OCEANIA	ASIA
American Samoa	Brunei
Australia	Japan
Commonwealth of Northern Marianas	Malaysia
Cook Islands	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)	Singapore
Fiji	South Korea
French Polynesia (Tahiti)	Thailand
Guam (US Territory)	Maldives
Republic of Nauru	Israel
New Caledonia	Kuwait
New Zealand
Niue
Norfolk Islands	NORTH AMERICA
Palau	Canada
Papua New Guinea	United States of America
Republic of Marshall Islands
Samoa
Tonga	SOUTH AMERICA
Vanuatu	Bolivia
Wallis and Futuna	Colombia
Pitcairn Island	Venezuela
	Ecuador
EUROPE
Austria
Denmark	CARRIBEAN
Finland	Antigua and Barbuda
France	Bahamas
Germany	Barbados
Great Britian (United Kingdom)	Aruba
Iceland	Anguilla
Ireland (Republic of)	Bonaire
Italy	British Virgin Islands
Liechtenstein	Camon Islands
Luxembourg	Curacao
Malta	Dominica
Monaco	Dominican Republic
Netherlands (Holland)	Grenada
Norway	Guadeloupe
Poland	Matinique
Portugal	Monserrat
San Marino	Pueto Rico
Spain	Saba
Sweden	St Kitts & Nevis
Switzerland	St Lucia
Greece	St Vincent and The Grenadines
Hungary	Trinidad and Tobago
Slovenia
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Andorra

 

COUNTRIES/TERRITORIES WHOSE NATIONALS REQUIRE PRIOR APPROVAL BEFORE ENTERING SOLOMON ISLANDS AS VISITORS

The visitors who are national of the above mentioned countries require the prior approval of the Director of Immigration. Countries NOT listed on both catergories MUST also get prior approval from the Director of Immigration.

Prior approval of the Director of Immigration may be obtained by contacting the Director direct by Email: immigration@commerce.gov.sb
Phone: (677) 26907
Fax: (677) 24870
Mailing Address: P O Box G26
HONIARA
Solomon Islands.

The following conditions apply to a visitor who is granted a visitor’s permit:-

• 1. The visitor will not behave in a manner prejudicial to peace or good order;
• 2. The visitor will not engage in any business, profession or employment for reward or not unless with the approval of the Commissioner of Labour.
• 3. The visitor will not engage in any religious vocations except with the approval of the Minister for Immigration.
• 4. The visitor will not engage in research except with the approval of the Minister for Immigration.
• 5. Other conditions which the Director of Immigration may impose.

A visitor who is granted a visitor’s permit may during a period of 30 days engage in business, profession or employment without complying with condition 2 above if the business, profession or employment arises in the course of duties from his normal employment outside Solomon Islands.
However, any visitor wishing to engage in any business, profession or employment during a period of over and above 30 days must comply with condition 2 above.
A visitors permit entitles a visitor to remain in Solomon Islands for any period or periods in the aggregate, not exceeding three months in any period of twelve months. A visitor’s permit can be extended beyond the 3 months for a further period or aggregated period of up to 3 months provided there are special circumstances justifying the extension. A standard application form for extension needs to be filled up accompanied with a photograph of the applicant (passport photo) together with the required fee (appropriate fees, see column on Immigration fees).
Before a visitor’s permit can be issued to a visitor who wishes to engage in any business, profession or employment for more than 30 days a work permit obtained from the Commissioner of Labour must be furnished to the Director of Immigration. Similarly a visitor who wish to undertake research must also submit a research permit from the Education Minister or Department prior to a grant of a visitor’s permit.