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Don’t leave home without it.
Passport
Thinking of traveling abroad, Your Passport will be the most important document you will be taking with you, it confirms your citizenship, I like to call it your World Citizenship Paper’s. It lets the world know that you are not from Alabama or California but you are a citizen of the United States, Germany or Brazil. A passport will be your best form of Identification when you are traveling. It is widely used when entering countries, checking into Hotels, you most likely will be asked to fill out a police card listing name, passport number, destination, reasons for traveling and a local address. The State Department’s Passport Bureau will have the information on obtaining a new or renewal passport. Many countries will require that the passport is valid for least 6 months after departure date from said country.
Visa
Certain countries will require in addition to a Passport a Visa; some require a tourist visa while others will require a work visa. Every country has different requirements. When I was flying to France I had to have a work Visa since I was a pilot flying into France, while at the time, if you were vacationing in France you did not need a tourist visa. Some countries will require a Visa for certain citizens; Brazil is an example that requires Visas for citizens of the United States only because the United States requires Visas from Brazilian citizens. Visas are available from the Embassy or Consulate of the country that you will be traveling to.
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Passport Required
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Visa Required
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Return Ticket Required
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British
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Australian
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Canadian
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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United States
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Japanese
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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European Countries
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Passports
Passport valid for six months after the intended length of stay required by all nationals referred to in the chart above.
Visas
Required by all nationals referred to in the chart above, except transit passengers continuing their journey by the same or first connecting aircraft within 24 hours, provided holding onward or return documentation and not leaving the airport.
Visa Note
After arrival in Surinam, visitors are required to report to the immigration service within eight days at Police Precinct Nieuwe Haven, Van’t Hogerhuysstraat, Paramaribo.
Single-entry Tourist: US $30 (two months). Multiple-entry Tourist: US $60 (three to four months), US $45 for USA passport holders; US $90 (six months); US $175 (12 months). Business: US $45 (one month). Multiple-entry Business: US $90 (two months), US $45 for USA passport holders; US $270 (six months); US $540 (12 months). (Prices are subject to change at any time.)
Contact Numbers
Surinam Tourism Foundation
Dr JF Nassylaan 2, Paramaribo, Surinam
Tel: 424 878.
Website: www.suriname-tourism.org
Embassy of the Republic of Surinam in the USA
4301 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 460, NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Tel: (202) 244 7488.
Website: www.surinameembassy.org
Caribbean Tourism Organisation in the UK
22 The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1BP, UK
Tel: (020) 8948 0057.
Website: www.doitcaribbean.com
Embassy of the Republic of Surinam in The Netherlands
Alexander Gogelweg 2, 2517 JH 3-650844, The Hague, The Netherlands
Tel: (70) 365 0844.
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