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Switzerland visa requirements for Papua New Guinea citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa required
Yes — Papua New Guinea citizens need a visa for Switzerland.
Entry details
Travelling to Switzerland on a Papua New Guinea passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The Papua New Guinea passport currently ranks #119 of 199 worldwide, with 73 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Switzerland is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 93 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #13 with 164 open destinations. Interestingly Switzerland citizens have the better deal, facing only eta required in the opposite direction.
In the opposite direction, Switzerland citizens travelling to Papua New Guinea face: eta required.
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