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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

TO ENTER SURINAME, A VALID PASSPORT IS REQUIRED EXCEPT FOR HOLDERS OF:

• A LAISSEZ – PASSER (TRAVELING ON DUTY) ISSUED BY THE UNITED NATIONS
• A MILITARY IDENTITY CARD (WITH MOVEMENT OR LEAVE ORDER) ISSUED BY A NATO COUNTRY
• A SEAMAN BOOK, PROVIDED TRAVELING ON DUTY
• DOKUMENTS ISSUED TO STATELESS PERSONS AND REFUGEES, PROVIDED THEY OBTAINED PRIOR APPROVAL TO ENTER BY THE SURINAME MINISTERRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS


VALIDITY PASSPORT: PASSPORT MUST BE VALID FOR AT LEAST SIX (6) MONTHS BEYOND THE INTENDED PERIOD OF STAY IN SURINAME.


ALL FOREIGNERS REQUIRES A VALID VISA EXCEPT:

• NATIONALS OF SURINAME
• ALL FOREIGNERS BORN IN SURINAME, WITH A SURINAME RESIDENCE STAMP IN THEIR PASSPORTS
• NATIONALS OF THE NETHERLANDS, BEING A RESIDENT OF THE DUTCH ANTILLEN & ARUBA 1)
• NATIONALS OF ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, BARBADOS, BRASIL (ONLY IF THE PURPOSE OF VISIT IS TOURISM), CHILI, COSTA RICA, DOMINICA, GAMBIA, GRENADA, GUYANA, ISRAEL, JAPAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, MALAYSIA, NORWAY, PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE, ST. KITTS & NEVIS, ST. LUCIA, ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES, SWITZERLAND, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
• NATIONALS OF VENEZUELA, HOLDING DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTS FOR A STAY OF MAX. 90 DAYS
• NATIONALS OF COLOMBIA, HOLDING DIPLOMATIC OFFICIAL OR SERVICE PASSPORTS FOR A STAY OF MAX. 90 DAYS
• HOLDERS OF A RE – ENTRY PERMIT ISSUED BY SURINAME 2)
• HOLDERS OF A RESIDENCE PERMIT (TOELATINGS VERGUNNING) OR DOMICILIATION PERMIT (VESTIGINGS VERGUNNING). THESE PERMITS EXPIRES AFTER STAYING ABROAD FOR THREE (3) CONSECUTIVE YEARS
• NATIONALS OF THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA, HOLDONG HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF CHINA PASSPORTS
• HOLDERS OF BRITISH PASSPORTS ENDORSED ‘BRITISH NATIONAL OVERSEAS
• ACCREDITED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN POSSESION OF A VISA AND AN ID CARD FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD OF ACCREDITATION
• TRANSITO PASSENGERS TO A THIRD COUNTRY, BY THE SAME OR THE FIRST CONNECTING FLIGHT WITHIN 48 HOURS

 1)
DUTCH ANTILLEN AND ARUBA: THE ISLANDS OF ARUBA, BONAIRE, CURACAO, SABA, ST. EUSTATIUS AND ST. MAARTEN.

 2)
RE – ENTRY PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR TOURISTS IN SURINAME WITH A VALID SINGLE ENTRY VISA, IF THEY LEAVE THE COUNTRY AND WISH TO RETURN. IF YOU PLAN ON TRAVELING TO SEVERAL COUNTRIES AND WISH TO RETURN TO SURINAME, YOU CAN ALSO OBTAIN A MULTIPLE – ENTRY VISA.


ISSUE OF VISA

VISA ARE ISSUED BY THE EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES OF SURINAME IN CHINA (BEIJING), BELGIUM (BRUSSELS), BRASIL (BRASILIA), CURACAO (WILLEMSTAD), FRENCH GUYANA (CAYENNE), GUYANA (GEORGETOWN), INDIA (NEW DELHI), NETHERLANDS (DEN HAAG AND AMSTERDAM), USA (MIAMI AND NEW YORK) AND VENEZUELA (CARACAS).


THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF VISA. A TOURIST VISA OR A BUSINESS VISA. A TOURIST VISA COSTS US $ 30,-- FOR TWO (2) MONTHS. A BUSINESS VISA COSTS US $ 45,-- FOR ONE (1) MONTH.

VISA COULD BE VALID FOR A PERIOD OF TWO (2), FOUR (4), SIX (6) OR TWELVE (12) MONTHS.



WARNING

NON – COMPLIANCE WITH VISA REGULATIONS WILL RESULT IN DEPORTATION OF THE PASSENGER AT CARRIERS EXPENSE.


ADRESSES OF EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME

 
 

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