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PNG tourism launches online visa

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

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For PNG tourism, the launching of online visa is a big tourism boost in the country, said Minister for Immigration and Border Security Petrus Thomas.

 

Speaking at the launching of the website and the online facilities on Friday, Thomas said that applying for visa and waiting is “a thing of the past”.

 

To quote Thomas, “We will appreciate that the world is moving forward with the digital world and we don’t want to be left behind. We want to be equal with the rest of the world in terms of digital technology. Visa has been a problem for most of our travellers into PNG because they have to apply with the overseas mission or the department.”

 

Thomas said that with the approval of e-visa by the National Executive Council on Thursday, international travellers can now apply for visa online anytime and anywhere in the world. Thomas said that the e-visa had a standard currency in US dollars for tourists who applied for 60 days or 30 days, short-term business visa, aid workers volunteer visa and journalist visa.

 

Thomas further said, “The launching of this programme is timely as we have the Apec leaders’ meeting in seven days. I’m proud of Immigration and Citizenship Authority’s achievement. It’s a great achievement for the organization and the staff who have worked behind the scene to make it a reality.”

 

Chief Migration Officer Solomon Kantha said that the e-visa is very user-friendly and way better than the US and Australia systems.

 

Tourism Promotion Authority chief executive officer Jerry Agus said that visa was one of the biggest roadblocks besides the cost of visiting Papua New Guinea and other issues.

 

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