and Tok Pisin.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PGK 4.49.
Papua New Guinea is the 8th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vanuatu.