How to get a Papua New Guinea visa from South Africa

• The tourist visa allows travelers to visit various tourist sites for relaxation and recreation purposes.
• If you intend visiting friends and relatives in the country, you can do so with this visa.
• Foreigners with this visa are not permitted to partake in business activities.
• You are not permitted to be employed while in the country.
• The tourist visa does not allow you take up a course to study in one of the institutions in the country.
• If you are visiting a friend or relative in the country, you are required to have a letter of invitation from your host.
• The invitation letter should include the home address, telephone number and a valid means of identification of your host.
• Minors should ensure they provide an unabridged original copy of their birth certificate.
• For non-South Africans, a copy of your South African stay permit is required.
• All travelers are expected to have a yellow fever vaccination certificate.
• You are required to show a proof of paid visa application fee.
• As soon as the visa expires, you are expected to leave the country.
• The visa ceases to be valid after 3 months.

• Foreigners who apply for this visa intend to visit Papua New Guinea to foster business relationships with already existing partners or to build up relationships with new partners.
• You can negotiate and sign contracts and agreements with business partners in the country.
• Foreigners may attend conferences, trade fairs and business summits while in the country.
• A letter from your employer in South Africa should be provided. Your position in the company, duration and purpose of your visit should be stated in the letter.
• Letter of invitation from the company you are meeting up with in Papua New Guinea should be provided. If the company is going to be in charge of your expenses during your stay in the country, it should be stated in the letter.
• The company should state the purpose of your visit and how long you will be staying in the country.
• Certificate of business registration of the company you are meeting with in Papua New Guinea is required.
• If you have had previous business dealings with the company you are meeting with, you are required to present a proof of this.
• Foreigners with this visa are not allowed to take up paid or unpaid employment in the country.
• If you are under the age of 18 years, the original copy of your birth certificate should be provided.
• Holders of this visa are not allowed to seek public funds.
• You are required to leave the country as soon as your visa expires.
• Yellow fever vaccination certificate is mandatory.

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No, Papua New Guinea is not an African country.

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