How to send money to the Solomon Islands in 2026: a dollar pegged to a basket of 5 currencies and land for 75 years
In 2026 money reaches the Solomon Islands by bank in 1-3 business days or in minutes to a mobile wallet, credited in Solomon Islands dollars. Their rate is pegged to a basket of 5 currencies, and a foreigner gets land under a fixed-term estate of up to 75 years under the land and titles law.
Money is sent to the Solomon Islands to an account at a bank in Honiara, through a money transfer system, to a mobile wallet, or spent with a foreign bank card. It is credited in Solomon Islands dollars, whose rate is pegged to a basket of 5 currencies: the Australian and New Zealand dollars, the US dollar, the pound sterling and the yen.
The ways to send money to the Solomon Islands were checked on 9 October 2026.
| Method | Works now | Currency credited | Time | What for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank transfer from abroad | yes | Solomon Islands dollars at the bank's rate | 1-3 business days | land lease, building, business |
| Money transfer system | yes | Solomon Islands dollars | from a few minutes | support for relatives |
| Transfer to a mobile wallet | yes | Solomon Islands dollars | a few minutes | small sums to outer islands |
| Foreign bank card | yes | Solomon Islands dollars | at once | a trip and the first weeks |
A rate pegged to a basket of 5 currencies: what it gives the sender
The Solomon Islands dollar is pegged not to one currency but to a basket of 5: the Australian and New Zealand dollars, the US dollar, the pound sterling and the yen. So the rate moves smoothly, and a sender in any of these currencies knows in advance the sum the recipient will get.
Currency transactions in the country go through banks under the 1976 exchange control law: a bank in Honiara credits a transfer from abroad and does the exchange itself. The sender needs the recipient's name, the account number, the bank's name and its international code, and the payment purpose. The best route is usually direct: send in the currency you hold, without an intermediate exchange.
Most people live not in the capital but on dozens of islands without bank branches. For relatives there, transfers to a mobile wallet are more convenient: the money arrives in minutes and pays for things in the local shop. If you support family on Malaita or in Western Province, we will suggest how best to send it.
Land in the Solomon Islands for 75 years
A foreigner in the Solomon Islands gets land under a fixed-term estate of up to 75 years: this is how the land and titles law has worked since 31 December 1977, while perpetual ownership stays with citizens and the state. A fixed-term estate is registered, and it can be sold, mortgaged and inherited until the term ends. Before paying for a plot, the owner and the remaining term are checked in the registry: when buying a fixed-term estate from a previous holder, the new one gets only the years left, and the plot's price depends on them.
The fee for granting agricultural land to a non-citizen is 2% of its value without buildings, and 0.5% for a citizen. Most of the remaining land is customary community land, which is leased under an agreement with the owners registered by the lands office.
A transfer for a plot is split into the grant or lease fee and building in stages. So that the first payment arrives by the registration date, check the transfer terms in advance.
What papers a transfer to the Solomon Islands needs
Data for 2026.
| Sum | What a bank in Honiara will ask | Which papers |
|---|---|---|
| Up to $10,000 | the recipient and the purpose | the payment purpose |
| $10,000-100,000 | the source of the money and the link to the recipient | 3-6 months of statements, a lease or an income certificate |
| From $100,000 | the path of the money and the project | a home or business sale contract, dividends, an inheritance, land documents in the country |
A large transfer for a project, such as land, building or boats for tourism, is checked by the sender's bank and the bank in Honiara against documents on the origin of the money, so they are collected before sending. Is the sender's bank slow with a large sum? There are usually legal working options for such a case: a manager will choose a suitable one. The order of large transfers is on the capital relocation page.
We will help you send money to the Solomon Islands
Mistakes cost more than fees: a double exchange through a third currency, paying for a plot before the fixed-term estate is registered, a large sum for a project without documents on the origin of the money. We will help you avoid them: we will choose a route for the sum and the sending country, prepare documents on the origin of the money, carry out the transfer through licensed partners and follow it through to crediting.
Details and terms are with a manager in the chat: they depend on the sum, the sending country and the purpose of the transfer.
From the Solomon Islands to Australia and across Melanesia
The main destination for outgoing transfers is Australia: Brisbane is about three hours' flight away, and people go there to study and for medical care. Money also goes to New Zealand, to neighbouring Vanuatu, another Melanesian country, and to Papua New Guinea. A bank in Honiara sends an outgoing transfer straight in the recipient country's currency, and the payment purpose states the reason: study, medical care or support for relatives.
Sending money to neighbouring countries
- Vanuatu: the national currency is the vatu
- Australia: the Australian dollar
- New Zealand: the New Zealand dollar
- Timor-Leste: the US dollar as the national currency
- Papua New Guinea: the kina and land leased for 99 years
- Fiji: by bank or to a mobile wallet
All the countries for capital and the order of a large transfer are on the capital relocation page.
FAQ
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We will suggest the best way to send your money
We will choose a transfer method for your amount and country, prepare the documents on the origin of the money for the bank, make the transfer through licensed partners and follow it until the money is credited. Ask your question in the chat - the manager will suggest the best terms and the cost. The legal side with banks and government bodies is handled by Murblz specialists and locally licensed partners.
Details and cost are with the manager in the chat. Describe your situation and we will reply right away.
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