Papua New Guinean passport
{{Short description|Passport of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea issued to Papuan citizens}}
{{Infobox Identity document
| document_name = Papua New Guinean passport
| image = Papua New Guinean passport.jpg
| image_caption = The front cover of a Papua New Guinean passport
| date_first_issued =
| using_jurisdiction = {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}
| valid_jurisdictions =
| document_type = Passport
| purpose = Identification
| eligibility = Papua New Guinean citizenship
| expiration = 5 years after date of issue
}}
The Papua New Guinean passport is issued to citizens of Papua New Guinea for international travel.
The passport is issued by the Passport Branch of the Papua New Guinea Immigration & Citizenship Service Authority.{{Cite web |url=http://www.immigration.gov.pg/passport.html |title=Passport |access-date=2013-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729171636/http://immigration.gov.pg/passport.html |archive-date=2017-07-29 |url-status=dead }}
According to the Henley Visa Index 2024 Report, Papua New Guinea citizens can travel to 85 countries visa free. Papua New Guinean citizens are ranked 64th in terms of freedom of travel in the world.{{cite web|title=Global Ranking - Visa Restriction Index 2019|url=https://henleyglobal.com/files/download/hvri/HP_Visa_Restrictions_Index_170301.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113123213/https://henleyglobal.com/files/download/hvri/HP_Visa_Restrictions_Index_170301.pdf|archive-date=13 November 2017|access-date=14 March 2019|publisher=Henley & Partners}}
Physical appearance
Papua New Guinea passport cover in blue. The country's coat of arms is in the middle of the cover. Under the coat of arms are the name of the country (Papua New Guinea) and the name of the document (PASSPORT). The passport is 48 pages long and is written in English.{{Cite web|title=Applying for a PNG Passport - ICA|url=https://ica.gov.pg/passport/applying-for-a-png-passport|access-date=2021-09-27|website=ica.gov.pg}}
= Identification page =
- Passport holder photo (Width: 35 mm, Height: 45 mm; Head height (up to the top of the hair): 34.5 mm; Distance from the top of the photo to the top of the hair: 3 mm)
- Type ("P" for passport)
- Code of the country
- Serial number of the passport
- Surname and first name of the passport holder
- Citizenship
- Date of birth (DD.MM.YYYY)
- Gender (M for men or F for women)
- Place of Birth
- Date of issue (DD.MM.YYYY)
- Passport holder's signature
- Expiry date (DD.MM.YYYY)