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Visiting Relatives and Friends Visa

Solomon IslandsShort stays and visits

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

A visa is required: once approved, the e-visa is sent by email, and a copy of the visa grant letter must be shown on entry.

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Limits of the record
  • No full nationality matrix; exemptions exist for some official passports and MSG citizens.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The route covers visiting family members; the official source does not state visiting friends.

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Limits of the record
  • The source mentions family members only; visiting friends is not stated despite the route name.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The entry visa is for 90 days with multiple entry, and the maximum stay is up to 1 year.

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What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

Details of the sponsor and address details must be provided. The official source does not state funds, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence.

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Limits of the record
  • Funds, insurance, onward-travel and passport evidence are not stated.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Once approved, the e-visa is sent by email, and a copy of the visa grant letter must be shown on entry. The 90-day entry visa is extendable up to 1 year. The official source does not state where the application is lodged or the circumstances in which an extension is granted.

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Limits of the record
  • Where/how the visa is obtained and the circumstances for extension are not stated.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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