Papua New Guinea visa for Ghanaian citizensTourist - Own Itinerary
- Fee
- 50 USD
- Processing
- up to 10 business days
- Stay per entry
- 60 days
- Entries
- single
Papua New Guinea visa for Ghanaian citizens
What Ghanaian citizens need to enter Papua New Guinea, with the official source for every fact.
eVisaMaximum stay: 60 days
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: ica.gov.pg (opens in a new tab)How to apply
When to start: Allow at least 10 working days: that is the longest processing time the authority publishes.
Visitor Visa (paper application form)
- Fee
- Not published
- Processing
- up to 10 business days
- Stay per entry
- 60 days
- Entries
- single
What entry costs
- Tourist - Own Itinerary50 USD
- Total50 USD
Compulsory government charges only. Service fees and anything optional are excluded, which is what makes the figure comparable.
Yellow fever certificate
Arriving from Ghana, a yellow fever certificate is required: WHO lists Ghana as a transmission risk.
Driving on a Ghana license
Papua New Guinea and Ghana are both party to the 1949 Geneva Convention, so an International Driving Permit issued in Ghana is one Papua New Guinea is bound to recognize.
Whether a permit is required alongside your national license is set by national road law, which we have not checked for this pair.
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: treaties.un.org (opens in a new tab) · Convention on Road TrafficOther entry requirements
- Passport validity — ICSA's visa guide says passports should be valid for at least 6 months from the date of intended travel.
- Onward or return ticket — Required
- Proof of funds — Required
- Staying past your permitted stay — Fine: 3,000 to 10,000 PGK. Penalties in Papua New Guinea, compared with every country
- PNG Digital Arrival Card (PNGDAC) — ICSA says the PNG Digital Arrival Card is a mandatory pre-arrival requirement for all persons travelling to Papua New Guinea, including PNG citizens, permanent residents and all foreign nationals, and has told airlines that travellers must complete it before their boarding passes are issued. The card can be completed only in the 72 hours before arrival, and it is not a visa.
No official source states a rule on: travel insurance.
Full wording and sources of these rules: All Papua New Guinea entry requirements
The other way round
Papua New Guinean citizens travelling to Ghana: No official information.
Nationalities treated exactly the same
Papua New Guinea applies these rules — the same regime, the same allowance, the same charges — to Ghanaian citizens and to holders of these passports:
Nigeria
UgandaCompare this across every country
Each of these tables states one rule for all 199 destinations, with the government source behind every row. Papua New Guinea has a row in each.
- What staying past your permitted stay costs, country by country
- Digital arrival cards and entry declarations
- How long your passport must be valid, country by country
- Vaccination certificates required at the border
- Which International Driving Permit each country recognizes
- What a tourist visa costs, country by country
- How much money you must be able to show at the border
- Where you must show a return or onward ticket
- How much cash you can carry before you must declare it
All Papua New Guinea entry requirements · Everywhere Ghanaian citizens can travel
Frequently asked questions
Do Ghanaian citizens need a visa for Papua New Guinea?
Yes — an eVisa, applied for online before travelling.
How long can Ghanaian citizens stay in Papua New Guinea?
Up to 60 days per entry.
How much does entering Papua New Guinea cost Ghanaian citizens?
Tourist - Own Itinerary: 50 USD. Compulsory government charges come to 50 USD.
How far in advance should Ghanaian citizens apply?
Allow at least 10 working days: that is the longest processing time the authority publishes.
Sources & verification
- Government of Canada — Papua New Guinea travel advice (health) (opens in a new tab)
- Immigration and Citizenship Authority (ICA) PNG — Migration Service Fees schedule (public notice), "Additional Migration Fees for Overstayers" (opens in a new tab)
Migration Fees (Amendment) 2019, National Gazette No. 231 of 27 March 2019 (as cited on the notice)
- PNG Immigration and Citizenship Services Authority — eVisa portal, Visitor: Tourist - Own Itinerary (opens in a new tab)
- PNG Immigration and Citizenship Services Authority — Visa Information Guide (opens in a new tab)
- PNG Immigration and Citizenship Services Authority — Visitor Visa (opens in a new tab)
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Papua New Guinea travel advice: entry requirements (opens in a new tab)
- UN Treaty Collection — Convention on Road Traffic (Geneva, 1949), status of parties (opens in a new tab)
Convention on Road Traffic, Geneva, 19 September 1949 (UNTS vol. 125, p. 3)
- World Health Organization — International Travel and Health, Annex 1 (18 November 2022, revised 3 January 2023) (opens in a new tab)
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