Exploring To The Solomon Islands Access, Exit And Visa Requirements

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U.S. citizens do not need a visa to enter the Solomon Islands. You must have a valid passport, onward/return ticket, and proof of adequate finances. You could be denied boarding at check-in or turned around upon arrival in Honiara if your papers are not in order.

Visitor permits are provided upon arrival at Henderson International Airport in Honiara, and you may enter any number of times provided that your overall time in Solomon Islands does not go over 90 days in a 12-month period. If you arrive on a one-way airline ticket, you must have paperwork stating your business; this consists of a work permit if you're intending to work in the Solomon Islands. The Solomon Islands' authorities strictly enforces immigration laws and you may face fines and other penalties if you continue being in the country past the authorized period of your vacation.

Should you show up on a boat, visit the closest immigration office to fill out arrival forms and obtain a visitor's permit or e-mail the Immigration Director.

Supposing that you arrive in the Solomon Islands by plane but plan to depart by vessel, you have to make an application for a visitor's permit before you show up by contacting the Director of Immigration. The application should specify your arrival date, the ship name and registration details, the vessel's arrival date, and the approximate time period you will spend in the Solomon Islands. It should also request entry on a one-way (arrival only) airline ticket. The Director will issue a permit to be presented at airline check-in. If you do not have this permit, you may be refused boarding. Please allow a minimum of four weeks for the permit to be issued.

For more details about entry requirements, just contact the Permanent Mission of Solomon Islands to the United Nations at 800 Second Avenue, Suite 400L, New York, NY 10017-4709; Tel: -LRB-212-RRB- 599-6192 or 6193 or go to the Permanent Mission of Solomon Islands to the United Nations website.

If you expect the probability of transiting or going to Australia we recommend you obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) for Australia before leaving the United States.

Certain HIV/AIDS entry constraints are in place for tourists, and overseas residents of the Solomon Islands. According to the Solomon Islands Immigration Act, an immigration officer may ban you from getting into the country or deport you if you reject to take a physical by a government health care officer after being required to do so.

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