No visa needed

Do citizens of the Solomon Islands need a visa for Malaysia?

Citizens of the Solomon Islands don’t need a visa for Malaysia and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of the Solomon Islands: the passport opens 84 countries visa-free; Honiara — Kuala Lumpur: ≈ 6,600 km, about 9 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Malaysia without a visa on a Solomon Islands passport?

Yes, citizens of the Solomon Islands don’t need a visa for Malaysia for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Malaysia visa rules at a glance

With a Solomon Islands passport you can visit 84 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 51 with an e-visa; 36 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Solomon Islands passport ranks 72nd of 199.
Solomon Islands passport: visa-free access to 84 countries; Malaysia passport: 122.
Citizens of the Solomon Islands and Malaysia can travel together visa-free to 80 countries, for example: Vanuatu, Micronesia, Kiribati, Fiji, Philippines, Singapore, China, Tajikistan, Mauritius, Seychelles, United Arab Emirates, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, and Honduras.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Malaysia, in turn, get a visa on arrival in the Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands visa for citizens of Malaysia

Travelling to Malaysia: good to know

Honiara — Kuala Lumpur: about 6,600 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Honiara 12:00 — Kuala Lumpur 09:00.
Local currency: Malaysian Ringgit.
Languages: English and Malay.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MYR 4.08.
Malaysia is the 25th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Solomon Islands.