Suriname Relocation Index

How Suriname scores

Legal/administrative frameworks exist for residence and work authorization. | Constitutional and legal non-discrimination protections provide a baseline for rights claims.

• Peace and conflict safety56
• Immigrant safety58
• Visa accessibility69
• Residence permit realism65
• Labor market access58
• Healthcare52
• Civil rights62
• Discrimination safety61
• Status security62
• Infrastructure reliability52
• Cost of living sustainability61

Recent news impact

Recent Suriname-specific official communications mainly indicate localized internal security challenges and an active enforcement posture (handhaving/arrests), which can increase short-term perceived instability for relocation planning. However, there is no clear, enacted, short-term tightening of immigration or asylum access in the provided documents; baseline legal pathways for residence permits and the formalities of expulsion/removal appear to be described rather than newly restricted.

• Protest Unrest

  Government communication acknowledges current security challenges (armed-men reports in the interior) and states authorities are emphasizing enforcement/handhaving, including arrests in the Sarakreek area; this can heighten day-to-day safety concern for newcomers.

Sources

• Worldwide Governance Indicators: Governance Effectiveness (DataBank entry)World Bank
• Rule of Law in Suriname: Key Findings from the General Population Poll 2022World Justice Project
• PAHO/WHO Country Cooperation Strategy Suriname 2023–2025 (CCS2325Suriname_eng.pdf)PAHO/World Health Organization
• WHO Health data overview for Suriname (country details)World Health Organization
• Suriname - Health situation: Country Cooperation Strategy brief (ccsbrief_sur_en.pdf)World Health Organization
• Suriname electricity reliability: Infrastructure Gaps (IDB Quarterly Bulletin, Sep 2019) - includes outage/interruptions evidenceInter-American Development Bank
• Werkvergunning (Work permit) - Suriname government (gov.sr) - assessment factorsSuriname Government (gov.sr)
• The elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation — Suriname (ILO report/publishing page)International Labour Organization (ILO)