Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons, is an archipelagic country consisting of six major islands and over 1,000 smaller islands in Melanesia, Oceania, to the north-east of Australia. It is adjacent to Bougainville to the west, New Caledonia and Vanuatu to the south-east, Fiji, Tuvalu, and Wallis and Futuna to the east, and the Federated States of Micronesia and Nauru to the north. Wikipedia
Cities
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Can I go? Entry and visas
From GOV.UK, for United Kingdom passports, updated 12 October 2026:
If you are visiting Solomon Islands as a tourist, you must apply for a ‘tourist visa’ through the new Solomon Islands Immigration Division visa portal.
The visa costs 100 US dollars. You will need to provide:
a copy of your passport
your travel itinerary
hotel booking confirmation
Passport validity
To enter the Solomon Islands, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you arrive and at least 2 blank pages for entry stamps.
Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to.
You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.
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Your embassy in Solomon Islands
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For a lost passport, an arrest or an emergency.
Solomon Islands's embassy in United Kingdom
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For a visa before you go.
Entry rules change, sometimes overnight. Always confirm with the official source before you book or travel. This is a pointer, not legal advice.
Good to know
Emergency numbers in Solomon Islands
- Currency
- Solomon Islands Dollar (SBD)
- Time
- UTC+11
- Wed 03:14 there now
- Plugs and power
- Types G, I · 220 V
- Driving
- On the left
- Calling code
- +677
- Languages
- English
- Capital
- Honiara
From Wikidata, Unicode CLDR (currency, languages) and the IANA time zone database; checked 10 October 2026.