Travel documents

Air

Travelers who are fully vaccinated are required to present the following documents:

• proof of complete vaccination with a WHO EUL COVID-19 vaccine or a COVID 19 recovery certificate not older than six (6) months.
• if not fully vaccinated, a negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR test result not older than 48 hours or a negative SARS-CoV-2 antigen test result not older than 24 hours, issued by an accredited medical test entity, before departure.
• valid travel documents.
• medical insurance/COVID-19 insurance (with at least 30-day coverage)
• vaccination against yellow fever is required if arriving within six (6) days after leaving or transiting countries with risk of yellow fever transmission. The yellow fever certificate must be issued 10 days before arrival.

List of accepted vaccines:

• AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria)
• AZD 1222 (SK Bioscience Co Ltd.)
• Covishield
• Janssen
• Moderna
• Pfizer-BioNTech
• Sinopharm
• Sinovac

*The following vaccines are also accepted: Soberana 1, 2, plus or Abdala or Spoetnik V under the condition that travelers also present a negative SARS COV-2 PCR test result not older than 48 hours issued by an accredited medical test entity before departure and a SARS-CoV-2 antigen test must be taken 3 days after arrival in Suriname. The test condition is regardless of the incidence rate of the departing country.

Land

Travelers who are fully vaccinated from Guyana and French Guyana:

Persons who are fully vaccinated or can present a COVID-19 recovery certificate not older than six (6) months and have stayed in Guyana or French Guyana at least 14 days and are traveling to Suriname by land are no longer obliged to submit a Negative SARS COV-2 PCR or a negative SARS-CoV-2 antigen test result.

Fully vaccinated 

A person is considered fully vaccinated 2 weeks after the last COVID19 vaccination shot (for Johnson & Johnson/Jansen, only 1 shot is required).

Fully vaccinated also includes persons who after being tested positive for COVID19, from 14 days to 6 months ago with a COVID–19 recovery certificate showing the relevant test results (SARS–CoV–2 RT–PCR and CT value).

Children under the age of 18 years are exempted from the vaccination requirement.

Children under the age of 12 years are exempted from the requirement to present a Negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR or a negative SARS-CoV-2 antigen test result.

Travelers who are not or not fully vaccinated

The following categories of persons can apply for an entry permit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation sending an email to: conza@gov.sr.

There are specific conditions for entrance.

i. Surinamese Residents (Repatriates)

• a proof of permanent residency in Suriname must be provided when applying for an entry permit.
• immediately after arrival in Suriname a 7-day compulsory home quarantine must be observed.

ii. Diplomats

iii. Persons who in connection with the death of a relative or visit of a seriously ill relative (only first-degree relatives): 

• medical insurance/COVID-19 insurance (with at least 30 days coverage).
• yellow fever certificate for persons traveling from or transiting countries with risk of yellow fever transmission.

The general conditions for all the categories are:

• negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR test result not older than 48 hours or a negative SARS-CoV-2 antigen test result not older than 24 hours, issued by an accredited medical test entity, before departure.
• valid travel documents.

Not or not fully vaccinated persons traveling abroad

Surinamese residents who need to travel abroad must consider the entry measures of those countries to which they travel to as well as the entry measures for reentering Suriname.

Entry permission to return to Suriname must be requested via conza@gov.sr.