Visa policy of Solomon Islands explained

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 exemption

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

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

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:^[4]

Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia^[5] Bahamas Barbados Belize Brazil Canada

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

Monaco Nauru New Zealand^[6] Palau Papua New Guinea Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa

San Marino Thailand Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu United Kingdom United States^[7] Vanuatu

Visa requirements

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

Statistics

Most visitors arriving to Solomon Islands were from the following countries:^{[8] [9]}

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

See also

• Visa requirements for Solomon Islands citizens

External links

• Immigration Requirements of Solomon Islands

Notes and References

1. Web site: Visa exemption agreement between the European Union and Solomon Islands.
2. Web site: Visa exemption agreement between the State of Israel and the Government of Solomon Islands.
3. Web site: Visa exemption agreement between Solomon Islands and the United Arab Emirates.
4. Web site: Countries with Concessional Entry Arrangement.
5. Including citizens / nationals of Australia external territories.
6. Including citizens / nationals of New Zealand territories.
7. Including citizens / nationals of U.S territories
8. Web site: Visitor Statistics, 2013-2015.
9. Web site: Visitor Statistics, 2015-2017.