Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Surinamer passport holders 8
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
BoliviaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
Saint Kitts and NeviseTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
LesothoVisa required→eVisa
OmanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free14 days
QatarVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
VenezuelaVisa required→eVisa
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
Harder for Surinamer passport holders 11
AustraliaeVisa→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
IranVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
LiberiaeVisa→Visa required
NamibiaVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
NicaraguaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
Saudi ArabiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
El SalvadoreVisa→Visa required
VanuatueVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to Suriname 153
AndorraeTA90 days→eVisa
United Arab EmirateseTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
AlbaniaeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
ArmeniaeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
AngolaeVisa90 days→Visa-free90 days
AustriaeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days- AustraliaeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
AzerbaijaneTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
BelgiumeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
Burkina FasoeTA90 days→eVisa
BulgariaeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
BahraineTA90 days→eVisa
BurundieTA90 days→eVisa
BenineTA90 days→eVisa
BruneieTA90 days→Visa-free90 days- BoliviaeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
BhutaneTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
BotswanaeTA90 days→eVisa
BelaruseTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
CanadaeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
DR CongoeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
Central African RepubliceTA90 days→eVisa
CongoeTA90 days→eVisa
SwitzerlandeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days- Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
ColombiaeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
Cabo VerdeeTA90 days→eVisa
CypruseTA90 days→Visa-free
CzechiaeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
GermanyeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days- DjiboutieTA90 days→eVisa
DenmarkeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
Dominican RepubliceVisa90 days→eTA90 days
AlgeriaeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
EcuadoreTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
SpaineTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
EthiopiaeTA90 days→eVisa
FinlandeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
FijieTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes