🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea visa requirements for Samoan citizens
Samoan citizens can get a visa on arrival when entering Papua New Guinea — no embassy visit needed beforehand.
Entry rules for Samoa passport holders
Samoan travelers can obtain their visa directly at the border or airport when arriving in Papua New Guinea. Bring a passport with at least six months' validity, passport photos, and the visa fee (often payable only in cash). Lines can be long at peak times, so check whether Papua New Guinea also offers an e-visa to skip the queue.
Entry rules can change at short notice. Always confirm current requirements with the official Papua New Guinea immigration authority or your nearest embassy before booking.
How this compares
The Samoan passport ranks #81 worldwide, opening 115 destinations without a visa arranged in advance (81 visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 4 with an eTA). Papua New Guinea is one of them.
The arrangement is reciprocal: Papua New Guinean citizens traveling to Samoa face the same requirement (visa on arrival).
Melanesia is fully open to Samoan travelers — all 4 destinations in the region can be entered without arranging a visa first.
About Papua New Guinea
- Capital
- Port Moresby
- Region
- Melanesia
- Currency
- Papua New Guinean kina (K)
- Languages
- English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin
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Frequently asked questions
Do Samoan citizens need a visa for Papua New Guinea?
Samoan citizens can get a visa on arrival when entering Papua New Guinea — no embassy visit needed beforehand.
What currency is used in Papua New Guinea?
The currency in Papua New Guinea is the Papua New Guinean kina (K). The capital city is Port Moresby.
Is this information up to date?
Current status: Visa on arrival for Samoan citizens traveling to Papua New Guinea. This page is built from the open Passport Index dataset, which was last updated on 2025-01-12. Visa rules can change between dataset updates, so always confirm with the Papua New Guinea embassy or immigration authority before booking.
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Source data last updated 2025-01-12.