Suriname Visa Policy Map (Wikipedia)
By Ray Chickrie
Caribbean News Now contributor
PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Luziano Truideman, acting director head of consular affairs at the Suriname foreign ministry in Paramaribo, made public that his government will switch from paper-based system to the digital version of e-visas and e-tourist cards. However, there are unanswered questions, such as citizens from which countries can access e-visa and the cost?
The foreign minister of Suriname and her office did not reply to an email inquiry on the subject.
Suriname and neighbouring Guyana, some have alleged, have imposed a visa embargo against African and Arab nationals. Information from both countries foreign ministry indeed seems to support the allegations. Citizens of all African and Arab countries need a visa to visit Suriname. Only UAE nationals don’t need a visa to visit Guyana, and from the African continent, only citizens from Botswana, the Gambia and South Africa are exempted from the need for a visa to visit Guyana.
