embassly
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Port Moresby

Papua New Guinea: embassies, consulates & entry rules

foreign missions here
18
Consulates
10
missions abroad
15
Visa-free / Visa on arrival
14
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Live & travel in Papua New Guinea

Monthly budget
$3,000/mo
Prices vs USA: 67%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 4.558 PGK
US travel advisory
Level 3
Homicides / 100k: 9.3
travel.state.gov
Internet access
19%
of people online
Air quality
14.1
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
English, Hiri Motu
Emergency
110 · 111 · 112
Plug types
AS/NZS 3112
Calling code
+675

Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Apr 28, 2025

2.8
/ 5
embassly score

Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept

  • Cost2.8
  • Safety2.3
  • Internet access1.0
  • Air quality4.0
  • Climate4.0
City guide: Port Moresby
SOS · Papua New Guinea110Restaurants, cafés and dishes in Papua New Guinea

Government consensus

Reconsider travel· 2 of 3 governments
  • United StatesReconsider travel· parts of the country
  • United KingdomIncreased caution· parts of the country
  • CanadaReconsider travel

Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.

Cities in Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
2.8 / 5
Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby

$3,000/mo · 28°C

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Traveller essentials · Papua New Guinea

Emergency
110 · 111 · 112
Calling code
+675
Currency
PGK
Plug types
AS/NZS 3112
Drives on the
left
Capital
Port Moresby
Time zone
Pacific/Port_Moresby

Foreign missions in Papua New Guinea

AustraliaPort Moresby2ChinaPort Moresby1FrancePort Moresby1GermanyPort Moresby1IndiaPort Moresby1IndonesiaPort Moresby, Vanimo2JapanPort Moresby1MalaysiaPort Moresby1New ZealandPort Moresby1PhilippinesPort Moresby1South KoreaPort Moresby1Taiwan1ThailandPort Moresby1TürkiyePort Moresby1United KingdomPort Moresby1Vatican CityPort Moresby1

Papua New Guinea missions abroad

AustraliaCanberra2BelgiumBrussels1IndiaNew Delhi1IndonesiaJakarta, Jayapura2IsraelJerusalem1JapanTokyo1MalaysiaKuala Lumpur1New ZealandWellington1PhilippinesManila1South KoreaSeoul1TürkiyeIstanbul1United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.1

Who can enter Papua New Guinea without a visa?

Visa on arrival14
eTA required81
e-Visa102
Visa required1

Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.

Frequently asked questions

Embassies & consulates in Papua New Guinea?

18 missions, 16 countries.

Emergency: Papua New Guinea?

110 (fire department), 111 (emergency medical services), 112 (police)

Who can enter Papua New Guinea without a visa?

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