Russian Federation to Solomon Islands visa requirements

Russian (ordinary passport) travelers need a visa before going to the Solomon Islands. Russia is on the list of nationalities that require prior approval from the Director of Immigration, so it is not eligible for the free visitor permit on arrival. The visitor (tourist) visa is applied for online through the official Immigration Division portal before travel. The Solomon Islands does not grant Russian Federation passport holders visa-free entry or a free visitor permit on arrival. Both the Solomon Islands Immigration Division and the country's Permanent Mission to the UN list the Russian Federation among nationalities that must obtain prior approval from the Director of Immigration before entering. In practice this means a Russian tourist must apply for and be granted a visitor (tourist) visa in advance. The Immigration Division now operates an online visa application portal (immigration.gov.sb) where applicants register, upload a passport bio-page, return ticket, proof of funds and proof of genuine tourist intent, and pay the fee online by card. The visitor visa is typically issued for entry with a 30-day permit on arrival, extendable in-country up to an aggregate of three months in any twelve-month period (and up to about 150 days with extensions). The headline visa fee is USD 100 (a reduced USD 50 applies for online lodgement per the official portal); all fees are levied in US dollars and converted to Solomon Islands dollars (SBD) at the time of registration. Processing has no guaranteed timeframe but tourist applications are commonly processed within several business days. Russians should apply well ahead of travel — the immigration authority recommends contacting it at least two weeks before the intended trip. Because sources confirm Russia is on the prior-approval list and is absent from both the visa-exempt and free-permit-on-arrival lists, the conservative and correct classification is a pre-arranged visa obtained online (eVisa).