Visa requirements for Surinamese citizens

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

As of April 2025, Surinamese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 78 countries and territories, ranking the Surinamese passport 64th in the world, tied with Bolivian passport according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Surinamese citizens holding ordinary passports

  Suriname

  Visa not required

  Visa on arrival

  eVisa

  Visa available both on arrival or online

  Visa required

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[2]
Albania	eVisa[3][4]		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	Visa required[5]
Andorra	Visa required[6]		Andorra imposes no visa requirements, but visitor can only access Andorra via France or Spain thus multiple entries Schengen visa is required.
Angola	Visa not required[7]	30 days	Maximum 3 entries per calendar year
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required[8]	6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Argentina	Visa not required[9]	90 days
Armenia	eVisa[10][11]	120 days
Australia	Visa required[12][13]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
Austria	Visa required[14]
Azerbaijan	Visa required[15]
Bahamas	Visa not required[16]	3 months
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival[17]	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival[18]	30 days
Barbados	Visa not required[19]	6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Belarus	Visa required[20]
Belgium	Visa required[21]
Belize	Visa not required[22]
Benin	eVisa[23][24]	30 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	eVisa[25][26]		Must pay 100 USD per person per day for Sustainable Development Fee
Bolivia	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[27]	90 days[28]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required[29]		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	eVisa[30][31]	3 months
Brazil	Visa not required[32]	90 days
Brunei	Visa required[33]
Bulgaria	Visa required[34]
Burkina Faso	eVisa[35][36]	1 month
Burundi	Visa on arrival[37]	1 month
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[38][39]	30 days
Cameroon	eVisa[40][41]	30 days
Canada	Visa required[42]
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[43]	30 days
Central African Republic	Visa required[44]
Chad	Visa required[45]
Chile	Visa required[46]
China	Visa not required[47]	30 days
Colombia	Visa not required[48]	90 days	90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period
Comoros	Visa on arrival[49]	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[50]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa[51][52]	7 days
Costa Rica	Visa not required[53]	30 days
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[54][55]	3 months	e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia	Visa required[56]
Cuba	Tourist card / eVisa[57][58]	90 days	Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
Cyprus	Visa required[59]
Czech Republic	Visa required[60]
Denmark	Visa required[61]
Djibouti	eVisa[62][63]	90 days
Dominica	Visa not required[64]	6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Dominican Republic	Visa not required[65]	30 days	Can be extended up to 120 days
Ecuador	Visa not required[66]	90 days
Egypt	Visa on arrival[67]	30 days
El Salvador	Visa required[68]		180 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa[69][70]		Must arrive via Malabo International Airport, processing fee 75 USD
Eritrea	Visa required[71]
Estonia	Visa required[72]
Eswatini	Visa required[73]
Ethiopia	eVisa[74][75]	up to 90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Fiji	Visa required[76]
Finland	Visa required[77]
France	Visa required[78]
Gabon	eVisa[79][80]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa required[81]
Georgia	eVisa[82]	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	Visa required[83]
Ghana	Visa required[84]
Greece	Visa required[85]
Grenada	Visa not required[86]	3 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Guatemala	Visa required[87]		90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Guinea	eVisa[88][89]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[90]	90 days
Guyana	Visa not required[91]	6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Haiti	Visa not required[92]	3 months
Honduras	Visa required[93]		90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Hungary	Visa required[94]
Iceland	Visa required[95]
India	eVisa[96]	30 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports[Note 1] or 5 designated seaports.[Note 2][97] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[98] Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[99]
Indonesia	Visa not required[100][101]	30 days
Iran	eVisa[102][103]	30 days
Iraq	eVisa[104][105]
Ireland	Visa required[106]
Israel	Visa not required[107]	90 days
Italy	Visa required[108]
Jamaica	Visa not required[109]	90 days	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Japan	Visa not required[110]	90 days
Jordan	Visa on arrival[111]	30 days
Kazakhstan	eVisa[112][113]
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation[114][115]	90 days	Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
Kiribati	Visa not required[116]	90 days	90 days within any 12-month period.
North Korea	Visa required[117]
South Korea	Electronical Travel Authorization[118][119]	90 days	The validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval.[120]
Kosovo	Visa required[121]
Kuwait	Visa required[122]
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa[123][124]	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).
Laos	Visa required[125]		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	Visa required[126]
Lebanon	Visa required[127]		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	eVisa[128][129]	44 days
Liberia	Visa required[130]
Libya	eVisa[131][132]	30 days
Liechtenstein	Visa required[133]
Lithuania	Visa required[134]
Luxembourg	Visa required[135]
Madagascar	eVisa / Visa on arrival[136][137]	60 days
Malawi	eVisa / Visa on arrival[138][139]	90 days
Malaysia	Visa not required[140]	30 days
Maldives	Free Visa on arrival[141]	30 days
Mali	Visa required[142]
Malta	Visa required[143]
Marshall Islands	Visa required[144]
Mauritania	eVisa[145][146]		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required[147]	180 days	180 days per calendar year for tourism, 120 days per calendar year for business
Mexico	Visa required[148]		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
Micronesia	Visa not required[149]	30 days
Moldova	eVisa[150][151]		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	Visa required[152]		Monaco imposes no visa requirements, but visitor can only access Monaco via France or Mediterranean sea thus multiple entries Schengen visa is required.
Mongolia	eVisa[153][154]	30 days
Montenegro	Visa required[155]		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	Visa required[156]
Mozambique	eVisa / Visa on arrival[157][158]	30 days
Myanmar	Visa required[159]
Namibia	eVisa[160][161]
Nauru	Visa required[162]
Nepal	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[163]	90 days[164]
Netherlands	Visa required[165]
New Zealand	Visa required[166]		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.[167]
Nicaragua	Visa on arrival[168]	90 days
Niger	Visa required[169]
Nigeria	eVisa[170][171]	90 days
North Macedonia	Visa required[172]		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	Visa required[173]
Oman	Visa not required[174]	14 days	30 days eVisa also available.[175]
Pakistan	eVisa[176][177]	90 days	Free of charge
Palau	Free Visa on arrival[178]	30 days
Panama	Visa required[179]
Papua New Guinea	eVisa[180][181]	60 days	Visitors may apply for a visa online under the "Tourist - Own Itinerary" category.
Paraguay	Visa required[182]
Peru	Visa not required[183]	90 days
Philippines	Visa not required[184]	30 days
Poland	Visa required[185]
Portugal	Visa required[186]
Qatar	Visa not required[187]	30 days
Romania	Visa required[188]
Russia	Visa not required[189]	90 days	90 days within 180-day period.
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[190][191]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[192]	6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Saint Lucia	Visa not required[193]	6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[194]	6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Samoa	Visa not required[195]	60 days
San Marino	Visa required[196]		San Marino imposes no visa requirements, but visitor can only access San Marino via Italy thus multiple entries Schengen visa is required.
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa[197][198]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[199]
Senegal	Visa on arrival[200]	90 days
Serbia	Visa not required[201]	30 days
Seychelles	Electronic Border System[202][203]	3 months	Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel. Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles. Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. Payment of the fee (EUR 10) by credit or debit card. Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country.
Sierra Leone	eVisa[204][205]	1 month
Singapore	Visa not required[206]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa required[207]
Slovenia	Visa required[208]
Solomon Islands	Visa required[209]
Somalia	eVisa[210][211]	30 days
South Africa	Visa required[212]
South Sudan	eVisa[213][214]		Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain	Visa required[215]
Sri Lanka	ETA / Visa on arrival[216][217]	60 days / 30 days	The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period.[218] Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period).
Sudan	Visa required[219]
Sweden	Visa required[220]
Switzerland	Visa required[221]
Syria	eVisa[222][223]	15 days
Taiwan	Visa required[224]
Tajikistan	eVisa[225][226]	60 days
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival[227][228]	90 days
Thailand	eVisa[229][230]
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[231]	30 days
Togo	eVisa[232][233]	15 days
Tonga	Visa required[234]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required[235]		Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Tunisia	Visa required[236]
Turkey	eVisa[237][238]	30 days
Turkmenistan	Visa required[239]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[240]	1 month
Uganda	eVisa[241][242]	3 months
Ukraine	eVisa[243][244]
United Arab Emirates	eVisa[245]		May apply using 'Smart service'.[246]
United Kingdom	Visa required[247]
United States	Visa required[248]
Uruguay	Visa required[249]
Uzbekistan	eVisa[250][251]	30 days	5-day visa-free transit at the international airports if holding a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country.[252]
Vanuatu	Visa required[253]
Vatican City	Visa required[254]		Vatican City imposes no visa requirements, but visitor can only access Vatican City via Italy thus multiple entries Schengen visa is required.
Venezuela	Visa required[255]
Vietnam	eVisa[256][257]	90 days	30 days visa free when visit Phu Quoc Island
Yemen	Visa required[187]
Zambia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[258][259]	90 days
Zimbabwe	eVisa / Visa on arrival[260][261]	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		Visa not required[262]	14 days
Macau		Visa on arrival[263]	30 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands		Visa required[264]
Greenland		Visa required[265]
France
Clipperton Island		Special permit required[266]
French Guiana		Visa required[267]
French Polynesia		Visa required[268]
Guadeloupe		Visa required
Martinique		Visa required
Saint Barthélemy		Visa required
Saint Martin		Visa required
Mayotte		Visa required[269]
New Caledonia		Visa required[270]
Réunion		Visa required[271]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon		Visa required[272]
Wallis and Futuna		Visa required[273]
Netherlands
Aruba		Visa not required[274]	90 days
Bonaire		Visa not required[275]	90 days
Sint Eustatius		Visa not required
Saba		Visa not required
Curaçao		Visa not required[276]	90 days
Sint Maarten		Visa not required[277]	90 days
New Zealand
Cook Islands		Visa not required[278]	31 days
Niue		Visa not required[279]	30 days
Tokelau		Permit required[280]
Norway
Jan Mayen		Permit required	Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[281] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[282]
Svalbard		Visa not required	Unlimited period under Svalbard Treaty.[283]
United Kingdom
Akrotiri and Dhekelia		Visa required[284]
Anguilla		eVisa[285][286]	Holders of a valid visa or residence permit for the United Kingdom, United States or Canada do not need a visa
Bermuda		Visa required[287]
British Indian Ocean Territory		Special permit required[288]
British Virgin Islands		Visa required[289]
Cayman Islands		Visa required[290][291]
Falkland Islands		Visa required[292][293]
Gibraltar		Visa required[294]
Montserrat		Visa not required[295]	6 months
Pitcairn Islands		Visa not required	14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.[296][297][298]
Saint Helena		eVisa[299][300]
Ascension Island		eVisa[301][302]	3 months within any year period
Tristan da Cunha		Permission required	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.[303]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		Permit required	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[304][305]
Turks and Caicos Islands		Visa not required[306]	90 days
United States
American Samoa		Entry permit required[307]
Guam		Visa required[308]
Northern Mariana Islands		Visa required[309]
Puerto Rico		Visa required[310]
U.S. Virgin Islands		Visa required[311]
Antarctica and adjacent islands
Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[312][313][314][315][316][317][318][319][320][321][322][323]

See also

• Suriname portal

• Visa policy of Suriname
• Surinamese passport