🇸🇧 Solomon Islands visa requirements for Tongan citizens
Tongan citizens can get a visa on arrival when entering Solomon Islands — no embassy visit needed beforehand.
Entry rules for Tonga passport holders
Tongan travelers can obtain their visa directly at the border or airport when arriving in Solomon Islands. Bring a passport with at least six months' validity, passport photos, and the visa fee (often payable only in cash). Lines can be long at peak times, so check whether Solomon Islands also offers an e-visa to skip the queue.
Entry rules can change at short notice. Always confirm current requirements with the official Solomon Islands immigration authority or your nearest embassy before booking.
How this compares
The Tongan passport ranks #85 worldwide, opening 114 destinations without a visa arranged in advance (82 visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 4 with an eTA). Solomon Islands is one of them.
The arrangement is reciprocal: Solomon Islands citizens traveling to Tonga face the same requirement (visa on arrival).
Melanesia is fully open to Tongan travelers — all 4 destinations in the region can be entered without arranging a visa first.
About Solomon Islands
- Capital
- Honiara
- Region
- Melanesia
- Currency
- Solomon Islands dollar ($)
- Languages
- English
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Frequently asked questions
Do Tongan citizens need a visa for Solomon Islands?
Tongan citizens can get a visa on arrival when entering Solomon Islands — no embassy visit needed beforehand.
What currency is used in Solomon Islands?
The currency in Solomon Islands is the Solomon Islands dollar ($). The capital city is Honiara.
Is this information up to date?
Current status: Visa on arrival for Tongan citizens traveling to Solomon Islands. This page is built from the open Passport Index dataset, which was last updated on 2025-01-12. Visa rules can change between dataset updates, so always confirm with the Solomon Islands embassy or immigration authority before booking.
More of Oceania for Tongan passport holders
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Source data last updated 2025-01-12.