Working Resident Visa
Religious Worker (Non-Commercial / Working)
This visa applies to missionaries and religious staff working in a non-profit religious context.
Key Details
- Online fee: $50 USD
- Visa application fee: $100 USD
- Validity: 1 year – Single Entry
- Extension Available: Yes
- Extension Fee: $200 USD
- Multiple Entry Option: Yes
- Work Rights: Permitted (religious duties only)
Visa Requirements
- Fill in Religious Worker form in eVisa portal.
- Submit valid passport biopage.
- Submit approval permission letter from the Commissioner of Labour.
- Sponsor letter of Indemnity from a Religious Organization.
- Police report from country of residence.
- Medical report.
Who Should Apply
Foreign pastors, church staff, or missionaries affiliated with a registered religious institution.
How to Apply
A Third-Party Note or Ministerial Letter of Approval is required as part of the application.
Character requirements for the visa
- There is a character concern about a person if –
- the person has a record of serious criminal conduct, whether in Solomon Islands or in a foreign country.
- the person has been convicted for more than one criminal offence, whether in Solomon Islands or in a foreign country.
- the person is a threat to national security, connected to terrorist act, people trafficking, child sex, drug smuggling.
- the person is acquitted of an offence on the grounds of unsoundness of mind or insanity, detained in a facility.
Cancellation of visa
- The Director of Immigration may cancel a visa if –
- there is a character concern about the person applying for the visa.
- the visa was obtained through fraud or false information or document.