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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 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)

30 days

China¹
Malaysia

Singapore

_{1 - 90 days within any 180-day period.}

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]

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

References

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

External links

Immigration Requirements of Solomon Islands

[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).

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-Visitors to '''[[Solomon Islands]]''' must obtain a [[Visa (document)|visa]] unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries whose citizens are eligible for permit issued on arrival.<br/>
+Visitors to the '''[[Solomon Islands]]''' must obtain a [[Visa (document)|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 hold a passport valid for 6 months.
+All visitors must have a passport valid for 6 months.
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+Holders of passports of the following countries and territories may enter Solomon Islands without a visa for the following period:
-Nationals of the following countries are visa exempt for visits up to 3 months (unless otherwise noted):
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+'''90 days'''
-*{{flagicon|EU}} All [[Citizenship of the European Union|European Union countries]] (except [[Ireland]])<ref>Including 4 associated states. Solomon Islands signed a mutual visa-waiver agreement with the [[European Union]] on 7 October 2016. This agreement allows all citizens of states that are contracting parties to the Schengen Agreement to stay without a visa for a maximum period of 90 days in any 180-day period.http://www.solomontimes.com/news/visa-free-travel-to-eu-signed/8586</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/315381/solomon-islanders-get-visa-free-access-to-europe | title = Solomon Islanders get visa-free access to Europe | date=11 October 2016}}</ref>
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+*{{flag|Israel}}
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+*{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
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+|}
+'''90 days within any 180 days'''
+{|
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+*{{flagicon|European Union}} [[Member state of the European Union|European Union member states]] (except Ireland)
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-*{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/government/visa-free-entry-for-emiratis-visiting-solomon-islands | title=Visa-free entry for Emiratis visiting Solomon Islands}}</ref>
+|}
+'''30 days'''
+{|
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+*{{flag|China}}<sup>1</sup>
+*{{flag|Malaysia}}
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+*{{flag|Singapore}}
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+|}
+<sub>1 - 90 days within any 180-day period.</sub>
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-*7 October 2016: All European Union countries (except Ireland)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/315381/solomon-islanders-get-visa-free-access-to-europe|title = Solomon Islanders get visa-free access to Europe|date = 11 October 2016}}</ref>
+* 7 October 2016: European Union member states (except Ireland)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:22016A1027(01) | title = Visa exemption agreement between the European Union and Solomon Islands}}</ref>
-*29 January 2017: Israel<ref name="monstate">{{cite web| url=https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/2017/09/monstate.pdf | title=Statement of Treaties and International Agreements | publisher=United Nations | date=September 2017}}</ref>
+* 29 January 2017: Israel<ref>{{cite web | url=https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/No%20Volume/54687/Part/I-54687-08000002804d10f6.pdf | title=Visa exemption agreement between the State of Israel and the Government of Solomon Islands}}</ref>
-*19 November 2017: United Arab Emirates<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mofa.gov.ae/EN/MediaCenter/News/Pages/30-11-2017-UAE-Solomon-Islands.aspx|title = الموقع الرسمي لوزارة الخارجية والتعاون الدولي لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة}}</ref>
+* 19 November 2017: United Arab Emirates<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/emiratis-exempt-from-pre-entry-visas-to-visit-solomon-islands-2017-11-30-1.662444?ot=ot.AMPPageLayout | title=Visa exemption agreement between Solomon Islands and the United Arab Emirates}}</ref>
+* 28 December 2024: China<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-05 |title=China-Solomon Islands Visa Exemption Starts Dec. 28 |url=https://www.tavulinews.com.sb/china-solomon-islands-visa-exemption-starts-dec-28/}}</ref>
 |}
 ==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:<ref>{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=SB|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://commerce.gov.sb/activities-updates/resources/155-countries-with-concessional-entry-arrangement/download.html | title=Countries with Concessional Entry Arrangement}}</ref>
-Citizens of the following countries and territories may obtain a free permit valid for 3 months within any year period on arrival:<ref>{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=SB|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://commerce.gov.sb/activities-updates/resources/155-countries-with-concessional-entry-arrangement/download.html | title=Countries with Concessional Entry Arrangement}}</ref>
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 *{{flag|Micronesia}}
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-*{{flag|New Zealand}}<ref>Including citizens of [[Realm of New Zealand|New Zealand territories]].</ref>
+*{{flag|New Zealand}}<ref>Including citizens / nationals of [[Realm of New Zealand|New Zealand territories]].</ref>
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-*{{flag|United States}}<ref>Including citizens/nationals of [[Unincorporated territories of the United States|U.S territories]]</ref>
+*{{flag|United States}}<ref>Including citizens / nationals of [[Unincorporated territories of the United States|U.S territories]]</ref>
 *{{flag|Vanuatu}}
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+==Visa requirements==
-Citizens of all other countries and territories except the following can obtain a visa on arrival if they have a pre-arranged visa approval:
+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:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.statistics.gov.sb/component/advlisting/?view=download&format=raw&fileId=593 | title=Visitor Statistics, 2013-2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.statistics.gov.sb/images/SolomonFiles/Social-and-Demography-Statistics/Visitors/2017/2017_Visitors-arrival-Q4.pdf | title=Visitor Statistics, 2015-2017}}</ref>
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-==Statistics==
-Most visitors arriving to Solomon Islands were from the following countries:<ref>[http://www.statistics.gov.sb/component/advlisting/?view=download&format=raw&fileId=593 Visitor Statistics, 2013-2015]</ref><ref>[http://www.statistics.gov.sb/images/SolomonFiles/Social-and-Demography-Statistics/Visitors/2017/2017_Visitors-arrival-Q4.pdf Visitor Statistics, 2015-2017]</ref>
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 {{Wikivoyage|Solomon Islands}}
-*[[Visa requirements for Solomon Islands citizens]]
+* [[Visa requirements for Solomon Islands citizens]]
 ==References==
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Africa	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros DR Congo Djibouti Egypt⁶ Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea-Bissau Guinea Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria R Congo Rwanda Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha¹ São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Somaliland³ South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Americas	Anguilla¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda¹ Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands¹ Canada Cayman Islands¹ Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten) Ecuador El Salvador Falkland Islands¹ Greenland⁵ Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Montserrat¹ Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands¹ Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ United States Puerto Rico⁴ Virgin Islands⁴ Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Abkhazia² ³ Afghanistan Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Armenia² Azerbaijan² Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong Macau Cyprus² East Timor Egypt⁶ Georgia² India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan² Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Northern Cyprus² ³ Oman Pakistan Palestine³ Philippines Qatar Russia² Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea South Ossetia² Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan (Republic of China)³ Tajikistan Thailand Turkey² Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Europe	Abkhazia² ³ Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ ² Albania Andorra Armenia² Austria Azerbaijan² Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Cyprus² Denmark Faroe Islands Greenland Estonia Finland France Overseas Georgia² Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan² Kosovo³ Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Overseas North Macedonia Northern Cyprus² ³ Norway Svalbard Poland Portugal Romania Russia² San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Ossetia² ³ Spain Sweden Switzerland Transnistria³ Turkey² Ukraine United Kingdom Overseas Vatican City
Oceania	American Samoa⁴ Australia Cook Islands Fiji Guam⁴ Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Niue Northern Mariana Islands⁴ Palau Papua New Guinea Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Historical	Artsakh² Russia²
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Africa	Algerian Angolan Beninese Botswana Burkinabe Burundian Cameroonian Cape Verdean Central African Chadian Comorian Congolese (Democratic Republic) Congolese (Republic) Djiboutian Egyptian⁴ Equatorial Guinean Eritrean Ethiopian Gabonese Gambian Ghanaian Guinea-Bissauan Guinean Ivorian Kenyan Lesothan Liberian Libyan Malagasy Malawian Malian Mauritanian Mauritian Moroccan Mozambican Namibian Nigerian Nigerien Rwandan Saint Helena¹ Santomean Senegalese Seychellois Sierra Leonean Somali (Somaliland) South African South Sudanese Sudanese Swazi Tanzanian Togolese Tunisian Ugandan Zambian Zimbabwean
Americas	American Anguillan¹ Antigua and Barbuda Argentine Bahamian Barbadian Belizean Bermudian¹ Bolivian Brazilian British Virgin Islands¹ Canadian Caymanian¹ Chilean Colombian Costa Rican Cuban Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuadorian Greenlandic Grenadian Guatemalan Guyanese Haitian Honduran Jamaican Mexican Montserratian¹ Nicaraguan Panamanian Paraguayan Peruvian Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucian Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Salvadoran Surinamese Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands¹ Uruguayan Venezuelan
Asia	Abkhaz² ⁵ Afghan Armenian³ Azerbaijani² Bahraini Bangladeshi Bhutanese Bruneian Cambodian Chinese Hong Kongese Macau Cypriot³ East Timorese Egyptian⁴ Emirati Georgian² Indian Indonesian Iranian Iraqi Israeli Japanese Jordanian Kazakhstani² Kuwaiti Kyrgyzstani Laotian Lebanese Malaysian Maldivian Mongolian Myanmar Nepalese North Korean Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Omani Pakistani Palestinian Philippine Qatari Russian² Saudi Singaporean South Korean South Ossetian² ⁵ Sri Lankan Syrian Taiwanese⁵ Tajikistani Thai Turkish² Turkmen Uzbekistani Vietnamese Yemeni
Europe	Abkhaz² ⁵ Albanian Andorran Armenian³ Austrian Azerbaijani² Belarusian Belgian Bosnian and Herzegovinian British (BOTC · BN(O) · BOC) Bulgarian Croatian Cypriot³ Czech Danish Faroese Greenlandic Dutch Estonian (Non-citizens) EU Finnish French Georgian² German Greek Hungarian Icelandic Irish Italian Kazakhstani² Kosovar⁵ Latvian (Non-citizens) Liechtenstein Lithuanian Luxembourg Maltese Moldovan Montenegrin Monégasque North Macedonian Northern Cypriot³ ⁵ Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian² San Marino Serbian Slovak Slovenian South Ossetian² ⁵ Spanish Swedish Swiss Transnistrian⁵ Turkish² Ukrainian Vatican City
Oceania	Australian Fijian Kiribati Marshallese Micronesian Nauruan New Zealand Palauan Papua New Guinean Pitcairn Islands¹ Samoan Solomon Islands Tongan Tuvaluan Vanuatuan
Other	Crew members Sovereign Military Order of Malta Green Card
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