Travel advisory: check official advice
The UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of Papua New Guinea. Check the latest advice before booking.
UK FCDO (updated 17 Aug 2026)
Business rules for Ethiopian passport holders going to Papua New Guinea are not verified yet. The holiday rules below are for tourism; they don't confirm whether business visits are allowed. Check the official Papua New Guinea visa information.
Work: we only have work rules from an unofficial source (not the Papua New Guinea government), see the Work section. Confirm with the embassy before you travel.
Transit: we only have transit rules from an unofficial source (not the Papua New Guinea government), see the Transit section. Confirm with the embassy before you travel.
Route summary
eVisa
Ethiopia passport holders are not on Papua New Guinea's visa-on-arrival list, so they need a visa before travel. PNG's Immigration and Citizenship Authority says all foreign visitors need a visa and that visitor visas (tourist, visiting relatives, Easy Visitor Permit) can be applied for online at ica.gov.pg.
Steps not published by the official source — use the official link to start.
Last checked 21 Oct 2026 against ica.gov.pg · Official_source
Document list not published by the official source.
Fee not published by the official source.
Processing time, validity and maximum stay: not published by the official source.
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Where: PNG ICA eVisa portal
Official application page: ica.gov.pg ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Visa required - apply online (PNG eVisa). Ethiopia passport holders are not on Papua New Guinea's visa-on-arrival list, so they need a visa before travel. PNG's Immigration and Citizenship Authority says all foreign visitors need a visa and that visitor visas (tourist, visiting relatives, Easy Visitor Permit) can be applied for online at ica.gov.pg. Source: https://ica.gov.pg/uploads/media/post_file_3195072-visa-information-booklet-2025.pdf
The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.
Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the business rules for Ethiopian passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet. Until then, see ica.gov.pg.
⚠ Not from an official source: items marked below come from secondary sources (law firms, employer-of-record guides, IOM, Wikipedia), not the destination government. They are not verified and may be out of date; confirm with the embassy or immigration authority.
These are the main routes and what they require. Whether you qualify depends on your circumstances; the official page decides.
⚠ Not from an official source
For: Foreign employees in Papua New Guinea
Source: G-P Globalpedia – Papua New Guinea visas & permits (employer-of-record guide) (Not official) (globalization-partners.com) · Not from an official source.
"Work permits are separate documents from a work visa." … "If an employee works with a visa but not a work permit, the government will consider their employment unlawful."
Checked 16 Oct 2026. Requirements, fees and thresholds change; confirm on the official page before applying.
We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.
Unofficial source – not verified
This rule is not from an official Papua New Guinea government source. It is based on a secondary reference source (dict.dyimin.com). Confirm with the embassy or the official immigration authority before you travel.
Not from an official Papua New Guinea government source: based on the World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com, an unofficial reference site), a single unofficial source. Not verified - conditions vary by airline and airport; confirm with your airline and the embassy before travel. The site says: “Airside Transit (Transit Without Visa) If a traveler remains within the international transit area (airside), has their baggage checked through to the final destination, and holds a single ticket for a connecting flight to a third country, they may transit without an entry visa.”
Conditions
Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.
Document list not verified yet — check the official source.
✓ Secondary_research
“World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com), 'Papua New Guinea' chapter 14 Transit / Transfer: “Airside Transit (Transit Without Visa) If a traveler remains within the international transit area (airside), has their baggage checked through to the final destination, and holds a single ticket for a connecting flight to a third country, they may transit without an entry visa.””
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