Solomon Islands: restrictions and entry requirements 2023

Solomon Islands: сountry`s borders status

Borders are open with restrictions.

Entry conditions for citizens and tourists

One of the following documents must be provided:

• a vaccination certificate stating that passenger was fully vaccinated no less than 4 weeks before arrival;
  OR
• a negative PCR test result taken no more than 72 hours before departure from the 1st embarkation point;
  OR
• a COVID-19 recovery certificate issued no more than 3 months before departure from the 1st embarkation point.

This rule doesn’t apply to:

• children under 12;
• citizens of Solomon islands.

Accepted vaccines are: AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), CanSinoBIO (Convidecia), Covaxin, Covovax, Covishield, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm (BIBP), Sinovac.

National holidays in the Solomon Islands in 2023

Public holidays and festivals in the Solomon Islands in 2023. Non-working days:

• January 1, Sunday: New Year’s Day;
• January 2, Monday: New Year’s holiday;
• February 25, Saturday: Choiseul Province Day;
• April 7, Friday: Good Friday;
• April 8, Saturday: Easter;
• April 10, Monday: Easter Monday;
• May 29, Monday: Whit Monday;
• June 2, Friday: Isabel Province Day;
• June 8, Thursday: Temotu Province Day;
• June 9, Friday: King’s Birthday;
• June 29, Thursday: Central Province Day;
• July 7, Friday: Independence Day;
• July 20, Thursday: Rennell and Bellona Province Day;
• August 1, Tuesday: Guadalcanal Province Day;
• August 3, Thursday: Makira-Ulawa Province Day;
• August 15, Tuesday: Malaita Province Day;
• December 7, Thursday: Western Province Day;
• December 25, Monday: Christmas;
• December 26, Tuesday: National Day of Thanksgiving.