Visa policy of Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands entry stamp

Visitors to Solomon Islands must obtain a visa unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries whose citizens are eligible for permit issued on arrival. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months.

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Visa policy of Solomon Islands
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Visa policy

Visa-free access
Visa on arrival

Citizens of the following 44 countries and territories may obtain a permit valid for 3 months on arrival:[7]

In total visitors are entitled to stay for a maximum of three months within a 12-month period.

Citizens of all other countries and territories except the following can obtain a visa on arrival if they have a pre-arranged visa approval:[10]

Statistics

Most visitors arriving to Solomon Islands were from the following countries:[11][12]

RankCountry or territory20172016201520142013
1 Australia10,1619,5399,5099,13411,181
2 New Zealand1,6961,5441,4511,4061,905
3 Fiji1,6641,5621,3911,2551,800
4 United States1,6231,4841,4131,1371,161
5 Papua New Guinea1,4881,3791,3411,2432,019
6 China1,215827742425n/a
7 Vanuatu766868609529804
8 Japan715552581505601
9 United Kingdom496347387337460
10 Canada176166153149148
11 Germany156161109102136
12 Hong Kong14999939581
13 France1191171778693
Total25,70923,19421,62320,07024,431

See also

References

  1. ↑ Including 4 associated states. Solomon Islands signed a mutual visa-waiver agreement with the  European Union on 7 October 2016. This agreement allows all citizens of states that are contracting parties to the Schengen Agreement to stay without a visa for a maximum period of 90 days in any 180-day period.http://www.solomontimes.com/news/visa-free-travel-to-eu-signed/8586
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Under visa exemption agreement on 23 May 2012, entry into force: 29 January 2017
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/2017/09/monstate.pdf
  6. ↑ https://www.mofa.gov.ae/EN/MediaCenter/News/Pages/30-11-2017-UAE-Solomon-Islands.aspx
  7. ↑ "Country information (visa section)". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA) through Olympic Air. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  8. ↑ Including citizens of New Zealand territories.
  9. ↑ Including citizens/nationals of U.S territories
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ Visitor Statistics, 2013-2015
  12. ↑ Visitor Statistics, 2015-2017
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