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Visas

Find the right visa for your visit to Solomon Islands

Visa Categories

Tourist

Allows single entry for 30 days (extendable up to 180 days), with no documents required.

Visiting Relatives

Entry visa 30 days visa (extendable up to 1 year) for MSG passport holders, requiring family and address details.

Yacht Person (Master & Crew)

Maximum stay up to 180 days (single entry), requiring vessel and arrival details; not extendable.

Journalist / Reporter

Entry visa for 30 days (single entry) extendable, requiring details of the media organization.

MSG (Melanesian Spearhead Group)

Free 60 days single entry visa for MSG country citizens (Fiji, PNG, Vanuatu), maximum stay up to 1 year, non-extendable and requires no documents.

Short Term Business

USD $450 visa valid for 180 days with multiple entry, non-extendable, requiring business name, type, and address.

Emergency Employment

USD $150 single entry visa valid for 30 days (max 4 entries/year), not extendable, requiring Labour Department support.

Long-Term Employment

USD $450 visa valid for 2 years with unlimited entries, extendable, requiring business name, type, and address.

Short-Term Employment

USD $300 single entry visa valid for 6 months, extendable, requiring Labour Department support.

Aid Workers / Volunteer (Non-Commercial)

USD $100 multiple entry visa valid for 1 year, extendable.

Research Academic

USD $100 single entry visa valid for 1 year.

Sportsperson

USD $100 single entry visa valid for 1 year, extendable

Religious Worker (Non-Commercial/Working)

USD $100 single entry visa valid for 1 year, extendable.

Dependent of Resident on Short Term or Long Term Visa

USD $300 visa valid for up to 2 years, linked to primary applicant.

Family Relationship Visa - Dependent of a Solomon Island Citizen

USD $300 visa valid for 2 years, extendable.

Film-maker (Commercial)

USD $400 visa valid for 2 years, extendable.

Film-maker (Non-Commercial)

USD $150 visa valid for 2 years, not extendable.

Comedian (Commericial)

USD $400 visa valid for 2 years, not extendable.

Musician (Commercial)

USD $400 visa valid for 2 years, not extendable.

Church or Cultural Entertainer (Non-Commercial)

USD $250 visa valid for 2 years, not extendable.

Student Visa or dependent of Student

USD $150 visa valid for 2 years, extendable.

Foreign Official / Diplomats (Long Term)

Free multiple entry visa valid for 3 years, extendable (depend on contract).

Foreign Official / Diplomat (Short-Term)

Free multiple entry visa valid for 1 year, must apply for long-term if extension needed.

Dependents of Diplomats and Citizens (Non-Working)

Free visa valid for 3 years linked to primary applicant.

Ministerial Special Exemption

Free multiple entry visa valid for 2 years, extendable.

Emergency Visa - (30 days)

Free single entry visa valid for 30 days, not extendable.

Emergency Visa - (60 Days)

Free single entry visa valid for 60 days, not extendable.

People's Republic of China

Exempted visa, single entry, 90 days accumulative.

EU Official Passport holders

Exempted visa, single entry, 90 days.

UAE Official Passport holders

Exempted visa, single entry, 90 days.

India Official Passport holders

Exempted visa, single entry, 90 days.

Indonesia Official Passport holders

Exempted visa, single entry, 90 days.

Residents (Long Term)

USD $1500 visa valid for 5 years, must have 5 years of continuous prior stay, extendable.

Dependents (Long Term)

Free visa linked to primary resident, assessed based on continued dependency.

Transit Visa (Commercial Maritime Visa)

Visa on arrival valid for 14 days, extension possible with substantive visa.

Asylum Seeker

Free visa, ministerial submission required, not extendable.

Refugee

Free visa, not extendable.

Human Trafficking & Smuggling

Free visa, not extendable.

Important Information​

Note: Visa holders can convert their visa types by paying the applicable conversion fee (contact immigration visa application )to apply for the visa type they want to convert their current ones to. Applications for the new visa type are done using the same process as when applying for a new visa.

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