Visa requirements for Suriname

Most visitors enter Suriname visa-free. 178 of 199 passports need no visa in advance; 21 need a visa or authorisation arranged before travel.

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Rules by passport

Visa-free (178)

Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Canada
Cape Verde
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Ecuador
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
the Bahamas
the Central African Republic
the Comoros
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
the Gambia
the Maldives
the Marshall Islands
the Netherlands
the Philippines
the Republic of the Congo
the Seychelles
the Solomon Islands
the United Arab Emirates
the United Kingdom
the United States
the Vatican City
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Yemen
Zimbabwe

Checked against VFS Global, official e-Visa / Entry Fee portal for the Republic of Suriname, VFS Global, official Suriname portal: visa requirement reinstated for 21 countries (2023-05-01) on October 10, 2026.

E-Visa (21)

Afghanistan
Angola
Bangladesh
Cameroon
Cuba
Egypt
Eritrea
Ghana
India
Kenya
Nepal
Nigeria
Pakistan
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Syria
the Dominican Republic
Tunisia
Venezuela
Zambia

Visa fees for Suriname

E-Visa fee: No official source publishes this information. The 21 visa-required nationalities must obtain an e-Visa before travel; the e-visa fee is only shown inside the application flow. Visa-exempt travelers instead pay the Entry Fee (USD 50 or EUR 50 + USD 8 / EUR 8 VFS service fee) - not a visa fee, so not recorded per schema. Checked: VFS Global - official Suriname portal.

Processing times

Visa type	Processing time	Source
E-Visa	may take longer than 72 hours; submit well in advance	VFS Global - official Suriname portal

Apply through official channels

Start the official Suriname e-Visa / Entry Fee portal (VFS) Visa-exempt travelers use the same portal to pay the mandatory Entry Fee before travel.

Travel insurance for Suriname

Travel insurance

Not required. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Suriname, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors.

Some visa services claim insurance is mandatory for Suriname and charge you for a policy. We found no official rule behind those claims, so we will not present it as one. Insurance may still be a sensible choice for your trip, but for Suriname it is your choice, not an entry rule. We watch for new mandates daily, and this page will say so if one appears.

Countries that do require it: the full travel insurance requirements list.

Sources and verification

199 of 199 passport rules verified against VFS Global, official e-Visa / Entry Fee portal for the Republic of Suriname, VFS Global, official Suriname portal: visa requirement reinstated for 21 countries (2023-05-01), 0 with no official source publishing the rule.

VFS Global, official e-Visa / Entry Fee portal for the Republic of Suriname (checked October 10, 2026)
VFS Global, official Suriname portal: visa requirement reinstated for 21 countries (2023-05-01) (checked October 10, 2026)

Common questions

Do I need a visa for Suriname?

It depends on your passport. 178 of 199 passports enter Suriname visa-free; 21 need a visa or authorisation arranged in advance. Find your passport in the groups above.

How long does Suriname visa processing take?

Standard processing for the e-visa: may take longer than 72 hours; submit well in advance.

Do I need travel insurance for Suriname?

No verified requirement. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Suriname, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors. Some visa services claim it is mandatory and charge for a policy; we found no official rule behind those claims.