South Africa passport → Suriname

Suriname visa for South African citizens

e-Visa

e-Visa

South African citizens need an e-Visa for Suriname, applied for online before the trip. Before flying, every traveller fills in the free online Immigration and Customs Form (ICF), and most visitors must also pay the entry fee (e-Tourist Card) online; payment on arrival is not possible.

Official details are shown in English.

Status
e-Visa
Max stay
Not fixed in our data
Last checked
30 October 2026

What it means in practice

Our data has no fixed number of days for this entry type: the length of stay is set on the visa or at the border.

How Suriname counts your stay: Up to 90 days per entry for tourism. After 30 days in Suriname, foreigners must report within one week to the Immigration Section of the police for an extension-of-stay stamp.

Before you go

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  • Suriname e-visa — Cost: Shown on the official portal; Processing: Apply online before arrival; Validity: As stated on the e-visa; Stay: As stated on the e-visa. Apply on the official site
  • Immigration and Customs Form (ICF) — Up to 7 days before arrival and again before departure; at the latest before boarding; Free. Mandatory for every passenger arriving in or leaving Suriname, including children on their own passport and transit passengers. Online only; you upload a selfie and receive a QR code by e-mail. Show the QR at arrival and departure. Without an ICF you may be refused boarding. A new form is needed for every trip; it cannot be edited after submission. Official site
  • Suriname e-visa — Before travel; Shown in the application on the official portal. Required for citizens of Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tunisia, Venezuela and Zambia. A valid e-visa replaces the entry fee; the ICF is still required. Official site

At the border

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  • Passport valid for at least 6 months on arrival
  • ICF QR code, plus the entry fee voucher or e-visa
  • Yellow fever vaccination certificate if arriving from a country with yellow fever transmission risk
  • Minors travelling without a parent or guardian need signed consent from one parent, a copy of that parent's passport and proof of parental responsibility

How to avoid overstaying

  • Go by your stamp or visa. The date the officer gives you is the one that counts, even if it is shorter than the maximum.
  • Extend before you run out. Stays over 3 months require an MKV (Authorisation for Temporary Stay) obtained from a Surinamese embassy before travel; residence cannot be applied for while on a tourist or business visa. Overstaying is illegal.
  • What overstaying costs. Overstaying is illegal.

Good to know

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  • Bring US dollars or euros; British pounds cannot be exchanged in Suriname.
  • Crossing from Guyana with independent boatmen is illegal; use only the official ferry and make sure you get an entry stamp.

Questions

Do South African citizens need a visa for Suriname?

South African citizens need an e-Visa for Suriname, applied for online before the trip.

Can I extend my stay in Suriname?

Stays over 3 months require an MKV (Authorisation for Temporary Stay) obtained from a Surinamese embassy before travel; residence cannot be applied for while on a tourist or business visa. Overstaying is illegal.

What do I need at the border in Suriname?

Passport valid for at least 6 months on arrival; ICF QR code, plus the entry fee voucher or e-visa; Yellow fever vaccination certificate if arriving from a country with yellow fever transmission risk.

When was this checked?

Bordr last checked the entry rules for Suriname against official sources on 30 October 2026. Rules change: confirm with the official source before you travel.

Sources and last check

Entry rules for this destination were last checked against official sources on 30 October 2026. Visa-free days come from the passport matrix in the Bordr app, corrected where the official rules differ.

This page is general information, not legal advice. Entry rules change and border officers have the final say. Check the official government source for your destination before you travel.

Includes visa data from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 1 November 2026; Bordr's official-source checks take precedence.

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