No visa needed

Do citizens of Suriname need a visa for the Dominican Republic?

Citizens of Suriname don’t need a visa for the Dominican Republic 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 — Santo Domingo: ≈ 2,130 km, about 3 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 the Dominican Republic without a visa on a Suriname passport?

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

Dominican Republic 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; Dominican Republic passport: 30.
Citizens of Suriname and the Dominican Republic can travel together visa-free to 20 countries, for example: Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Jamaica, Peru, Angola, Zambia, Russia, Palestine, Seychelles, Kiribati, and Japan.
Citizens of the Dominican Republic, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Suriname. Suriname visa for citizens of the Dominican Republic

Travelling to the Dominican Republic: good to know

Paramaribo — Santo Domingo: about 2,130 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Paramaribo 12:00 — Santo Domingo 11:00.
Local currency: Dominican Peso.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ DOP 60.
Dominican Republic is the 12th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Suriname.