Visa policy of Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands entry stamp

Visitors to the Solomon Islands must obtain a visa unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries or citizens eligible for a free visitor permit on arrival.

All visitors must have a passport valid for 6 months.

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Solomon Islands

  Solomon Islands

  Visa not required

  Free Visitor Permit on arrival

  Visa required

Visa exemption

Holders of passports of the following countries and territories may enter Solomon Islands without a visa for the following period:

90 days   Israel   United Arab Emirates 90 days within any 180 days European Union member states (except Ireland)   Iceland   Liechtenstein   Norway    Switzerland 30 days   China 1   Malaysia   Singapore

_{1 - 90 days within any 180-day period, Chinese citizens only}

Date of visa changes
7 October 2016: European Union member states (except Ireland) [1] 29 January 2017: Israel [2] 19 November 2017: United Arab Emirates [3] 28 December 2024: China [4]

Free Visitor Permit on arrival

Holders of passports of the following countries and territories may enter Solomon Islands with a free visitor permit on arrival for up to 3 months within any 1-year period: ^{[5] [6]}

Andorra   Antigua and Barbuda   Argentina   Australia [7]   Bahamas   Barbados   Belize   Brazil   Brunei   Canada

Dominica   Dominican Republic   Fiji   Grenada   Ireland   Japan   Kiribati   Kuwait   Maldives   Marshall Islands

Micronesia   Monaco   Nauru   New Zealand [8]   Palau   Papua New Guinea   Saint Kitts and Nevis   Saint Lucia   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   Samoa

San Marino   South Korea   Taiwan   Thailand   Tonga   Trinidad and Tobago   Tuvalu   United Kingdom   United States [9]   Vanuatu

Visa requirements

Other countries and territories may obtain a visa on arrival if they have a pre-arranged visa approval.

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving in the Solomon Islands were from the following countries of nationality: ^{[10] [11]}

Rank	Country or territory	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
1	Australia	10,161	9,539	9,509	9,134	11,181
2	New Zealand	1,696	1,544	1,451	1,406	1,905
3	Fiji	1,664	1,562	1,391	1,255	1,800
4	United States	1,623	1,484	1,413	1,137	1,161
5	Papua New Guinea	1,488	1,379	1,341	1,243	2,019
6	China	1,215	827	742	425	n/a
7	Vanuatu	766	868	609	529	804
8	Japan	715	552	581	505	601
9	United Kingdom	496	347	387	337	460
10	Canada	176	166	153	149	148
11	Germany	156	161	109	102	136
12	Hong Kong	149	99	93	95	81
13	France	119	117	177	86	93
	Total	25,709	23,194	21,623	20,070	24,431

See also

• Visa requirements for Solomon Islands citizens

References

1. "Visa exemption agreement between the European Union and Solomon Islands".
2. "Visa exemption agreement between the State of Israel and the Government of Solomon Islands" (PDF).
3. "Visa exemption agreement between Solomon Islands and the United Arab Emirates".
4. "China-Solomon Islands Visa Exemption Starts Dec. 28". 2024-12-05.
5. "Visa and passport". Timatic . International Air Transport Association through Emirates . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
6. "Countries with Concessional Entry Arrangement".
7. Including citizens / nationals of Australia external territories.
8. Including citizens / nationals of New Zealand territories.
9. Including citizens / nationals of U.S territories
10. "Visitor Statistics, 2013-2015".
11. "Visitor Statistics, 2015-2017" (PDF).

External links

• Immigration Requirements of Solomon Islands