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Visitors to the Solomon Islands must obtain a visa unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries or citizens eligible for a free visitor permit on arrival.
All visitors must have a passport valid for 6 months.
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Visitors to the Solomon Islands must obtain a visa unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries or citizens eligible for a free visitor permit on arrival.
All visitors must have a passport valid for 6 months.
Holders of passports of the following countries and territories may enter Solomon Islands without a visa for the following period:
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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2017)
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Holders of passports of the following countries and territories may enter Solomon Islands with a free visitor permit on arrival for up to 3 months within any 1-year period:[4][5]
Other countries and territories may obtain a visa on arrival if they have a pre-arranged visa approval.
Most visitors arriving to Solomon Islands were from the following countries:[8][9]
| Rank | Country or territory | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
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| 1 |  Australia |
10,161 | 9,539 | 9,509 | 9,134 | 11,181 |
| 2 |  New Zealand |
1,696 | 1,544 | 1,451 | 1,406 | 1,905 |
| 3 |  Fiji |
1,664 | 1,562 | 1,391 | 1,255 | 1,800 |
| 4 |  United States |
1,623 | 1,484 | 1,413 | 1,137 | 1,161 |
| 5 |  Papua New Guinea |
1,488 | 1,379 | 1,341 | 1,243 | 2,019 |
| 6 |  China |
1,215 | 827 | 742 | 425 | n/a |
| 7 |  Vanuatu |
766 | 868 | 609 | 529 | 804 |
| 8 |  Japan |
715 | 552 | 581 | 505 | 601 |
| 9 |  United Kingdom |
496 | 347 | 387 | 337 | 460 |
| 10 |  Canada |
176 | 166 | 153 | 149 | 148 |
| 11 |  Germany |
156 | 161 | 109 | 102 | 136 |
| 12 |  Hong Kong |
149 | 99 | 93 | 95 | 81 |
| 13 |  France |
119 | 117 | 177 | 86 | 93 |
| Total | 25,709 | 23,194 | 21,623 | 20,070 | 24,431 |
