Openness rank
#28
Entry openness
Entry & immigration · 65 Immigration briefings
How to enter, apply, and stay
Country profile
Capital
Paramaribo
Population
616,500
Area
163,270 km²
Currency
Surinamese dollar SRD
Languages
Dutch
Time zone
UTC-03:00
Foreign-born
51,902 · 2024
Migrant share
8.2%
Ethnic groups · 2012
- Hindustani27.4%
- Maroon21.7%
- Creole15.7%
- Javanese13.7%
- mixed13.4%
- other7.6%
- Other0.6%
Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.
Entry openness
176
F+A+eTA
Visa free
21
passports in
eVisa
21
Visa required 0
Entry with current passport
eTA90 days
Suriname
SR · Openness rank #28
No full immigration briefing for this destination yet. Inbound visa policy below is computed from the passport-index matrix. Use official channels to apply.
Passports that enter without a prior visa
Malaysia#6Visa free
Hong Kong#41Visa free
Brazil#44Visa free
Argentina#45Visa free
Chile#45Visa free
Barbados#49Visa free
Israel#50Visa free
Bahamas#51Visa free
Saint Kitts and Nevis#54Visa free
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines#56Visa free
Antigua and Barbuda#60Visa free
Grenada#63Visa free
Trinidad and Tobago#65Visa free
Saint Lucia#69Visa free
Dominica#70Visa free
Serbia#71Visa free
Belize#98Visa free
Jamaica#104Visa free
Guyana#105Visa free
China#113Visa free
Philippines#135Visa free
United Arab Emirates#1eTA
South Korea#2eTA
Singapore#2eTA
Japan#4eTA
Spain#5eTA
Belgium#6eTA
Switzerland#6eTA
Germany#6eTA
Denmark#6eTA
Finland#6eTA
France#6eTA
Ireland#6eTA
Italy#6eTA
Luxembourg#6eTA
Netherlands#6eTA
Norway#6eTA
Sweden#6eTA
Austria#19eTA
Greece#19eTA
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Policy briefings are compiled from public sources. They are not legal advice. Quotas, salary bars and visa-free lists move — always verify with the destination government and its missions.