No visa needed

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

Citizens of the Solomon Islands don’t need a visa for Malta and can stay up to 90 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 — Valletta: ≈ 15,450 km, about 20 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

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

Yes, citizens of the Solomon Islands don’t need a visa for Malta for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Malta 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; Malta passport: 123.
Citizens of the Solomon Islands and Malta can travel together visa-free to 83 countries, for example: Vanuatu, Micronesia, Kiribati, Fiji, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Tajikistan, Mauritius, Seychelles, United Arab Emirates, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Belize.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Malta, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands visa for citizens of Malta

Travelling to Malta: good to know

Honiara — Valletta: about 15,450 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 20 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Honiara 12:00 — Valletta 03:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: English and Maltese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Malta is the 156th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Solomon Islands.