Passport Atlas
Entering Suriname
Suriname does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.
Openness rank
#28
Entry openness
176
Visa free
21
Visa required
0
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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.
Travel notes
Plug
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Mains
120 V · 60 Hz
Driving
Left
Emergency
Police 112 · Ambulance 112
Dialing code
+597
Airports
PBM · DRJ · MOJ · AGI
Highlights
- Historic Inner City
- Central Suriname Reserve
Passports that enter without a prior visa
FVisa free21
TeTA155
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