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Business — Short-Term Multiple Entry

Papua New GuineaShort stays and visits

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

A visa is required: all foreign visitors to Papua New Guinea need a visa. The Business Short-Term Multiple Entry class is open to all nationalities.

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What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The route covers temporary entry for business or commercial purposes: attending business meetings, board meetings, conferences, conducting an exploratory business visit or participating in business negotiations.

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  • Recorded source · ica.gov.pg
    This visa is granted to a non-citizen for the purpose of temporary entry into Papua New Guinea for business or commercial purposes.
  • Recorded source · ica.gov.pg
    It applies to persons who intend to attend business meetings, board meetings, conferences, conduct an exploratory business visit or participate in business negotiation.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

Multiple visits are allowed within a single twelve-month period. The entry permit must be used to enter Papua New Guinea within six months of issue, otherwise it becomes invalid. The official source does not state the maximum length of each stay.

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Limits of the record
  • The maximum length of each stay under the Multiple Entry class is not stated in the source.
  • Recorded source · ica.gov.pg
    This business visa class is applicable to persons entering PNG on multiple visits during a single twelve month period.
  • Recorded source · ica.gov.pg
    The holder of an Entry Permit must enter Papua New Guinea within six months of the Entry Permit being issued.
  • Recorded source · ica.gov.pg
    Failure to enter Papua New Guinea within six months will render the Entry Permit invalid, and as a result, further application will have to be made.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

The required evidence includes a letter from a PNG-based sponsor, a copy of the valid passport bio page, the prescribed migration fee and evidence of a return/onward ticket. Passports should be valid for at least 6 months from the date of intended travel.

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Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm where to apply and when a stay can be extended or changed.

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Limits of the record
  • This detail is not established in the evidence recorded here. Confirm the applicable requirement with the responsible authority.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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