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Maldives visa requirements for Papua New Guinea citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa on arrival
Papua New Guinea citizens get a visa on arrival for Maldives.
Entry details
Travelling to Maldives on a Papua New Guinea passport, you get a visa on arrival — no embassy visit needed. The Papua New Guinea passport currently ranks #119 of 199 worldwide, with 73 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Maldives is one of the world's more welcoming destinations, admitting 198 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #104 with 86 open destinations. Interestingly Maldives citizens have the better deal, facing only eta required in the opposite direction.
In the opposite direction, Maldives citizens travelling to Papua New Guinea face: eta required.
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