What the Kenya visa rules mean for Papua New Guinea travellers
Papua New Guinea citizens can enter Kenya without a visa and stay for up to 90 days. You only need a valid Papua New Guinea passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 90-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Kenya applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The eTA portal lists a valid passport (minimum 6 months validity with at least one blank page) among the documents to have before starting an application.
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 1 blank page.
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Kenya entry rules compared
Kenya lets 77 passports in without a visa. Papua New Guinea citizens are treated the same way as Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Solomon Islands. Overall the Papua New Guinea passport ranks #127 in the world with 38 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Papua New Guinea passport you can also visit 7 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mauritius, Eswatini, Tanzania and Zambia.
In the other direction, Kenya citizens need evisa to visit Papua New Guinea.