What the Solomon Islands visa rules mean for Netherlands travellers
Netherlands passport holders need an eVisa to enter Solomon Islands. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email; it allows stays of up to 90 days. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.
The main option is the Mutual Visa Exemption, which costs Free. Solomon Islands also offers Tourist Visa — see the visa options above.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Solomon Islands applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Solomon Islands Immigration says you may not be allowed into Solomon Islands if your passport validity is less than 6 months. The UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the dat…
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: WHO's Annex 1 lists Solomon Islands as requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 9 months or over arriving from countries at risk of yellow fever transmission.
- Vaccinations: Malaria prevention: The US CDC recommends that travellers going to the Solomon Islands take prescription medicine to prevent malaria.
Solomon Islands entry rules compared
Solomon Islands does not grant visa-free entry to any passport, issues eVisas to 198. Netherlands citizens are treated the same way as Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria and Azerbaijan. Overall the Netherlands passport ranks #8 in the world with 125 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Oceania? With a Netherlands passport you can also visit 9 countries in the region without a visa, including Fiji, Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Palau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
In the other direction, Solomon Islands citizens can visit Netherlands visa-free for up to 90 days.