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 2024, Surinamese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 81 countries and territories, ranking the Surinamese passport 66th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania	^[2]
Algeria
Andorra
Angola		30 days
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		1 month	May also obtain a visa online.
Bangladesh		30 days
Barbados		6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Belarus
Belgium
Belize		6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
	^[5]	30 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	^[6]
		30 days^[7]
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana	^[8]	3 months
Brazil		90 days
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso	^[9]
Burundi		1 month
Cambodia	^[10]	30 days
Cameroon	^[11]
Canada
Cape Verde		30 days
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
		30 days
Colombia		180 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		90 days	Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Djibouti	^[14]	90 days
Dominica		6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Dominican Republic
Ecuador		90 days
Egypt		30 days
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea	^[15]
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia	^[16]	up to 90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Fiji
Finland
Gabon	^[17]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia
Georgia		90 days
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada		6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Guatemala
Guinea	^[18]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau		90 days
Guyana		6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Haiti		3 months
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India		30 days
Indonesia		30 days^[19]
	^[20]	30 days
Iraq
Ireland
Israel		3 months
Italy
Jamaica		6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Japan		90 days
Jordan		30 days
Kazakhstan	^[21]
Kenya	^[22]	90 days
Kiribati		90 days	90 days within any 12-month period.
	^[23]	90 days	The validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval.^[24]
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan	^[25]	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).
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	^[26]
Liberia
Libya	^[27]
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar		60 days
Malawi	^[28]	90 days
Malaysia		90 days
Maldives		30 days
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania			Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius		90 days
Mexico
		30 days
	^[29]
Monaco
Mongolia	^[30]	30 days
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique	^[31]	30 days
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal		90 days^[32]
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.^[33]
Nicaragua		90 days
Niger
Nigeria	^[34]	90 days
Norway
Oman	^[35]	30 days
Pakistan	^[36]	3 months	Online Visa eligible.^[37]
Palau		30 days
Panama
Papua New Guinea	^[38]	60 days
Paraguay
Peru		180 days
Philippines		30 days
Poland
Portugal
Qatar		30 days
Romania
		90 days	90 days within 180-day period.
Rwanda	^[39]	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
	^[40]
Saudi Arabia
Senegal		90 days
Serbia		30 days
Seychelles	^[41]	3 months
Sierra Leone	^[42]	3 months
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	^[43]	60 days / 30 days
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan	^[44]	60 days
	^[45]	90 days
Timor-Leste		30 days
Togo	^[46]	15 days
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago		6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Tunisia
Turkey	^[47]	30 days
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu		1 month
Uganda	^[48]	3 months
Ukraine	^[49]		e-Visa (30 days) is currently suspended.
United Arab Emirates			May apply using 'Smart service'.^[50]
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan	^[51]	30 days
Vanuatu
	^[52]		e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry.
Yemen
Zambia	^[53]	90 days
Zimbabwe		30 days

Territories and disputed areas

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

Caribbean

• Visa policy toward Surinamese in the region
  • British
  • Dutch
  • French

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: Djibouti eVisa.
15. Web site: Equatorial Guinea eVisa.
16. Web site: Ethiopia eVisa.
17. Web site: Gabon eVisa.
18. Web site: Guinea eVisa.
19. Web site: Indonesia e-VOA.
20. Web site: Iran eVisa.
21. Web site: Kazakhstan eVisa.
22. Web site: Kenya eTA.
23. Web site: K-ETA.
24. Web site: K-ETA Application Guide.
25. Web site: Kyrgyzstan eVisa.
26. Web site: Lesotho eVisa.
27. Web site: Libya eVisa.
28. Web site: Malawi eVisa.
29. Web site: Moldova eVisa.
30. Web site: Mongolia evisa.
31. Web site: Mozambique eVisa.
32. Web site: Nepal Online Visa.
33. 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..
34. Web site: Nigeria Immigration Services.
35. Web site: Oman eVisa.
36. Web site: Pakistan Online Visa.
37. Web site: Tourist Visa.
38. Web site: PNG eVisa.
39. Web site: Rwanda E-Services.
40. Web site: ST eVisa.
41. Web site: Seychelles Electronic Border System.
42. Web site: Sierra Leone eVisa.
43. Web site: SL eVisa.
44. Web site: Tajikistan eVisa.
45. Web site: Tanzania eVisa.
46. Web site: Togo eVisa.
47. Web site: Türkiye eVisa.
48. Web site: Uganda eVisa.
49. Web site: Ukraine eVisa.
50. Web site: UAE Smart Service.
51. Web site: Uzbekistan eVisa.
52. Web site: Vietnam eVisa.
53. Web site: Zambia eVisa.
54. Web site: Visas For Foreign Citizens - For Kosovo Citizens - Consular Services - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo. Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130310115928/http://www.mfa-ks.net/?page=2,20. 2013-03-10.