Visa policy of Solomon Islands

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.

Solomon Islands entry stamp

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 China1 Malaysia Singapore

_{1 - 90 days within any 180-day period, exclude Hong Kong and Macao SAR}

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