Visa requirements for Surinamese citizens explained

Visa requirements for Surinamese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Suriname.

As of July 2024, Surinamese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 79 countries and territories, ranking the Surinamese passport 62nd in the world, tied with Bolivian passport, Kosovar passport and Lesotho passport according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania	[2]		90 days visa free if holds a valid, multiple-entry and previously used visa or a residence permit issued by a Schengen area country, United States, Cyprus, Ireland or the United Kingdom
Algeria
Andorra			Andorra imposes no visa requirements, but visitor can only access Andorra via France or Spain thus multiple entries Schengen visa is required.
Angola		30 days	Maximum 3 entries per calendar year
Antigua and Barbuda		6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Argentina		90 days
Armenia	[3]	120 days
Australia	[4]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas		3 months
Bahrain		14 days
Bangladesh		30 days
Barbados		6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
	[5]	30 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	[6]		Must pay 100 USD per person per day for Sustainable Development Fee
		90 days[7]
Bosnia and Herzegovina			30 days visa free if hold a valid multiple entry visa holders and residents of Ireland, Cyprus, Schengen Area member states, and United States
Botswana	[8]	3 months
Brazil		90 days
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso	[9]	1 month
Burundi		1 month
Cambodia	[10]	30 days
Cameroon	[11]	30 days
Canada
Cape Verde		30 days
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
		30 days
Colombia		90 days	90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period
Comoros		45 days
	[12]	7 days
Costa Rica		30 days
Cote d'Ivoire	[13]	3 months	e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia
Cuba	[14]	90 days	Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Djibouti	[15]	90 days
Dominica		6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Dominican Republic		30 days	Can be extended up to 120 days
Ecuador		90 days
Egypt		30 days
El Salvador			180 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Equatorial Guinea	[16]		Must arrive via Malabo International Airport, processing fee 75 USD
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia	[17]	up to 90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Fiji
Finland
Gabon	[18]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia
Georgia		90 days	90 days within 180 days period visa free if Hold a valid visa or residence permit issued by the European Economic Area state, Gulf Cooperation Council member state, Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom or the United States
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada		3 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Guatemala			90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Guinea	[19]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau		90 days
Guyana		6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Haiti		3 months
Honduras			90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Hungary
Iceland
India		30 days
Indonesia	[20]	30 days
	[21]	30 days
Iraq	[22]
Ireland
Israel		90 days
Italy
Jamaica		90 days	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Japan		90 days
Jordan		30 days
Kazakhstan	[23]
Kenya	[24]	90 days
Kiribati		90 days	90 days within any 12-month period.
	[25]	90 days	The validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval.[26]
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan	[27]	60 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Manas International Airport or Osh Airport or through land crossings with China (at Irkeshtam and Torugart), Kazakhstan (at Ak-jol, Ak-Tilek, Chaldybar, Chon-Kapka), Tajikistan (at Bor-Dobo, Kulundu, Kyzyl-Bel) and Uzbekistan (at Dostuk).
			if they are traveling on an official visit, they may still obtain a visa on arrival, provided they are holding an official letter of guarantee issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Laos
Latvia
Lebanon			In addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate of General Security (La Surete Generale).
Lesotho	[28]	44 days
Liberia
Libya	[29]	30 days
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar		60 days
Malawi	[30]	90 days
Malaysia		30 days
Maldives		30 days
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania			Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius		180 days	180 days per calendar year for tourism, 120 days per calendar year for business
Mexico			180 days visa free if hold a valid visa or pernement residency of the Schengen Area, Canada, Japan, the United States or the United Kingdom, and only pernanment residency of Pacific Aliance member
		30 days
	[31]		90 days visa free if hold a valid residence permit, a valid 'C'-type, or a valid 'D'-type visa issued by a Schengen member state or a European Union member state
Monaco			Monaco imposes no visa requirements, but visitor can only access Monaco via France or Mediterranean sea thus multiple entries Schengen visa is required.
Mongolia	[32]	30 days
Montenegro			30 days visa free if Holda valid visa issued by the Schengen area, Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, the United States and the United Kingdom
Morocco
Mozambique	[33]	30 days
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal		90 days[34]
New Zealand			Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[35]
Nicaragua		90 days
Niger
Nigeria	[36]	90 days
			15 days visa free if hold a valid Type "C" multiple-entry visa for the Schengen Area or a temporary/permanent residence permit of an EU Member State or a country signatory of the Schengen Agreement
Norway
Oman		14 days	30 days eVisa also available.[37]
Pakistan	[38]	90 days	Free of charge
Palau		30 days
Panama
Papua New Guinea	[39]	60 days
Paraguay
Peru		90 days
Philippines		30 days
Poland
Portugal
Qatar		30 days
Romania
		90 days	90 days within 180-day period.
Rwanda	[40]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis		6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Saint Lucia		6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Samoa		60 days
San Marino			San Marino imposes no visa requirements, but visitor can only access San Marino via Italy thus multiple entries Schengen visa is required.
	[41]
Saudi Arabia
Senegal		90 days
Serbia		30 days
Seychelles	[42]	3 months
Sierra Leone	[43]	1 month
Singapore		30 days
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia		30 days
South Africa
			Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain
Sri Lanka	[44]	60 days / 30 days
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
	[45]	15 days
Tajikistan	[46]	60 days
	[47]	90 days
Timor-Leste		30 days
Togo	[48]	15 days
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago			Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Tunisia
Turkey	[49]	30 days
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu		1 month
Uganda	[50]	3 months
Ukraine	[51]		e-Visa (30 days) is currently suspended.
United Arab Emirates			May apply using 'Smart service'.[52]
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan	[53]	30 days
Vanuatu
			Vatican City imposes no visa requirements, but visitor can only access Vatican City via Italy thus multiple entries Schengen visa is required.
	[54]	90 days	30 days visa free when visit Phu Quoc Island
Yemen
Zambia	[55]	90 days
Zimbabwe		30 days

Territories and disputed areas

Visa requirements for Surinamese citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas and restricted zones:

Territory		Conditions of access	Notes
China
Hong Kong			14 days
			30 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands		[56]
Greenland		[57]
France
		[58]
French Guiana
French Polynesia
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Reunion
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna		[59]
Netherlands
Aruba			90 days
			90 days
			90 days
			90 days
New Zealand
Cook Islands			31 days
Niue			30 days
Tokelau		[60]
Norway
Jan Mayen			Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[61] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[62]
Svalbard			Unlimited period under Svalbard Treaty.[63]
United Kingdom
		[64]
Anguilla		[65]	Holders of a valid visa or residence permit for the United Kingdom, United States or Canada do not need a visa
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean Territory		[66]
Cayman Islands		[67]
		[68]
Gibraltar
Montserrat			6 months
			14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.[69] [70] [71]
		[72] [73]
		[74] [75]	3 months within any year period
			Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[76]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands			Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[77] [78]
Turks and Caicos Islands			90 days
United States
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Antarctica and adjacent islands

See also

• Visa policy of Suriname
• Surinamese passport

Notes and References

1. Web site: Global Passport Ranking.
2. Web site: Albania eVisa.
3. Web site: Armenia eVisa.
4. Web site: Australia Subclass 600.
5. Web site: Benin eVisa.
6. Web site: Bhutan eVisa.
7. Web site: Bolivia Online Visa.
8. Web site: Botswana eVisa.
9. Web site: Burkina Faso eVisa.
10. Web site: Cambodia eVisa.
11. Web site: Cameroon eVisa.
12. Web site: DR Congo eVisa.
13. Web site: CI eVisa.
14. Web site: EVisa-Cuba .
15. Web site: Djibouti eVisa.
16. Web site: Equatorial Guinea eVisa.
17. Web site: Ethiopia eVisa.
18. Web site: Gabon eVisa.
19. Web site: Guinea eVisa.
20. Web site: WNA – Direktorat Jenderal Imigrasi. www.imigrasi.go.id.
21. Web site: Iran eVisa.
22. Web site: الصفحة الرئيسية @ eVisa Portal. evisa.iq.
23. Web site: Kazakhstan eVisa.
24. Web site: Kenya eTA.
25. Web site: K-ETA.
26. Web site: K-ETA Application Guide.
27. Web site: Kyrgyzstan eVisa.
28. Web site: Lesotho eVisa.
29. Web site: Libya eVisa.
30. Web site: Malawi eVisa.
31. Web site: Moldova eVisa.
32. Web site: Mongolia evisa.
33. Web site: Mozambique eVisa.
34. Web site: Nepal Online Visa.
35. Web site: Information about: Australian Resident Visa . immigration.govt.nz . Immigration New Zealand . 21 May 2020 . Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand..
36. Web site: Nigeria Immigration Services.
37. Web site: Oman eVisa.
38. Web site: Pakistan Online Visa.
39. Web site: PNG eVisa.
40. Web site: Rwanda E-Services.
41. Web site: ST eVisa.
42. Web site: Seychelles Electronic Border System.
43. Web site: Sierra Leone eVisa.
44. Web site: SL eVisa.
45. Web site: Visa Syrie: Demande de visa pour la Syrie .
46. Web site: Tajikistan eVisa.
47. Web site: Tanzania eVisa.
48. Web site: Togo eVisa.
49. Web site: Türkiye eVisa.
50. Web site: Uganda eVisa.
51. Web site: Ukraine eVisa.
52. Web site: UAE Smart Service.
53. Web site: Uzbekistan eVisa.
54. Web site: Vietnam eVisa.
55. Web site: Zambia eVisa.
56. Web site: Passport and Visa .
57. Web site: Visa requirements for foreigners visiting Greenland .
58. Web site: Clipperton - Ile de la Passion.
59. Web site: Requesting a visa. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires. étrangères. France Diplomacy - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
60. Web site: Welcome to nginx . 2014-03-15 . https://archive.today/20140315034207/https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=NZ&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=AI&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C . 2014-03-15 . dead .
61. Web site: Jan Mayen Homesite, Edited by the Jan Mayen Crew . 15 June 2020 . 30 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130430074108/http://www.jan-mayen.no/visit.htm . dead .
62. Web site: Forskrifter om utlendingers adgang til Jan Mayen . no . Regulations on foreigners' access to Jan Mayen . lovdata.no . 7 March 2022 . https://archive.today/20220307005017/https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/1962-06-01-1 . 7 March 2022 . live.
63. Web site: Visa and passport requirements. 5 October 2011.
64. http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/archives/pdf/enlargement_process/future_prospects/negotiations/eu10_bulgaria_romania/treaty_2003/en/aa00042_re03_en.pdf Protocols No. 3 and 10 to the Treaty of Accession 2003
65. Web site: Visas & Travel . Government of Anguilla.
66. Web site: British Indian Ocean Territory travel advice. GOV.UK.
67. Web site: Visa requirements Cayman Islands . www.immigration.gov.ky:80 . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191124105104/http://www.immigration.gov.ky:80/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/12712491.PDF . 24 November 2019 . dead.
68. Web site: Visit us | Falkland Islands Government.
69. Web site: Tourist Information Visas & Legal Info Pitcairn Island Tourism . 2014-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131018001850/http://www.visitpitcairn.pn/visitpitcairn/visaslegalinfo/touristinfo/index.html . 2013-10-18 . dead .
70. Web site: Pitcairn Islands.
71. Web site: Immigration Control Ordinance 2006 . . 5 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211106205311/http://www.government.pn/immigration%20ordinance.pdf . 6 November 2021 . live.
72. Web site: Saint Helena eVisa. Saint Helena Government.
73. Web site: VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR VISITING ST HELENA. St Helena Government. 2 February 2018. 2 February 2018.
74. Web site: Ascension Island E-Visa System. 13 November 2018.
75. Web site: Entry Visas. 13 November 2018. 15 June 2020. 16 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181116084227/http://www.ascension-island.gov.ac/entry-visas/. dead.
76. Web site: Tristan da Cunha Tourism. Richard. Grundy. www.tristandc.com.
77. Web site: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (British Overseas Territory) travel advice. GOV.UK.
78. Web site: Information for Visitors - South Georgia Website . 2014-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080412170649/http://www.sgisland.gs/index.php/(v)Information_for_Visitors_to_South_Georgia?useskin=vis . 2008-04-12 . dead .