Solomon Islands entry requirements, by passport
Solomon Islands visa requirements at a glance: 76 of the 198 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Solomon Islands without arranging a visa beforehand: visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorisation. The other 122 must obtain a visa before they travel.
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We'll take you straight to the entry requirements for Solomon Islands for your nationality.
What we've verified for Solomon Islands
Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 3 October 2026). The specifics depend on your nationality: open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.
- Consular fee: 50 USD
- Required documents (5)
- Required vaccinations
- Customs limits (cash, alcohol, tobacco)
- Overstay penalties
- Stay and transit rules
Sources: immigration.gov.sb (Solomon Islands Immigration Division: tourist visa, fees, extension, electronic portal, mutual exemption with the EU); exteriores.gob.es (travel advice of Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Solomon Islands, updated 15 April 2026: 90 days with no prior visa, passport validity, vaccinations, currency, security, laws); gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/solomon-islands (UK Government: blank pages). All checked on 3 October 2026. The alcohol and tobacco allowances could not be confirmed against an official source.
This table summarises the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track. The difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorisation, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorisation: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.
Base entry rules refreshed 12 October 2026. Published: 3 October 2026.
| Passport | Requirement | Max. stay |
|---|---|---|
| Visa-free | ||
| Andorra | Visa on arrival | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Argentina | Visa on arrival | — |
| Australia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Austria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bahamas | Visa on arrival | — |
| Barbados | Visa on arrival | — |
| Belgium | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belize | Visa on arrival | — |
| Brazil | Visa on arrival | — |
| Brunei | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bulgaria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Canada | Visa on arrival | — |
| China | Visa on arrival | — |
| Croatia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Cyprus | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Czech Republic | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Denmark | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Dominica | Visa on arrival | — |
| Dominican Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| Estonia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Fiji | Visa on arrival | — |
| Finland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| France | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Germany | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Greece | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Grenada | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guyana | Visa on arrival | — |
| Hungary | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Iceland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ireland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Israel | Visa on arrival | — |
| Italy | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Japan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kiribati | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kuwait | Visa on arrival | — |
| Latvia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Liechtenstein | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Lithuania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Luxembourg | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Malaysia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Maldives | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malta | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival | — |
| Micronesia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Monaco | Visa on arrival | — |
| Nauru | Visa on arrival | — |
| Netherlands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| New Zealand | Visa on arrival | — |
| Norway | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Palau | Visa on arrival | — |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Poland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Portugal | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Romania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saint Lucia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa on arrival | — |
| Samoa | Visa on arrival | — |
| San Marino | Visa on arrival | — |
| Singapore | Visa on arrival | — |
| Slovakia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovenia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Korea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Spain | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sweden | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Switzerland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Taiwan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Thailand | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tonga | Visa on arrival | — |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tuvalu | Visa on arrival | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa on arrival | — |
| United States | Visa on arrival | — |
| Vanuatu | Visa on arrival | — |
| Visa required | ||
| Afghanistan | Visa required | — |
| Albania | Visa required | — |
| Algeria | Visa required | — |
| Angola | Visa required | — |
| Armenia | Visa required | — |
| Azerbaijan | Visa required | — |
| Bahrain | Visa required | — |
| Bangladesh | Visa required | — |
| Belarus | Visa required | — |
| Benin | Visa required | — |
| Bhutan | Visa required | — |
| Bolivia | Visa required | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required | — |
| Botswana | Visa required | — |
| Burkina Faso | Visa required | — |
| Burundi | Visa required | — |
| Cambodia | Visa required | — |
| Cameroon | Visa required | — |
| Cape Verde | Visa required | — |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | — |
| Chad | Visa required | — |
| Chile | Visa required | — |
| Colombia | Visa required | — |
| Comoros | Visa required | — |
| Costa Rica | Visa required | — |
| Cuba | Visa required | — |
| Djibouti | Visa required | — |
| DR Congo | Visa required | — |
| Ecuador | Visa required | — |
| Egypt | Visa required | — |
| El Salvador | Visa required | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Eritrea | Visa required | — |
| Eswatini | Visa required | — |
| Ethiopia | Visa required | — |
| Gabon | Visa required | — |
| Gambia | Visa required | — |
| Georgia | Visa required | — |
| Ghana | Visa required | — |
| Guatemala | Visa required | — |
| Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa required | — |
| Haiti | Visa required | — |
| Honduras | Visa required | — |
| Hong Kong | Visa required | — |
| India | Visa required | — |
| Indonesia | Visa required | — |
| Iran | Visa required | — |
| Iraq | Visa required | — |
| Ivory Coast | Visa required | — |
| Jamaica | Visa required | — |
| Jordan | Visa required | — |
| Kazakhstan | Visa required | — |
| Kenya | Visa required | — |
| Kosovo | Visa required | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa required | — |
| Laos | Visa required | — |
| Lebanon | Visa required | — |
| Lesotho | Visa required | — |
| Liberia | Visa required | — |
| Libya | Visa required | — |
| Macao | Visa required | — |
| Madagascar | Visa required | — |
| Malawi | Visa required | — |
| Mali | Visa required | — |
| Mauritania | Visa required | — |
| Mauritius | Visa required | — |
| Mexico | Visa required | — |
| Moldova | Visa required | — |
| Mongolia | Visa required | — |
| Montenegro | Visa required | — |
| Morocco | Visa required | — |
| Mozambique | Visa required | — |
| Myanmar | Visa required | — |
| Namibia | Visa required | — |
| Nepal | Visa required | — |
| Nicaragua | Visa required | — |
| Niger | Visa required | — |
| Nigeria | Visa required | — |
| North Korea | Visa required | — |
| North Macedonia | Visa required | — |
| Oman | Visa required | — |
| Pakistan | Visa required | — |
| Palestine | Visa required | — |
| Panama | Visa required | — |
| Paraguay | Visa required | — |
| Peru | Visa required | — |
| Philippines | Visa required | — |
| Qatar | Visa required | — |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | — |
| Russia | Visa required | — |
| Rwanda | Visa required | — |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Visa required | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa required | — |
| Senegal | Visa required | — |
| Serbia | Visa required | — |
| Seychelles | Visa required | — |
| Sierra Leone | Visa required | — |
| Somalia | Visa required | — |
| South Africa | Visa required | — |
| South Sudan | Visa required | — |
| Sri Lanka | Visa required | — |
| Sudan | Visa required | — |
| Suriname | Visa required | — |
| Syria | Visa required | — |
| Tajikistan | Visa required | — |
| Tanzania | Visa required | — |
| Timor-Leste | Visa required | — |
| Togo | Visa required | — |
| Tunisia | Visa required | — |
| Turkey | Visa required | — |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | — |
| Uganda | Visa required | — |
| Ukraine | Visa required | — |
| Uruguay | Visa required | — |
| Uzbekistan | Visa required | — |
| Vatican | Visa required | — |
| Venezuela | Visa required | — |
| Vietnam | Visa required | — |
| Yemen | Visa required | — |
| Zambia | Visa required | — |
| Zimbabwe | Visa required | — |
Solomon Islands rules for every passport
Vaccinations, customs limits and penalties are the same for every traveller. Grounds for refusal depend on how you enter.
Vaccinations
- Yellow fever: only for travellers arriving from countries with risk of transmission.
- Measles: compulsory, at least 15 days ahead, for anyone arriving from Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa, Samoa, Tonga, the Philippines, Fiji, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea, even in transit. Without it, boarding is refused or the traveller is deported.
Customs limits
- Cash
- Amounts of 50,000 Solomon Islands dollars or more must be declared. Only the large hotels in Honiara accept international cards.
Overstay penalties
Extensions beyond the first three months are requested before the visa expires, at the Immigration Division visa counter, and cost 100 dollars. The Division warns that overstaying may lead to penalties or future entry restrictions.
Grounds for refusal
Apply to: Visa-free, Visa on arrival
- A passport with less than six months' validity.
- Having no return ticket or means for the stay.
- Arriving from a listed country without the measles vaccination.
Apply to: Visa required
- A passport with less than six months' validity.
- Having no return ticket or means for the stay.
- Not showing the electronic visa grant letter.
- Arriving from a listed country without the measles vaccination.
Travel insurance
Each destination decides whether to require insurance, and some check it at the border. If yours does, make sure the policy covers the whole trip.
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Do you need a different visa for Honiara, Auki, or Gizo?
No. Solomon Islands sets the requirements, so entering through Honiara asks for the same as entering through Auki or Gizo. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.
What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.
What draws travellers to Solomon Islands
East Rennell, on the World Heritage List since 1998, covers the southern third of Rennell Island, the largest raised coral atoll in the world. Its former lagoon is now Lake Tegano, 15,500 hectares of brackish water and the largest lake in the Pacific islands, with limestone islets holding endemic species under dense forest. UNESCO lists it as World Heritage in Danger. Spain's Foreign Ministry asks for extra caution in Honiara, no night outings and local advice before swimming because of crocodiles and sharks, and notes that some areas still have unexploded Second World War ordnance.
Sources for this section: data.unesco.org (World Heritage List: East Rennell, 1998, in danger); Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for the Solomon Islands. Accessed 3 October 2026.
Things to see and do in Solomon Islands
Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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Where can Solomon Islands passport holders travel visa-free? →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.