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 2026, Surinamese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 75 countries and territories, ranking the Surinamese passport 60th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.

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	eVisa	30 days	Visa is not required in case born in Afghanistan or can proof that one of their parents is a national of Afghanistan or born in Afghanistan. e-Visa : Visitors must arrive at Kabul International (KBL).
Albania	eVisa		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
Andorra	Visa required		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	30 days	Maximum 3 entries per calendar year
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required	6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Argentina	Visa not required	90 days
Armenia	eVisa	120 days
Australia	Visa required		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
Austria	Visa required
Azerbaijan	Visa required
Bahamas	Visa not required	3 months
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival	30 days
Barbados	Visa not required	6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Belarus	Visa required
Belgium	Visa required
Belize	Visa not required
Benin	eVisa	30 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	eVisa		Must pay 100 USD per person per day for Sustainable Development Fee
Bolivia	Online Visa / Visa on arrival	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required		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	3 months
Brazil	Visa not required	90 days
Brunei	Visa required
Bulgaria	Visa required
Burkina Faso	eVisa	1 month
Burundi	Visa on arrival	1 month
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days
Cameroon	eVisa	30 days
Canada	Visa required
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival	30 days
Central African Republic	Visa required
Chad	eVisa	90 days
Chile	Visa required
China	Visa not required	30 days
Colombia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period
Comoros	Visa on arrival	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa	7 days
Costa Rica	Visa not required	30 days
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa	3 months	e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia	Visa required
Cuba	eVisa	90 days	Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
Cyprus	Visa required
Czech Republic	Visa required
Denmark	Visa required
Djibouti	eVisa	90 days
Dominica	Visa not required	6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Dominican Republic	Visa not required	30 days	Can be extended up to 120 days
Ecuador	Visa not required	90 days
Egypt	Visa on arrival	30 days
El Salvador	Visa required		180 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa		Must arrive via Malabo International Airport, processing fee 75 USD
Eritrea	Visa required
Estonia	Visa required
Eswatini	Visa required
Ethiopia	eVisa	up to 90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Fiji	Visa required
Finland	Visa required
France	Visa required
Gabon	eVisa	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa required
Georgia	eVisa	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
Ghana	Visa required
Greece	Visa required
Grenada	Visa not required	3 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Guatemala	Visa required		90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Guinea	eVisa	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival	90 days
Guyana	Visa not required	6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Haiti	Visa not required	3 months
Honduras	Visa required		90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Hungary	Visa required
Iceland	Visa required
India	eVisa	30 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 32 designated airports or 5 designated seaports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year. 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.
Indonesia	Visa not required	30 days
Iran	eVisa	30 days
Iraq	eVisa
Ireland	Visa required
Israel	ETA-IL	90 days
Italy	Visa required
Jamaica	Visa not required	90 days	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Japan	Visa not required	90 days
Jordan	Visa on arrival	30 days
Kazakhstan	eVisa
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation	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 32.50 USD. 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	90 days	90 days within any 12-month period.
North Korea	Visa required
South Korea	Electronical Travel Authorization	90 days	The validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval.
Kosovo	Visa required
Kuwait	Visa required
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa	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		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
Lebanon	Visa required		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	44 days
Liberia	Visa required
Libya	eVisa	30 days
Liechtenstein	Visa required
Lithuania	Visa required
Luxembourg	Visa required
Madagascar	eVisa / Visa on arrival	60 days
Malawi	eVisa / Visa on arrival	90 days
Malaysia	Visa not required	30 days
Maldives	Free Visa on arrival	30 days
Mali	Visa required
Malta	Visa required
Marshall Islands	Visa required
Mauritania	eVisa		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required	180 days	180 days per calendar year for tourism, 120 days per calendar year for business
Mexico	Visa required		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	30 days
Moldova	eVisa		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		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	30 days
Montenegro	Visa required		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
Mozambique	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days
Myanmar	Visa required
Namibia	eVisa
Nauru	Visa required
Nepal	Online Visa / Visa on arrival	90 days
Netherlands	Visa required
New Zealand	Visa required		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.
Nicaragua	Visa required	90 days
Niger	Visa required
Nigeria	eVisa	90 days
North Macedonia	Visa required		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
Oman	Visa not required	14 days	30 days eVisa also available.
Pakistan	eVisa	90 days	Free of charge
Palau	Free Visa on arrival	30 days
Panama	Visa required
Papua New Guinea	eVisa	60 days	Visitors may apply for a visa online under the "Tourist - Own Itinerary" category.
Paraguay	Visa required
Peru	Visa not required	90 days
Philippines	Visa not required	30 days
Poland	Visa required
Portugal	Visa required
Qatar	Visa not required	30 days
Romania	Visa required
Russia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within 180-day period.
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required	6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Saint Lucia	Visa not required	6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required	6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Samoa	Visa not required	60 days
San Marino	Visa required		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
Saudi Arabia	Visa required
Senegal	Visa on arrival	90 days
Serbia	Visa not required	30 days
Seychelles	Electronic Border System	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	1 month
Singapore	Visa not required	30 days
Slovakia	Visa required
Slovenia	Visa required
Solomon Islands	Visa required
Somalia	eVisa	30 days
South Africa	Visa required
South Sudan	eVisa		Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain	Visa required
Sri Lanka	ETA / Visa on arrival	60 days / 30 days
Sudan	Visa required
Sweden	Visa required
Switzerland	Visa required
Syria	eVisa	15 days
Taiwan	Visa required
Tajikistan	eVisa	60 days
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival	90 days
Thailand	eVisa
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival	30 days
Togo	eVisa	15 days
Tonga	Visa required
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required		Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Tunisia	Visa required
Turkey	eVisa	30 days
Turkmenistan	Visa required
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival	1 month
Uganda	eVisa	3 months
Ukraine	eVisa
United Arab Emirates	eVisa		May apply using 'Smart service'.
United Kingdom	Visa required
United States	Visa required
Uruguay	Visa required
Uzbekistan	eVisa	30 days	5-day visa-free transit at the international airports if holding a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country.
Vanuatu	Visa required
Vatican City	Visa required		Vatican City imposes no visa requirements, but visitor can only access Vatican City via Italy thus multiple entries Schengen visa is required.
Venezuela	eVisa		Introduction of Electronic Visa System for Tourist and Business Travelers.
Vietnam	eVisa	90 days	30 days visa free when visit Phu Quoc Island
Yemen	Visa required		Yemen introduced an e-Visa system for visitors who meet certain eligibility requirements (group travel of 10 or more people, business trips, and transit etc.).
Zambia	Visa not required	90 days
Zimbabwe	eVisa / Visa on arrival	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	14 days
Macau		Visa on arrival	30 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands		Visa required
Greenland		Visa required
France
Clipperton Island		Special permit required
French Guiana		Visa required
French Polynesia		Visa required
Guadeloupe		Visa required
Martinique		Visa required
Saint Barthélemy		Visa required
Saint Martin		Visa required
Mayotte		Visa required
New Caledonia		Visa required
Réunion		Visa required
Saint Pierre and Miquelon		Visa required
Wallis and Futuna		Visa required
Netherlands
Aruba		Visa not required	90 days
Bonaire		Visa not required	90 days
Sint Eustatius		Visa not required
Saba		Visa not required
Curaçao		Visa not required	90 days
Sint Maarten		Visa not required	90 days
New Zealand
Cook Islands		Visa not required	31 days
Niue		Visa not required	30 days
Tokelau		Permit required
Norway
Jan Mayen		Permit required	Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.
Svalbard		Visa not required	Unlimited period under Svalbard Treaty.
United Kingdom
Akrotiri and Dhekelia		Visa required
Anguilla		eVisa	Holders of a valid visa or residence permit for the United Kingdom, United States or Canada do not need a visa
Bermuda		Visa required
British Indian Ocean Territory		Special permit required
British Virgin Islands		Visa required
Cayman Islands		Visa required
Falkland Islands		Visa required
Gibraltar		Visa required
Montserrat		Visa not required	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.
Saint Helena		eVisa
Ascension Island		eVisa	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.
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).
Turks and Caicos Islands		Visa not required	90 days
United States
American Samoa		Entry permit required
Guam		Visa required
Northern Mariana Islands		Visa required
Puerto Rico		Visa required
U.S. Virgin Islands		Visa required
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.

See also

• Visa policy of Suriname
• Surinamese passport