About the Division
Protecting our borders and facilitating legal movement since 1978
- Statement from the Director of Immigration
Welcome to our Happy Isles.
Greetings to you all from the Solomon Islands Immigration Division.
I take this wonderful opportunity to dedicate our achievements to our hard-working Immigration officers who supported and were actively involved in developing the Immigration website, the Strategic Plan, and the Border Management System. The milestone achievements we celebrate today are the result of strong teamwork and effective leadership within the Immigration Division.
It is with great pleasure that I officially introduce the Solomon Islands Immigration Division’s new website today. This website reflects our commitment to assisting our customers and travellers who wish to visit the Solomon Islands by providing access to online visa applications. Our aim is to ensure that the website and visa system contribute positively to securing our national borders. It also reflects our vision of achieving Immigration excellence through effective and well-managed cross-border movements. The website helps keep our customers informed about transformational changes and border reforms.
The core values of the Immigration Division are Integrity, Commitment, Professionalism, Flexibility, Trust and Respect, Leadership, and Good Governance. These values form the foundation of the Division’s development and operations.
The Immigration Division is mandated under the Immigration Act 2012 to protect the people, economy, and society by promoting safe, secure, and orderly migration. Immigration is further tasked with strengthening human security and supporting social and economic development that benefits our communities. Immigration also plays a frontline role in national security and works in partnership with other agencies to implement a multi-agency border security approach for the Solomon Islands.
The new website is the result of ongoing support from the Pacific Immigration Development Community (PIDC) to its member countries, including the Solomon Islands Immigration Division. PIDC has strategically assisted its members to advance and modernise their immigration borders. Its regional security focus ensures compliance with international standards and best practices, while maintaining professionalism and responsiveness to national and regional security needs.
The Solomon Islands Immigration Division greatly appreciates the trilateral partnership between the Department of Home Affairs (Australia) and the PNG Immigration and Citizenship Service Authority. This trilateral partnership model has worked effectively in developing the Solomon Islands Border Management System. The partnership has grown from strength to strength and has resulted in this significant milestone achievement. The new website is designed to provide the following Immigration services to our customers and travellers: visa services, e-Gate payments, passport information, national border protection information, and policy and reform updates.
Today’s official launch will go down in Immigration history, marking a significant milestone with the introduction and launch of the Immigration Strategic Plan 2025–2035, the Immigration website, and the Immigration Border Management System.
Tagio Tumas and God Bless Solomon Islands.
- Our Mission
The Immigration Division will continue to work on strengthening and modernizing the nation’s defenses against all border threats through structured reforms, digitization and strategic partnering.
- Our Vision
We aspire to secure Solomon Islands borders and to play our part in protecting our people and economy.
Our Values
Integrity
We maintain high ethical standards and honesty in all our actions. We are transparent in our processes and accountable for our decisions.
Leadership
Influence others into action by doing what is right the first time and all times through all of the above values.
Respect
We treat all people with dignity and fairness, recognizing the diversity of those we serve and valuing the contribution of our staff.
Flexibility
Open to change, new ideas and encourage the broadening of knowledge and skills.
Professionalism
To demonstrate competence and skills suited to our roles and responsibilities.
Commitment
We are committed to providing timely and effective services, continuously improving our processes to meet the needs of our clients.
Functional Organization Structure
The Solomon Islands Immigration Division plays a vital role in safeguarding national security, facilitating lawful migration, and upholding the integrity of the country’s borders. Operating under the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration, the Division is structured to deliver its services efficiently through specialized units focused on border management, compliance, passport issuance, policy development, and corporate services. This functional organization ensures a coordinated approach to immigration that aligns with international standards while meeting the unique needs of the Solomon Islands.
Immigration Strategic Direction
Solomon Islands Immigration Division’s responsibility is to strengthen the security governance architecture, internationalize investment, and travel facilitation, bolster organizational capacity and advance multilateral cooperation. Immigration strategized to reform Immigration to advance national border digitization and transformation to secure and protect Solomon Islands national borders.
Our Units
The Policy, Reform and Admin Unit consists of official guidelines, rules or plans that govern the division’s actions and decisions, also specific structural or organizational functions. Solomon Islands Immigration reform and border developments aiming at creating conducive environment to facilitate unique travel, investment and streamline seamless travel for travellers interested to visit Solomon Islands.
Policy, Reforms and Admin Unit Roles;
- Policy Developments
- National Border Reforms
- Immigration Research
- Training Developments
- Information, Communication and Technology (ICT)
- Corporate Services
- Human Resources Development
- Public awareness and trainings
e-Passport Unit provide and facilitate travel and national identification for citizens and work collaboratively with national stakeholders for documentations and travel identifications. The Passport Unit facilitates, assess and an issuance Authority of Solomon Islands e-Passport and travel identification documents.
e-Passport Unit Roles;
- Issuing Authority of Solomon Islands e-Passport and Travel indentification documents
- Assess and process e-passport applications
- e-Policy Reform
- e-Passport Trainings
e-Passport Mobile Enrollment Centres
- Noro Immigration Office, Western Province
- Auki Passport Office, Malaita Province
- Suva, Solomon Islands High Commission Mission, Fiji
- Brisbane, Consulate General. Brisbane, Australia
The National Compliance and Border Enforce Unit plays important role in enforcing the Immigration Act 2012, regulations and fee schedules. National Compliance ensures that non-citizens, and companies and citizens complying with Immigration laws. Immigration Division working in partnership with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, Customs and national law enforcement protecting Solomon Islands economy, people and society.
National Compliance and Border Enforcement Unit Roles;
- Investigation and prosecution
- Deportation and removals
- Detention and travel restrictions
- Human Trafficking investigation
- Public awareness and training
- National Intelligent Unit
- Legal Service
- Monitoring and enforcement
The National Border Operations roles are important to facilitate trade, investment and migration. The Unit is responsible for facilitating and processing visas for investors, and travellers or working residents in Solomon Islands. It played important role to collect non-taxable revenues and at the same time protecting our national borders, maritime, land and air transport.
National Border Operations Roles;
- Facilitating e-visas for travellers, working residents including investors
- National Border Protection
- International Airport, Seaport operations and traditional border crossings
- Western Region
- Eastern Region
- Investigation and prosecution
- Facilitate cross-border movement
- Vessel boarding
- Maritime operations