What the Suriname visa rules mean for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines travellers
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines citizens can enter Suriname without a visa and stay for up to 180 days. You only need a valid Saint Vincent and the Grenadines passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 180-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Suriname applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- 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 les…
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 1 blank page.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: 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 …
- Vaccinations: Malaria prophylaxis: 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 s…
Suriname entry rules compared
Suriname lets 13 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 21. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines citizens are treated the same way as Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and Dominica. Overall the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines passport ranks #50 in the world with 102 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines passport you can also visit 28 countries in the region without a visa, including Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize and Chile.
In the other direction, Suriname citizens can visit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines visa-free for up to 90 days.