The Somali Tourist Visa for your Holiday or Visiting a Family
Applying for a Somali Tourist visa is necessary when going on holiday trip or to see a relative living in Solomon Islands.
Generally, you can apply for the necessary Somali tourist visa online/ at the nearest Somali consulate in the country of your residence for a stay in Solomon Islands of up to three months.
General Visa Requirements and Validity Period of Somali Tourist Visa
Before applying for a tourist visa for Solomon Islands, it is advised you check whether you can apply for the Somali tourist visa.
A brief summary of the most important requirements and conditions when obtaining the tourist visa for Solomon Islands:
- You do not expect to conduct unpaid job that can otherwise be performed by a paid worker in Solomon Islands.
- You do not mean to join a work relationship in Solomon Islands.
- You do not mean to offer services to Somali organisations (this is permitted with a Somali work visa or business visa).
- You do not mean to provide or offer services or products to consumers in Solomon Islands.
- You and your family members are not in debt to the Solomon Islands Government.
- You do not present a threat to the health or safety and security of the people of Solomon Islands.
- You have the ability to show that you have sufficient financial resources to cover your trip and return from Solomon Islands.
Do I need a Somali tourist visa?
It relies on your citizenship and the type of travel document you are using to take a trip to Solomon Islands.Please go here to check if you need a Somali visa.
Who can make an application for a Somali tourist visa?
Anyone hoping to go on holiday to Solomon Islands can request a Somali tourist visa.
There are many kinds of visa for Solomon Islands which you can use as a traveller to Solomon Islands. If you are not exactly sure which kind of Somali tourist visa you need to apply, please speak to the nearest Somali visa office to obtain further information as goal of this page is to give you general overview when making an application for Somali tourist visa.
What type of Somali visa do I require?
This relies on 3 points:
- The nationality according to your passport – If the nationality according to the passport is from a nation that is on visa free travel to Solomon Islands or eligible to apply for a visa on arrival in Solomon Islands, then you may not require to apply for a Somali tourist visa before leaving from your home country. Please click on this link to find out if you need a Somali visa.
- The duration of your visit in Solomon Islands – If you want to remain in Solomon Islands for a shorter period less than 90 days, then you can request the Somali tourist visa. If you prefer to remain much longer, then get in touch with the nearest Somali visa office to find the appropriate visa for your trip.
- The activities you want to accomplish in Solomon Islands – If your main purpose of taking a trip is for holiday, then you can apply for all types of Somali tourist visas discussed on this page.
General Visa Application Requirements to Apply for Somali Visitor Visa
- Traveler visa application for Solomon Islands – Completed Somali visa application form.
- Original and signed passport – The passport must be valid for a minimum of six months prior to entering Solomon Islands and 3 months after departing Solomon Islands. It must have at the very least two spare visa web pages and can not be older than ten years.
- Passport type photo – Photo has to be no older than six months and should be 35 x 40mm in width.
- Previous passport – Provide a previous passport if you had any.
- Previous visas – Copies of previous Somali visas information if you had any.
- Flight tickets to Solomon Islands – Reservation of return or round trip flight tickets. In some scenarios the Somali visa office might ask for pre-paid flight tickets to Solomon Islands.
- Travel insurance coverage – Proof of travel insurance with a minimum cover set by the Somali consular office provided with the Certification of Insurance policy and the table of benefits. The travel insurance should cover the cost of repatriation for medical reasons and the Certificate of Currency must be issued by an insurer. If you are thinking about using your credit card travel insurance for your travel to Solomon Islands, please contact Somali embassy to learn more and travel insurance coverage requirements for the Somali visa.
- Original financial institution statements – Original bank statements for the last 3 months revealing enough funds to cover your visit in Solomon Islands. If statements are printed online then it needs to be Authenticated (stamped) by the financial institution officials.
- Hotel Reservations in Solomon Islands – Copy of confirmed hotel bookings including name of the applicant, name and address of the hotel, time-span of stay. In many scenarios, only bookings which are partly or completely pre-paid can be accepted.
- Work letter – This letter has to be: original and signed letter from employer written on company letter head paper, validating your ongoing employment, the status of employment, monthly salary and yearly leave. Additionally, please offer your 3 latest pay slips. If you are self-employed: give certified copies of company registration, income tax return.
- For students. Please give the following:
- Proof of present student status: Certificate of Enrollment.
- Original and signed letter from university written on university letter head paper, affirming on-going enrolment, confirming the payment of tuition fees or any kind of scholarships, and confirming term break.
- Insurance coverage from Organisation/University – Give a letter from the University specifying the purpose, period of travel and confirmation that you will be covered by the insurance for the whole journey in addition to the Certificate of Currency and summary of benefits.
As a whole, visa applications for Somali visa need to be sent for a maximum of 6 months, and no behind 15 days, before the trip.