What you need to enter Solomon Islands with a Samoan passport
Samoan citizens need a visa for Solomon Islands, but they can get it on arrival at the border.
- Minimum passport validity
- 6 months
Why is this passport validity required? →
Last verified: 3 October 2026
Verified practical details
You can get your visa on arrival in Solomon Islands, but it's worth preparing the paperwork ahead of time:
Authorisation system
Immigration Division electronic visa
The Immigration Division says every short-term visa (visitor, business, crew transit and exemptions) is applied for on its electronic visa portal, from outside the country. Once approved, a grant letter arrives by email and has to be shown on entry. The tourist visa allows stays of three months per entry, with multiple entries over one year. The same Division publishes a mutual exemption with the EU that is also requested online. It is worth checking with the Solomon Islands Embassy in Brussels before travelling.
Apply on the official site →Visa, e-Visa, or electronic authorisation? What's the difference →
Required documents
- Passport valid for at least six months (Spain's Foreign Ministry counts from the planned departure), with two blank pages.
- Return or onward ticket and sufficient funds.
- Anyone arriving from Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa, Samoa, Tonga, the Philippines, Fiji, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea, even in transit, must have been vaccinated against measles at least 15 days earlier and be able to prove it.
Transit rules
All travellers fill in a health declaration on arrival. Drug possession can carry long prison sentences and possession of pornography fines; homosexuality is punishable by prison. Airlines in the region often cancel or delay flights, so itineraries need some slack. Spain's Foreign Ministry advises against ferries and against going out at night in Honiara, especially on foot.
More Solomon Islands rules
They don't depend on your passport, so they are on the Solomon Islands page:
Official portal: https://immigration.gov.sb/visas/. Destination data verified on 3 October 2026. 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.
Travel insurance for Solomon Islands
It isn't listed as mandatory for this entry, but without insurance, medical care during the trip can get expensive.
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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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This pair in context
In the other direction, citizens of the Solomon Islands can get a visa on arrival in Samoa. See the Solomon Islands → Samoa page.
All 3 passports from Polynesia that VisaRadar tracks need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival to enter the Solomon Islands. Same result as Samoa: Tonga and Tuvalu.
With a passport from Samoa, in the rest of Melanesia you can enter Fiji and Vanuatu visa-free; you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Papua New Guinea.
A passport from Samoa ranks 78 of 199 in the VisaRadar passport ranking and reaches 114 of 198 destinations without applying for a visa in advance.
Counts from the same requirements matrix behind this page's verdict, using the UN M49 subregions.
Frequently asked questions
Do Samoan citizens need a visa for Solomon Islands?
Yes, but you can obtain it directly upon arrival at Solomon Islands's entry point.
What minimum passport validity is required?
Passport valid for at least six months (Spain's Foreign Ministry counts from the planned departure), with two blank pages.
What currency is used in Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands Dollar (SBD).
What do Samoan passport holders need for the countries near Solomon Islands?
With a passport from Samoa, in the rest of Melanesia you can enter Fiji and Vanuatu visa-free; you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Papua New Guinea.
Related pages
See Solomon Islands requirements for other passports →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.