What the Netherlands visa rules mean for Solomon Islands travellers
Solomon Islands citizens can enter Netherlands without a visa and stay for up to 90 days. You only need a valid Solomon Islands passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 90-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Netherlands applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Under the Schengen Borders Code, a third-country national's travel document must be valid for at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States (a requirement that may be…
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
- Travel insurance: Under the Schengen Visa Code, visa applicants must hold travel medical insurance valid throughout the territory of the Member States and covering the entire period of the intended stay; the minimum coverage is EUR 30,00…
- Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read makes a return or onward ticket a condition of entry in itself. Under the Schengen Borders Code (Annex I), the supporting documents border guards may check for tourist or private trips i…
Netherlands entry rules compared
Netherlands lets 93 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 105. Solomon Islands citizens are treated the same way as Australia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia and New Zealand. Overall the Solomon Islands passport ranks #71 in the world with 86 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Europe? With a Solomon Islands passport you can also visit 39 countries in the region without a visa, including Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland and Cyprus.
In the other direction, Netherlands citizens need evisa to visit Solomon Islands.