No visa needed

Do citizens of the Solomon Islands need a visa for the Vatican City?

Citizens of the Solomon Islands don’t need a visa for the Vatican City 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 — Vatican City: ≈ 15,210 km, about 19.5 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 the Vatican City without a visa on a Solomon Islands passport?

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

Vatican City 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; Vatican City passport: 92.
Citizens of the Solomon Islands and the Vatican City can travel together visa-free to 70 countries, for example: Vanuatu, Micronesia, Fiji, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Seychelles, United Arab Emirates, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
Citizens of the Vatican City, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands visa for citizens of the Vatican City

Travelling to the Vatican City: good to know

Honiara — Vatican City: about 15,210 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 19.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Honiara 12:00 — Vatican City 03:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Italian and Latin.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Vatican City is the 152nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Solomon Islands.