南非(South Africa) 前往 苏里南(Suriname) 签证要求

South African ordinary passport holders need a tourist e-visa to visit Suriname. Visa-free access was withdrawn on 1 May 2023, so you must apply online through the official VFS Global e-visa portal before you travel. Plan for around 72 hours processing and a total cost of roughly USD 45-60. As of 30 May 2026, holders of an ordinary South African passport require a visa to enter Suriname for tourism. Until 1 May 2023 South Africans could enter visa-free, but Suriname reimposed a visa requirement on 21 nationalities (South Africa among them) over concerns about abuse of the visa-free stay. South Africans do not qualify for the cheaper e-tourist card (reserved for visa-exempt-type nationalities) and must instead obtain a tourist e-visa or a regular consular visa. The fastest and recommended route is the online e-visa, applied for and paid in advance through VFS Global, the sole authorized partner of the Government of Suriname. The e-visa is available as single-entry (valid about 2 months) or multiple-entry (valid up to 1 year), with a maximum stay of up to 90 days. Processing is usually within 72 hours but applicants should apply well before departure. The passport must be valid for at least 6 months. Suriname is in South America, not the Schengen area, so the Schengen 90/180 rule and ETIAS do not apply.