No visa needed

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

Citizens of Papua New Guinea don’t need a visa for Singapore 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 — Singapore: ≈ 4,950 km, about 6.5 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 Singapore without a visa on a Papua New Guinea passport?

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

Singapore 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; Singapore passport: 129.
Citizens of Papua New Guinea and Singapore can travel together visa-free to 35 countries, for example: Micronesia, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Fiji, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Mauritius, Seychelles, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Lesotho, and Botswana.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Singapore, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea visa for citizens of Singapore

Travelling to Singapore: good to know

Port Moresby — Singapore: about 4,950 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Port Moresby 12:00 — Singapore 09:00.
Local currency: Singapore Dollar.
Languages: English, Malay, Tamil, and Chinese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SGD 1.28.
Singapore is the 19th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Papua New Guinea.