Emigration to Surinam and the things you have to do.

Everyone who wants to emigrate to Surinam must be self supporting in other words you must have a salary income or job(if you'r going to work in Surinam  you need a employer's certificate and work permit). If you don’t have a job or any other income there is also the possibility that some one will stand as you guarantor. If you don’t have a income, work or guarantor your application for your permit for short stay will be rejected.  On the website of the Surinam Embassy you can find information about the necessary document you need there is also the possibility that you need a visa and MKV(permit fore short stay).

On the website of the Surinam consulate in the Netherlands you will find a list whit the names of the country’s that signed a agreement with Surinam. On this list you can see if it is necessary fore you to apply for a visa. If you do need a visa and you want to stay longer then tree months in Suriname you must also have a MKV whit out this MKV you cannot apply fore a permit. To get a visa and MKV you have to go to the Surinam embassy or consulate in your home town or country. Further information can be found on the website of the Surinam Embassy in the US(English). Link:  Surinam Embassy or consulate in the Netherlands(Dutch) Link Surinam Consulate Netherlands

Once you are in Surinam you have to go to the foreign registration office to apply fore your permit one of the things you will be asked for is a return flight ticket valid  fore six months or longer if you don’t have this ticket you cannot apply fore this permit. To get a permit can take up to three months or longer so immediately after your arriving in Suriname you have to start the procedure. Pay attention your visa is valid for three months not a day longer. At the Surinam consulate or embassy in your own country you can ask if there is a agreement between your country and Surinam that regulates taxes, pensions or welfare benefits.

MKV authorization for short stay 

As a result of a change in the immigration policy of the Republic of Suriname 1 October 2008, it is not possible for foreign nationals who need a visa to stay longer than 3 months in Suriname without a authorization for Short Stay (MKV). This means that if you need a visa and you don’t have this MKV you cannot apply for a residence permit, excluded from this rule are foreigners of Surinam origin.