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PNG Worker Family Permission

Papua New Guinea Residency
Pathway overview

At a glance

A spouse or unmarried child under 18 can apply to join a foreign worker with the required Papua New Guinea entry permit. Each family member needs a separate application supported by the worker’s status and employer.

Who can apply
A spouse or unmarried child under 18 in the category covered here
Sponsor
A foreign worker with the required valid entry permit
Support
Employer support and official relationship records

Summary

Family permission allows qualifying relatives to join a foreign worker in Papua New Guinea when the worker holds an accepted entry permit and the employer supports the request. The category covered here includes a spouse and an unmarried child under eighteen. Each relative needs official relationship evidence and their own permission.

If the worker’s qualifying permit ends, the basis for the dependent’s stay also ends; family members need their own valid documents throughout.

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Eligibility

Prepare the worker’s permit, the employer’s support, and official marriage or parent-child records. The worker must hold the permission needed to support the family stay.

ICA also describes other cases, including older dependent children, aging parents, and unmarried partnerships. Those require a separate assessment; do not assume the ordinary spouse-and-child rules cover them.

Joining a foreign worker in Papua New Guinea
  1. Check the relationship and worker’s permit Confirm that the ordinary spouse or child category applies.
  2. Prepare each family member’s application Include employer support and official relationship records.
  3. Keep family and worker permissions current The dependent basis ends if the worker’s permit ends.

Family permission is different from a separate Working Dependent approval.

What This Route Allows

Approval lets you stay alongside the worker. Your dependent permission relies on the worker’s permit: if that permit ends, the basis for the family stay ends too.

What This Route Is Not

Family permission does not grant an independent right to work or permanent residence. Working Dependent is a separate permission, not a description of every worker’s family member.

Next Steps

  1. Confirm the relationship, the child’s age where relevant, and the worker’s valid permit.
  2. Prepare separate applications with employer support and official family records.
  3. Obtain each person’s permission and keep track of both the worker’s status and the family’s expiry dates.

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Other routes in Papua New Guinea.

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