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Suriname: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Suriname. 73 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 65 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 43Visa-free
  • 8ETA
  • 22On arrival
  • 48eVisa
  • 105Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Suriname
Rank65
No prior visa73
CodeSUR

Passport strength

An above-average passport 65

Rank 65 of 199. 73 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 10.

JapanVisa-free90 daysSouth KoreaETA90 daysChinaVisa-free30 daysSingaporeVisa-free30 daysBrazilVisa-free90 daysIsraelETA90 daysHong KongVisa-free14 daysIndonesiaVisa-free30 daysArgentinaVisa-free90 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 153

A prior visa is needed for 153 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

Schengen AreaVisa requiredUnited KingdomVisa requiredUnited StatesVisa requiredCanadaVisa requiredAustraliaVisa requiredNew ZealandVisa requiredUnited Arab EmirateseVisaTürkiyeeVisa
Mobility30/10073 destinations without a prior visa
Taxes28/100up to 38%, worldwide income taxed
Plan B and family0/100dual citizenship not allowed, passes to children
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Suriname passport gives

41of 100
rank 141 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

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  • Mobility3073 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law53score -0.00 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life57HDI 0.722
  • Health and longevity6073.6 years life expectancy
  • Education47education index 0.59
  • Taxes28up to 38%, worldwide income taxed
  • US access50E-2 investor visa available, visa required
  • Plan B and family0dual citizenship not allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 43

Entry on your passport

Popular:JapanChinaSerbiaIndonesiaDominican RepublicBrazil
AngolaAfrica · 30 daysAntigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 180 daysArgentinaAmericas · 90 daysArubaCaribbean · 90 daysBahamasCaribbean · 90 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 180 daysBelizeAmericasBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 daysChinaAsia · 30 daysColombiaAmericas · 90 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysCosta RicaAmericas · 30 daysCuraçaoCaribbean · 90 daysDominicaCaribbean · 180 daysDominican RepublicCaribbean · 30 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysGrenadaCaribbean · 90 daysGuyanaAmericas · 180 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 14 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysJamaicaCaribbean · 90 daysJapanAsia · 90 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysMalaysiaAsia · 30 daysMauritiusAfrica · 180 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMontserratCaribbean · 180 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysOmanMiddle East · 14 daysPeruAmericas · 90 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysQatarMiddle East · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 60 daysSerbiaEurope · 30 daysSingaporeAsia · 30 daysSint MaartenCaribbean · 90 daysSt. LuciaCaribbean · 180 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 180 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbeanTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean · 90 daysZambiaAfrica · 90 days

ETA 8

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:South KoreaIsraelSri LankaKenya
IsraelMiddle East · 90 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysPalestineMiddle EastRussiaEurope · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 60 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 180 days

On arrival 22

Visa issued at the border

Popular:EgyptMaldivesTanzania
BahrainMiddle East · 14 daysBoliviaAmericas · 90 daysBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysEgyptAfrica · 30 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysJordanMiddle East · 30 daysMacaoAsia · 30 daysMadagascarAfrica · 60 daysMalawiAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNamibiaAfricaNepalAsia · 90 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSenegalAfrica · 90 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 daysZimbabweAfrica · 30 days

eVisa 48

Applied for online before travel

Popular:TürkiyeUnited Arab EmiratesThailandGeorgiaArmeniaVietnam
AfghanistanAsiaAlbaniaEuropeAnguillaCaribbeanArmeniaMiddle EastBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBotswanaAfricaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaEthiopiaAfricaGabonAfricaGeorgiaEuropeGuineaAfricaIndiaAsiaIranMiddle EastIraqMiddle EastKazakhstanAsiaKyrgyzstanAsiaLesothoAfricaLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMoldovaEuropeMongoliaAsiaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaSão Tomé and PríncipeAfricaSierra LeoneAfricaSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTajikistanAsiaThailandAsiaTogoAfricaTürkiyeEuropeUgandaAfricaUkraineEuropeUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle EastUzbekistanAsiaVenezuelaAmericasVietnamAsia

Visa required 105

Through a consulate

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaAndorraEuropeAustraliaOceaniaAustriaEuropeAzerbaijanEuropeBangladeshAsiaBelarusEuropeBelgiumEuropeBermudaAmericasBosnia and HerzegovinaEuropeBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanBruneiAsiaBulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericasCape VerdeAfricaCayman IslandsCaribbeanCentral African RepublicAfricaChileAmericasCroatiaEuropeCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeEl SalvadorAmericasEritreaAfricaEstoniaEuropeEswatiniAfricaFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFijiOceaniaFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGambiaAfricaGermanyEuropeGhanaAfricaGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGuamOceaniaGuatemalaAmericasHondurasAmericasHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIrelandEuropeItalyEuropeKosovoEuropeKuwaitMiddle EastLaosAsiaLatviaEuropeLebanonMiddle EastLiberiaAfricaLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMaliAfricaMaltaEuropeMarshall IslandsOceaniaMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericasMonacoEuropeMontenegroEuropeMoroccoAfricaMyanmarAsiaNauruOceaniaNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceaniaNicaraguaAmericasNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorth MacedoniaEuropeNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaNorwayEuropePanamaAmericasParaguayAmericasPolandEuropePortugalEuropePuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeSan MarinoEuropeSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceaniaSouth AfricaAfricaSpainEuropeSudanAfricaSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsiaTongaOceaniaTunisiaAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericasUruguayAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanVanuatuOceaniaVatican CityEuropeYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 62Belarus78
  2. 62Kazakhstan78
  3. 63Bolivia77
  4. 64Thailand76
  5. 65Suriname73
  6. 66Dominican Republic72
  7. 66Lesotho72
  8. 67Namibia71
  9. 68Eswatini70

Frequently asked questions

Suriname: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 73 of 226 countries and territories, 43 visa-free, 8 with an ETA and 22 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 65 of 199.

Suriname: is a Schengen visa needed?

Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.

Suriname → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Suriname → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Suriname → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

eVisa. Applied for online before travel.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 112 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 88. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.