Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Papua New Guinean passport holders 8
Harder for Papua New Guinean passport holders 15
United Arab EmirateseVisa→Visa required
AustraliaeVisa→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
Cabo VerdeVisa on arrival→Visa required
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IranVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
KenyaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
KazakhstaneVisa→Visa required
NicaraguaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
OmaneVisa→Visa required
Saudi ArabiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
El SalvadoreVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to Papua New Guinea 92
AndorraeTA60 days→Visa on arrival30 days- United Arab EmirateseVisa→Visa on arrival60 days
Antigua and BarbudaeTA30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
ArgentinaeTA60 days→eVisa
AustriaeTA60 days→eVisa- AustraliaeTA30 days→eVisa
BarbadoseTA30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
BelgiumeTA60 days→Visa on arrival60 days
BulgariaeTA60 days→eVisa
BruneieTA60 days→eVisa
BrazileTA60 days→eVisa
BahamaseTA30 days→Visa required
BotswanaeTA30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
BelizeeTA30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
CongoeVisa→Visa required
SwitzerlandeTA60 days→Visa on arrival60 days
ChileeTA60 days→eVisa
ChinaVisa required→eVisa
CypruseTA60 days→eVisa
CzechiaeTA60 days→Visa on arrival60 days
GermanyeTA60 days→eVisa
DenmarkeTA60 days→Visa on arrival60 days
DominicaeTA30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
EcuadoreTA60 days→eVisa
EstoniaeTA60 days→eVisa
EritreaeVisa→Visa required
SpaineTA60 days→eVisa
FinlandeTA60 days→Visa on arrival60 days
FijieTA60 days→Visa on arrival60 days
FranceeTA60 days→Visa on arrival60 days
GrenadaeTA30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
GeorgiaeVisa→Visa on arrival60 days
GambiaeVisa→Visa required
GreeceeTA60 days→eVisa
GuatemalaeVisa→Visa required- GuyanaeTA30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
Hong KongeTA60 days→eVisa
HonduraseVisa→Visa required
CroatiaeTA60 days→Visa on arrival60 days
HungaryeTA60 days→eVisa
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes