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Visa
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Most foreigners need a visa before travelling to Suriname. Travellers who live in Europe can obtain a visa from the Surinamese consulate in Amsterdam. Travellers who do not live in Europe have to contact
the nearest diplomatic mission of Suriname in their region. The website of the Surinamese consulate has been redesigned, but
the information is still only available in Dutch. The online visa application form however is also available in English.
Procedure
- You can apply for a visa 6 weeks to 1 day before the day of departure.
- Go to the online visa application form.
- Fill in the form completely, according the data on your passport.
- Print and sign the form.
- The online form is kept in the computer of the consulate for only 10 calendar days.
Within this time your printed and signed form, passport and colour picture must be received by the consulate.
You can go to the consulate in Amsterdam with the printed form by your self, or you can send your application a.s.p. by snail-mail. You can also contact a Dutch visa service like V&V Visumdienst
and ask them to handle the application for you.
Documents needed
1. a printed and signed visa application form.
2. a passport, which must be valid for at least 6 months after arriving
in Suriname.
3. a recent colour picture (passport photograph 3x4).
You can reach the consulate in Amsterdam easily by public transport
from the centre of Amsterdam, the main railway stations and Schiphol Airport (see directions below). So if you can afford to stay in Amsterdam for 1 or 2 nights, the easiest way for Europeans to obtain a visa, is to go to the consulate yourself. During your stay in Amsterdam you can already get into the mood for your trip, by visiting the colourful markets of Amsterdam, Surinamese eateries, Surinamese shops and jewelleries.
- The visa office is open: Monday to Friday between 09.00 and 12:00. If you do not have internet access, there are terminals available in the waiting room.
- You pay cash
at the office window. Dutch people can use a debit-card.
- If there are no objections (which is likely), you can wait for your visa in the waiting room.
- if you do not have a European passport it might take 2 days to 2 weeks for your visa to be issued.
Fees
tourism, traineeships, immigration
single entry - 2
months €
36,--
multiple entry - 3 - 4 months €
64,--
multiple entry - 6
months €
92,--
business
multiple entry - 6 months € 210,--
multiple entry - 1
year €
420,--
- If you sent your application by mail you have to pay an extra handling fee of € 9,-- (!).
- You can transfer the fees to the bank account below. Make sure you use the International BIC/IBAN codes.
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Contact
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Consulaat Generaal van de Republiek Suriname te Amsterdam
De Cuserstraat 11
1081 CK Amsterdam
Nederland
tel +31 (0)20 6426137 / 6426717
fax +31 (0)20 6465311
mailto: info@consulaatsuriname.nl
Bank account 54.93.16.922 ,
To: Consulaat van Suriname, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BIC: ABNANL2A
IBAN: NL47ABNA0549316922
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Directions
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Public transport
You can reach the Surinamese consulate in Amsterdam easily by public transport, from the centre of Amsterdam, from the main train stations and from Schiphol Airport.
From the railway stations Amsterdam Central Station, Amsterdam Amstel, Amsterdam RAI and Amsterdam Zuid:
Subway 51,
direction Westwijk; leave the tram or subway at the stop named “Van Boshuizenstraat”.
From Amsterdam Central Station, Amsterdam Zuid station (outsite), City Centre, Dam Square, Leidse Square:
Tram 5,
direction Amstelveen Binnenhof; leave the tram at the tram stop named “Van Boshuizenstraat”.
Note: tram 5 passes the office of the World Ticket Centre
(near Dam Square). At their website you can book all flights to Suriname and compare prices.
From Amsterdam Schiphol Airport:
there is a train station below the airport. Take a train to Amsterdam Zuid station (only 10 minutes). From Amsterdam Zuid station you can take subway 51 and tram 5 (see above).
When you leave the tram or subway you cross the street to the sidewalk near
the shoppping area. Walk on to the next traffic lights. Turn to the right as soon as you see the De Cuserstraat (The Cuserstreet). You pass a school at your left hand and walk on for a minute. The consulate is at the left side of the street. The visa office is in the basement of the building, but the entrance is outside; you have to keep right and walk down a bid to the entrance door.
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Other Countries
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Europe
Belgium
De Ambassade van Suriname in Brussel
Louiselaan 379
1050 Brussel
België
tel 0032 26401172
fax 0032 26463962
mailto: sur.amb.bru@online.be
England
The Honorary Consul for the Republic of Suriname in the United Kingdom
Drs. Amwedhkar Jethu
33 Pier House
31 Cheyne Walk
London SW3 5HG
United Kingdom
mailto: ajethu@honoraryconsul.info
website: http://www.honoraryconsul.info
North America
USA
Het Consulaat Generaal van Suriname in Miami
6303 Blue Lagoon Drive
Suite 325
Miami, Florida 33126
tel 001 305 265 4655/4918/4920/4923/4941
fax 001 305 265 4599
South America and the Caribbean
Consulaat Generaal van Suriname in Cayenne
3, Avenue Leopold Heder
97300 Cayenne - Frans Guyana
tel 00594 594282160
fax 00594 594317645
mailto: cg.sme.cay@wanadoo.fr
Ambassade van Suriname in Guyana
171 Peter Rose & Crown Streets
Queenstown
Georgetown - Guyana
tel 00592 22 67844/ 52846
fax 00592 22 50759
mailto: surnmemb@gol.net.gy
De Ambassade van Suriname in Brazilië
SHIS Q19, Conjunto 8, Casa 24
CEP71625-080
Brasil - DF
tel 005561 32483595/ 32486706
fax 005561 32483791
De Ambassade van Suriname in Venezuela
Entre 7A y 8A Transversal 41 QTA
Los Milogros - Altamira 1060 A
Caracas Venezuela
tel 0058 2122631554 / 2122638094
fax 0058 2122639006
De Ambassade van Suriname in Trinidad
(POS)
11 Maraval Road
Tatil Building 5th floor
Port of Spain
Trinidad & Tobago
tel 001 868 6280704/ 6280089
fax 001 868 6280086
home 001 868 6333650
mailto: ambsurpde@opus.co.tt
Het Consulaat Generaal van Suriname in Willemstad
Kaya Jacob Posner 11
Expo Center, Zeelandia
Unit 108
Curaçao, Nederlandse Antillen
tel 005999 465 0099
fax 005999 461 8455
mailto: parwicsur@curinfo.an
Asia
De Ambassade van Suriname in China
1-3-31, Diplomatic Compound
Jianguomenwai
Beijing 100600
People's Republic of China
tel 008610 653 22939/ 653 22938/ 653 22948
fax 008610 653 22941
De Ambassade van de Republiek Suriname in India
C-15, Malcha Marg
Chanakyapuri
New Delhi 110021 India
tel 009111 26888 453/ 454
fax 009111 26888 450
mailto: emsurnd@mantraonline.com
website: www.embsurnd.com
De Ambassade van de Republiek Suriname in Indonesië
Jl. Padarang no. 9,
Menteng
Jakarta 10310 Indonesië
tel 006221 315 4437/ 315 4454
fax 006221 315 4556
mailto: surajkt1@cbn.net.id
website: http://www.surinameembassyjakarta.org/
Africa
Ambassade van Suriname in Zuid
Afrika
Groenkloof Forum Office Park
57 George Storrar Drive
Groenkloof, 0181
PO Box 149
Pretoria 0027
Republic of South Africa
tel 0027 12 346 7627
fax 0027 12 346 0802
mailto: embsur@lantic.net
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Notes
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Travellers with a passport from the regions Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe
also have to attach the following documents to their application:
1. a travel insurance policy
2. a health certificate
Travellers
from the following countries do not need a visa:
- Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Philippines, Gambia, Guyana, Grenada, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Montserrat, St. (Christopher) St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, South Korea, Switzerland
- Malaysia, for visits up to 30 days
- Dutch Antilles, only for travellers holding a Dutch passport
- Hong Kong, only for passports issued by The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. Travellers with other passports issued by Hong Kong need a visa for visits longer then 14 days
We advise you to contact the nearest diplomatic mission of Suriname in your region before applying for a visa.
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