PNG VISA NOTICE
As of the 1st March 2014, all holders of Australian Passports will have to obtain a PNG Visa before entering PNG.
There will be no issue of Visas on arrival.
Information for Australians obtaining a visa for PNG from the consulate:
– A visa application for PNG takes 5-7 days to be processed (process starts once documents are received) providing all paperwork is complete
– PNG Consulates are located in Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra. A new Consulate office will open in Cairns in the near future.
– The application form and requirements remain the same
- 1 x passport photo
- Copy of travel itinerary
- Completed application form
– Cost for a visa will remain the same
- $0 – Tourist Visa (no application fee)
- $215 – single entry business visa
- $435 – Multiple Entry Business visa (12 months period commences on first arrival)
Brisbane
Consulate-General of Papua New Guinea
Level 3, 344 Queens Street
GPO Box 220
Brisbane 4001
Tel: (07) 3221 7915
Fax: (07) 3229 6084
Email: pngcg@kundubne.org (Note: New Office Location – Level 3, 344 Queens Street)
Sydney
Consulate-General of Papua New Guinea
Level 2, Clarence Street
Sydeny NSW 2000
PO Box A2273
Sydney South, NSW 1235
Tel: (02) 9283 9020 Fax: (02) 9283 5424
Email:pngcg@kundusyd.org
Canberra
Consulate-General of Papua New Guinea
Ph: 612 62 733 322
Fax: 612 62 733 732
Email: kundu@pngcanberra.org
If you do not hold an Australian Passport, please contact the Papua New Guinea Consulate for their advice.
Suggestions
If you are travelling interstate, it may be a good idea to arrive the day before your International flight (International flights to Port Moresby depart from Brisbane, Cairns and Sydney). Sometimes there is not enough time to catch both Domestic and an International flight on the same morning. Our treks need to run to our date and time schedule, if you miss your flight to Papua New Guinea you will miss your trek. Unfortunately we are unable to delay trek departure. Something to think about!
Wear your boots on the plane and bring essential items in your carry on luggage. Bags do go missing; bags can be left back in Australia. If you have got your boots, medical supplies and some personal items with you and your bag goes missing, then you still have your basic requirements to trek.