No visa needed

Do citizens of Suriname need a visa for China?

Citizens of Suriname don’t need a visa for China and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Suriname: the passport opens 35 countries visa-free; Paramaribo — Beijing: ≈ 14,850 km, about 19 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to China without a visa on a Suriname passport?

Yes, citizens of Suriname don’t need a visa for China for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

China visa rules at a glance

With a Suriname passport you can visit 35 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 84 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Suriname passport ranks 132nd of 199.
Suriname passport: visa-free access to 35 countries; China passport: 42.
Citizens of Suriname and China can travel together visa-free to 19 countries, for example: Barbados, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Haiti, Jamaica, Bahamas, Angola, Serbia, Zambia, Russia, Palestine, Seychelles, and Mauritius.
Citizens of China, in turn, don’t need a visa for Suriname. Suriname visa for citizens of China

Travelling to China: good to know

Paramaribo — Beijing: about 14,850 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 19 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +11 hours.
Local time: Paramaribo 12:00 — Beijing 23:00.
Local currency: Chinese Yuan.
Languages: Chinese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CN¥6.72.
China is the 173rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Suriname.