Passport valid for at least six months required by all except nationals of Hong Kong (SAR) with a document of identity.

A Visitor’s Permit will be issued to most nationals on arrival at the airport (including those listed in the chart above). The permit allows stays of up to three months and the cost of the permit varies according to nationality.

Visitors from the following countries need clearance from the Immigration Department and are required to give prior notice in order to obtain a visitor’s permit:
(a) all African countries;
(b) all CIS countries (except Belarus);
(c) nationals of Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, China (PR), Colombia, Comoros Islands, Congo (Dem Rep), Congo (Rep), Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Korea (Dem Rep), Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of), Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, The Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, Vietnam and Yemen.

Nearest Solomon Islands Consulate, High Commission or Embassy or Principal/Director of Immigration, Ministry of Commerce, Foreign Affairs and Tourism, PO Box G26, Honiara (e-mail: immigration@commerce.gov.sb).

All visitors: (a) Valid passport. (b) Onward or return tickets. (c) Proof of sufficient funds for the duration of stay. Visitors requiring prior clearance: (a)-(c) and, (d) Photocopy of passport. (e) Details of itinerary. (f) Reason for visit.

Apply to the Labour Division, Ministry of Commerce, Foreign Affairs and Tourism (see address above).

Apply well in advance.

Embassy of the Solomon Islands in Belgium
Avenue Edouard Lacombrt 17, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: (2) 732 7085.

Permanent Mission of the Solomon Islands to the United Nations in the USA
Suite 400L, 800 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA
Tel: (212) 599 6192.
Website: www.solomons.com