Traveling from Suriname to the Netherlands? Then a Schengen visa and medical travel insurance are mandatory!
Medical travel insurance Schengen visa
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√ Meets all requirements for a Schengen visa.
√ Medical costs covered up to € 30.000. Repatriation: all necessary costs.
√ You can change the policy in the meantime free of charge.
√ VISA GUARANTEE: You don't pay anything if your visa is rejected.
√ The certainty of the largest travel insurer in the world: Allianz Global Assistance.
Premium from € 2 per day
When family, a partner or friends come over from Suriname, one has to be there first Schengen visa are applied for at the Dutch embassy in Paramaribo.
With a Schengen visa, Surinamese may stay in the Netherlands for a maximum of 90 days. An important condition for obtaining a Schengen visa is taking out the correct medical travel insurance that meets the EU conditions.
What is a Schengen Visa?
A Schengen visa is a joint visa for all Schengen states (The Netherlands is part of the Schengen area) and gives access to the 26 Schengen Member States in Europe. You can travel through a large part of Europe with a Schengen visa without having to apply for a separate visa for each country.
What do you need for a visa application for the Netherlands?
Surinamese who want to travel to the Netherlands must take a number of steps for the visa application:
- Every Surinamer must have one passport or other travel document with at least 2 blank pages. Your travel document must have been issued within the past 10 years. It must be valid for at least 3 months after the date on which you want to leave the Schengen area.
- The Surinamese guest submits a fully completed and signed visa application form. Each person traveling on your travel document must submit their own form. Forms for Surinamese children under the age of 18 must be signed by a parent or guardian.
- You submit a passport photo in accordance with Dutch requirements.
- You have your fingerprints taken. You do this when you submit the application. These remain valid for 5 years. For some applicants, such as children under the age of 12, this is not necessary.
- You pay fees, which are the costs for a visa application. If you go to an external service provider, such as VFS Global, you also pay a fee for this.
- In addition, there are documents that are required for a careful assessment of your application. look at the checklist. So you need one medical Schengen travel insurance shut down.
The Dutch embassy in Paramaribo uses the services of Vfs global before accepting the application for a Schengen visa.
If you submit a Schengen visa application to a Dutch embassy in Paramaribo or a consulate, you pay read (cost). VFS Global will also charge for the services provided.
How long does the assessment of an application take?
You can submit an application from February 2, 2020, six months before your trip. This must be done at least 15 working days before your intended departure.
You will usually know within 15 calendar days whether you will receive a Schengen visa. Sometimes more time is needed: the application can take up to 30 days. And in exceptional cases 60 days. For example, if additional documents are required.
How do I make an appointment for a short-stay Schengen visa in Suriname?
The Dutch embassy in Paramaribo uses the external service provider VFS Global to process applications for a short-stay Schengen visa. You can make an appointment online at VFS Global in Suriname.
Check out the VFS Global website for the documents you need to bring with you for your application. The Dutch embassy in Paramaribo represents all Schengen countries for short-stay Schengen visa applications.
For an appointment at the Dutch embassy in Paramaribo: make an appointment via the embassy's online appointment system. These are the address details of VFS Global in Paramaribo:
- VFS Visa Application Center for the Netherlands
- Prins Hendrikstraat 14
- Paramaribo, Suriname
Visa applications must be submitted in person and by appointment only.
Submit applications (by appointment only): 08.00 a.m. – 14.00 p.m. (Monday to Friday). Saturday (premium appointments only) 8.30:12.00am – 15.00:16.00pm. Collection of passports: XNUMX:XNUMX pm – XNUMX:XNUMX pm (Monday to Friday).
Medical travel insurance for Surinamese (application for Schengen visa)
Do you need medical travel insurance for a Schengen visa? Travel Risk Insurance from Allianz Global Assistance is an excellent choice. This travel insurance is especially intended for foreign guests from Suriname (friends, family or partner) who come to the Netherlands.
Please note: if a visa is rejected and the insurance has not yet taken effect, you will receive the premium back or no collection will be made. This insurance must be taken out before leaving Suriname and the travel insurance can only be taken out for persons younger than 70 years! Is your guest 70 years or older? Read more information for an alternative here: Schengen travel insurance for persons aged 70 and older.
On this website you can easily and quickly make one yourself medical travel insurance closing for your guest from Suriname. You may be the policyholder (premium payer) and your guest is then the insured. You take out the policy and send it to the visa applicant (email is also possible because you will receive the policy as a digital file). You will receive the policy quickly. If you apply for a policy today, you will receive it the same or the next day.
Allianz Travel Risk Insurance for Schengen Visas
| Premium per person per day | from € 2,- | |
| Maximum age up to | 70 years | |
| SOS costs (including assistance, rescue and search) | ✔ | |
| Medical costs (including hospital, specialist and doctors) | ✔ | |
| Illness, accident or loss of the insured | ✔ | |
| Accident or death of non-accompanying family of the insured | ✔ | |
| Death of co-insured travel companion | ✔ | |
| Repatriation (including ambulance plane and transport of mortal remains) | ✔ | |
| Funeral/cremation costs and family travel costs | ✔ | |
| Travel documents (purchase costs) | ✔ | |
| Replacement clothing and/or toiletries | ✔ | |
| Damage to lodgings | ✔ | |
| Damage to insured property in the country of origin | ✔ | |
| Forced delay | ✔ | |
| Options to be insured: | ||
| Winter sports and special sports | ✔ | |
| Cancellation | ✔ | |
| Global coverage | ✔ |
Premium medical insurance
| Europe coverage | € 2,- |
| Global coverage | € 3,- |
| Winter/special sports | € 1,15 |
| Cancellation | 5% of travel sum |
| Minimum premium | € 11,50 |
| Policy costs | € 4,50 |
| Premium per person per day. Up to and including 69 years. | |
Take out medical travel insurance here!
The Travel Risk Insurance from Allianz Global Assistance is an international medical travel insurance for foreign travelers under the age of 70 who do not live in the Netherlands. The insurance is the best choice for applying for a Schengen visa and meets all requirements.
Taking out Travel Risk Insurance is simple and fast. You will receive the policy within 24 hours by e-mail on working days (if you want it sooner, please call or send a message).
√ EU approved medical insurance for foreign travelers.
√ Schengen visa guarantee: In case of visa rejection, you do not have to pay.
√ Medical costs covered up to € 30.000. Repatriation: all necessary costs.
√ Policy conditions in Dutch and/or English.
√ Expandable with coverage for special sports and world coverage.
√ Cancellation insurance is possible (provided the trip is booked with a Dutch tour operator).
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Insurance conditions Travel Risk Insurance in Dutch »
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Allianz Global Assistance is the largest travel insurance and assistance provider in the world. The trusted address to take out medical travel insurance online!
What is insured?
The 'Travel Risk Insurance' is a complete international medical insurance for foreigners. The travel insurance has a balanced coverage against the financial risks of illness and death, such as:
- SOS charges (including assistance, rescue and search).
- Medical expenses* (including hospital, specialist and doctors).
- Repatriation (including ambulance plane and transport of mortal remains).
- Burial or cremation costs and arrival of family.
* Medical costs are monetary compensation for doctors (fees) and costs of:
- hospitalization;
- operation and operating room use;
- prescribed X-rays and radioactive irradiations;
- prescription medications, bandages and massage;
- medically necessary transport, including any medically necessary evacuation and transport from a ski slope.
Your travel documents (purchase costs, laissez-passer, replacement visa or other official travel document), replacement clothing and/or toiletries and damage to accommodation is also insured. The following is also covered:
- illness, accident or missing person of the insured;
- death of the insured, illness, accident or death of the insured's family not traveling with him;
- death of a co-insured travel companion;
- damage to property of the insured in the country of residence;
- costs due to forced delay.
Medical travel insurance and guarantee
If you guarantee a foreign guest or partner who wants to visit the Netherlands, it is advisable to take out medical travel insurance yourself. Not only is this a requirement for your guest's visa application, but it also provides financial protection for you. As a guarantor, you are financially responsible for any medical costs that your guest incurs during their stay in the Netherlands, and these costs can be significant.
By taking out the insurance yourself and sending the policy to the visa applicant by email, you have control over the process. It is advisable to ensure that you are the policyholder (the person paying the premium) and that your guest is the insured person. A major advantage of this is that any damage payments are transferred to you instead of to your guest's bank account.
A good option for this situation is the Schengen insurance that we offer. This is an excellent travel medical insurance policy specifically designed for Schengen visa applications. It provides the necessary coverage and meets the requirements for obtaining a Schengen visa. By taking out this insurance, you ensure that you meet the visa requirements and offer both yourself and your guest financial protection during their stay in the Netherlands.
Frequently asked questions and answers about applying for a Schengen visa for Surinamese
If you have a visa-required nationality, yes. You can read that here: visa-requiring nationalities »
You must apply for a Schengen visa at the embassy of the country you intend to visit. If you plan to visit several Schengen states, you must apply for the visa at the embassy of the Schengen country where you will be staying the longest. If you plan to visit several Schengen states and will stay for the same length of time, you must apply for a visa at the embassy of the country whose external borders you will cross first upon entering the Schengen area.
That is possible, you have to pay extra for that and in the end you still do the work yourself because you have to provide all the documents. In addition, the use of a desk has no influence whatsoever on the decision-making process.
An application must match the situation of the applicant and possibly the referee. Someone claiming to have a full-time job in their country of origin or residence is not very credible when applying for a 90-day visa.
With a first visa application you are usually only eligible for a single entry. A visa can also be issued for two or multiple entries. It is therefore best for someone who travels frequently to ask for multiple entry. Substantiate this as well as possible to demonstrate that you want to travel frequently. If the embassy considers the foreign national bona fide and sees the need for multiple entries, there is a good chance of a multiple entry visa (MEV). If you have been to the Netherlands with a Schengen visa before without any problems, you can apply for a multi-entry next time.
Yes that is allowed. You do not necessarily have to arrive via the Netherlands, provided you make it plausible that the Netherlands is still the main purpose of the trip. You are then free, for example, to cross the external border via Germany and to travel from there to the Netherlands. Make sure you have all supporting documents for your visa application with you.
In normal situations, the embassy will make a decision within 15 calendar days. This decision period is determined by law and is included in the European Visa Code (Term Regulation (EC) 810/2009). The legal decision period starts on the day the visa application is received by the embassy. In some cases, more time is needed to conduct research. In that case, the decision period can be extended to a maximum of 30 days. If this is the case, you will be notified by the IND. If additional documents are required, this period may be extended to 60 days in exceptional cases.
A Schengen visa application can be submitted at the earliest 6 months and at the latest 15 calendar days (due to the normal maximum decision period) before the start of the intended travel date. It is therefore advisable to submit the application well in advance, preferably at least one month before the intended departure date.
Some Schengen states want to know from each other who is applying for a visa. This check (consultation) is mandatory for some nationalities and can take up to 7 days. Your application will also be checked in the Schengen Information System (SIS II). Your application details are also checked and stored in the Visa Information System (VIS). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs works with Information Supported Decisions to make better and faster decisions about your visa application.
A visa for a short stay (up to 90 days) costs € 80 For children aged 6 to 12: € 40 For children up to 6 years of age: € 0 The costs for the VFS service fee Global may amount to a maximum of € 40 (half of the fee for a visa application).
A visa application starts with filling in a visa application form and then collecting the required documents such as proof of a medical travel insurance. It is best to use the checklist from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
You must have a valid passport not older than 10 years. You may not pose a threat to public order, national security or the international relations of one of the Schengen countries.
