COVID-19 Measures

From 13 April 2022 until further notice, only flights from the following countries are permitted in Surinamese airspace:

• The Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles, Guyana, French Guyana, Brazil, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, the United States of America, Cuba and the Dominican Republic: outbound and inbound flights for cargo and passenger traffic.
• Haiti:inbound and outbound passengers are allowed given that they are residents of Suriname or have a residence permit of Suriname or have explicit written permission of the Government of the Republic of Suriname to travel to Suriname

     a. Fully vaccinated persons who are travelling by air will be required to present the following documents:                                                                                 - Proof of complete vaccination with a WHO EUL COVID-19 vaccine or a COVID-19 recovery certificate not older than six(6) months                                                         - Valid travel documents.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 - Yellow fever certificate for persons traveling from or transiting countries with risk of yellow fever transmission.

     b. Guyana and French Guyana                                                                                                                                                                                                                Persons who are fully vaccinated or can present a COVID-19 recovery certificate not older than six months and have stayed in Guyana or French Guyana at least                14 days and are travelling to Suriname by land do not need to submit a negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR or a negative SARS-CoV-2 antigen test result.

     c. Persons who are not or not-fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be required to present the following documents:                                                                Persons who are not or not-fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer need permission from the Surinamese authorities to travel to Suriname.                                  However, the following conditions are applicable:

1.   Present before departure  a negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR test result not than 48 hours or a negative SARS-CoV-2 antigen test result not older than 24 hours, issued      by an accredited medical test entity. 
2.   Valid travel documents.
3.   Yellow fever certificate for persons travelling from or transiting countries with risk of yellow fever transmission.

     d.  Not or not fully vaccinated persons travelling abroad                                                                                                                                                                      Surinamese nationals and residents who need to travel abroad must take into account the entry measures of those countries to which they travel to as well as the            entry measures for re-entering Suriname.

    Important Information                                                                                                                                                                                                                        - A person is considered fully vaccinated 2 weeks after the last COVID-19 vaccination shot ( for Johnson & Johnson/Jansen, only 1 shot is required).                                  -  Fully vaccinated also includes persons who after being tested positive for COVID-19, from 14 days to 6 months ago with a COVID-19 recovery certificate showing the          relevant test results (SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR and CT value).                                                                                                                                                                 - The vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca(Vaxzevria), AZD1222(SK Bioscience Co Ltd.), Covishield, Covaxine, Janssen, Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, Sinopharm and                Sinovac.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       - The following vaccines are also accepted Soberanan,1,2, plus or Abdala or Spoetnik V under the condition that travelers also present a negative SARS-CoV-                        2 PCR test result and a SARS-CoV-2 PCR test result not older than 48 hours issued by an accredited medical test entity before departure  and a SARS-CoV-2 antigen          test must be taken 3 days after arrival in Suriname. The test condition is regardless of the incidence rate of the departing country.                                                        - Children under the age of 18 years are exempted from the vaccination requirement.                                                                                                                          - Children under the age of 12 years are exempted from the requirement to present a negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR or negative SARS-CoV-2 antigen test result.                     - Vaccination against yellow fever is required if arriving within six (6) days after leaving or transiting countries with risk of yellow fever transmission. The yellow                    fever certificate must be issued 10 days before arrival.