Surinamer Visa is not required for Singaporeans
Stay Duration: 90 days
Entry Requirements
- The visa policy in Suriname provides that Singaporeans can visit Suriname for a period of 90 days.
- Intending visitors are to apply for an electronic tourist card before traveling to Suriname.
- Intending visitors are required to have a passport valid for a minimum of 6 months from the date of arrival in Suriname. The passport should have at least one blank page for visa stamping.
- Visitors who intend extending their duration of stay in Suriname, they are to apply for an extension at the Immigration Department in Suriname. However, this extension incurs an extension fee.
- Visitors are required to provide proof of a confirmed means of accommodation for their entire stay in Suriname. This could be in the form of a hotel reservation or a sponsor letter from a host living in Suriname.
- Visitors are to provide proof of enough funds to spend during their stay in Suriname.
- Visitors will be required to provide onward and return tickets.
- Visitors are required to provide a Yellow Fever certificate of vaccination at the port of entry into the country.
- Pet animals, including wildlife, must be accompanied by an official certificate of veterinary health that is issued in the home country not be more than 2 weeks before departure.
- All visitors are not required to pay any airport tax upon departing from the airport.
- The importation of local currency is allowed up to 150 SRD (Suriname Dollar) and for foreign currencies not higher than 10,000 USD.
- Import of ammunition, firearms and other weapons requires an import license.
- Residents must have proof of ownership if returning with personal properties such as bicycles, tape recorders, photo cameras and video cameras (with article numbers).
- KLM is the airline that fly from Singapore to Suriname.
- The estimated flight time from Singapore to Paramaribo, Suriname 1 days, 1 hour and 1 stops.
- Suriname uses the Suriname Time zone (GMT-3), hence, Singapore is 11 hours ahead of Suriname.
- Suriname has a very hot and wet tropical climate, and temperatures do not vary much throughout the year.
- In Suriname, the power plugs and sockets are of type A, B, C, and F. The standard voltage is 110 / 220 V and the standard frequency is 60 Hz.
- The year has two wet seasons from April to August and from November to February. It also has two dry seasons, from August to November and February to April.
- A large proportion of Surname’s population practices Christianity followed by Hindu, Islam, Winti, and Javanism.
- Dutch is the sole official language of Suriname and is the language of education, government, business, and the media.
- The national capital, Paramaribo, is by far the dominant urban area, accounting for nearly half of Suriname’s population.
- Most tourists visit Suriname for the biodiversity of the Amazonian rain forests in the south of the country, which are noted for their flora and fauna.
- Other attractions include plantations such as Laarwjk, which is situated along the Suriname River.a