United Arab Emirates to Papua New Guinea visa requirements

UAE ordinary passport holders can travel to Papua New Guinea without applying in advance and obtain entry under the current visa-on-arrival arrangement for up to 30 days. PNG's eVisa portal remains available as an optional pre-arrival channel, especially if you prefer advance approval or need a different visitor permit. Papua New Guinea is not in the Schengen area, so Schengen and ETIAS rules do not apply. Papua New Guinea's Immigration and Citizenship Authority (ICA) Visa on Arrival page lists United Arab Emirates passport holders, including ordinary passports, as eligible for visa on arrival. This is supported by the PNG Department of Prime Minister and National Executive Council announcement published on 6 February 2026, which says PNG will reciprocally extend the same privilege to UAE passport holders of all categories, allowing them to enter PNG and remain for up to 30 days without applying for a visa in advance, with visa-on-arrival arrangements in place. The previous guidance treated the February 2026 PNG-UAE agreement as still pending; that is now too conservative because ICA's current VOA page lists UAE eligibility. UAE tourists should therefore use the VOA/no-pre-application route for ordinary short visits up to 30 days, while noting that ICA's Visitor Visa page still allows VOA-eligible travelers to lodge an application through the electronic visa portal if they want a pre-arranged visitor visa. Carry a passport valid at least 6 months, return/onward travel, accommodation details, proof of funds, and complete any PNG Digital Arrival Card requirement requested by ICA or the airline.