No visa needed

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

Citizens of the Solomon Islands don’t need a visa for Panama 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 — Panama City: ≈ 13,490 km, about 17.5 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 Panama without a visa on a Solomon Islands passport?

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

Panama 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; Panama passport: 88.
Citizens of the Solomon Islands and Panama can travel together visa-free to 66 countries, for example: Micronesia, Kiribati, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Seychelles, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Finland, Peru, and Estonia.
Citizens of Panama, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands visa for citizens of Panama

Travelling to Panama: good to know

Honiara — Panama City: about 13,490 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −16 hours.
Local time: Honiara 12:00 — Panama City 20:00.
Local currency: Panamanian Balboa and US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PAB 1.00.
Panama is the 81st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Solomon Islands.