Suriname: visas, documents and safety

Suriname at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC-03:00)

21:28:57

October 31, 2026

Capital

Paramaribo

Data status

Update delayed

27.9 °C

Partly cloudy

High 31.4°

Low 25.9°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 8.3 m/s

Today · Oct 31

Rain

25.9° / 31.4°

Precipitation 0.9 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 1

Showers

26.5° / 31.0°

Precipitation 0.7 mm

Monday · Nov 2

Showers

26.2° / 32.3°

Precipitation 0.4 mm

Weather: Paramaribo (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: Surinamese dollar (SRD)
Language: Dutch
Capital: Paramaribo
Population: 616,500
Timezone: UTC-03:00

Country overview

The Italian presence in Suriname brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in Suriname

Planning a trip to Suriname means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in Suriname.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

Electronic travel authorization

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Max stay · 90 days

Suriname's eVisa service says that from 1 July 2022 travellers wishing to visit Suriname for tourism purposes are required to pay the Entry Fee to be admitted to the territory of the Republic of Suriname.

Passport validity: Suriname's eVisa service says all visitors must have a passport valid for at least 6 months from the date of departure from Suriname, with at least 1 blank page for use by the Immigration Officer, and that if it has less than 6 months' validity you have to renew it before you can apply for an eVisa.
Blank passport pages: At least 1 blank passport page.
Vaccinations: WHO's country list says proof of yellow fever vaccination is required for travellers aged 1 year or over arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission, and for travellers who transited for more than 12 hours through an airport of such a country. WHO lists Suriname itself as a country at risk for yellow fever transmission., Not an entry requirement. WHO says Paramaribo city and the other seven coastal districts have been free from malaria transmission since 1968, while malaria occurs throughout the year in the interior beyond the coastal savannah area, with highest risk mainly along the eastern border and in gold-mining areas.

Entry & documents

Open the «Travel without surprises» checklist for this destination

Safety

Travel advisory: Level 1 - Exercise Normal Precautions

Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Exercise normal precautions in Suriname.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

1 office listed

Office

Honorary consulate - Paramaribo (Suriname)

Paramaribo

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Automated data for information only. It does not replace guidance from local authorities, MAECI or Viaggiare Sicuri.

Data transparency

Sources and updates

Origin, time reference and terms of use for data shown for Suriname.

Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 5 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

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MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 1 Nov 2026, 00:17 · Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 · Update delayed

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GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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Suriname

Today in the country

Today · Oct 31

Tomorrow · Nov 1

Monday · Nov 2

Essential facts

Country overview