No visa needed

Do citizens of Suriname need a visa for the Philippines?

Citizens of Suriname don’t need a visa for the Philippines 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 — Manila: ≈ 17,700 km, about 22.5 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 Philippines without a visa on a Suriname passport?

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

Philippines 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; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of Suriname and the Philippines can travel together visa-free to 16 countries, for example: Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Colombia, Haiti, Brazil, Peru, Costa Rica, Palestine, Seychelles, Kiribati, Micronesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, don’t need a visa for Suriname. Suriname visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

Paramaribo — Manila: about 17,700 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 22.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +11 hours.
Local time: Paramaribo 12:00 — Manila 23:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 193rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Suriname.