Traveling from Suriname to the Netherlands? Then a Schengen visa and medical travel insurance are mandatory!
When family, a partner, or friends come over from Suriname, a Schengen visa must first be 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 grants access to the 26 Schengen member states in Europe. With a Schengen visa, you can travel through a large part of Europe 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 for the intake of Schengen visa applications.
If you submit a Schengen visa application to a Dutch embassy in Paramaribo or a consulate, you pay fees (costs). VFS Global will also charge fees 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 accept applications for a short-stay Schengen visa. You can make an appointment online via 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).
Schengen Visitor Insurance OOM
Please note: Allianz no longer offers Travel Risk Insurance for a Schengen visa. Fortunately, there is an excellent alternative: the Schengen Visitor insurance from OOM Insurance. This Dutch insurer from Rijswijk specializes in Schengen insurance.
The policy offers visa guarantee (if the visa is rejected, you will get the premium back) and extensive coverage up to €500.000. With a low premium starting at €1,60 per day, it is a reliable and affordable choice. You can take out the policy online immediately, and you will receive it within an hour.
✔ Meets all requirements for a Schengen visa application with ease.
✔ Affordable and good: From just €1,60 per person per day.
✔ The policy by email within 1 hour (iDEAL, credit card or PayPal).
✔ Also for persons over 70 years of age
✔ Coverage for medical expenses up to a maximum of €500.000
✔ VISA GUARANTEE: If your Schengen visa is rejected, you will receive a refund of the premium.
✔ Liability can optionally be included in the insurance.
The Schengen Visitor insurance is the best choice for a successful Schengen visa application!
Would you prefer to receive the policy in English? Click here: Calculate premium and finalize.
More information about OOM's Schengen insurance:
- Coverage overview Schengen Visitor Insurance
- Policy conditions Schengen Visitor Insurance
- Schengen Visitor Insurance Insurance Card
Please note: the text below is no longer applicable!
Medical travel insurance for Surinamese (application for Schengen visa)
If you need medical travel insurance for a Schengen visa, the Travel Risk Insurance from Allianz Global Assistance is an excellent choice. This travel insurance is specifically intended for foreign guests from Suriname (friends, family, or partner) coming to the Netherlands.
Please note: should a visa be rejected and the insurance has not yet commenced, you will receive a refund of the premium or it will not be debited. This insurance must be taken out before departure from Suriname, and the travel insurance can only be purchased for persons under the age of 70! Is your guest 70 years or older? Then read more information here for an alternative: Schengen travel insurance for persons aged 70 and older.
On this website, you can easily and quickly take out medical travel insurance for your guest from Suriname yourself. You may be the policyholder (premium payer), and your guest will then be the insured. You take out the policy and send it to the visa applicant (emailing is also possible, as 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 day 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. | |
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
Yes, if you have a nationality requiring a visa. You can read about that here: nationalities requiring a visa »
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 begins with filling out a visa application form and then gathering the required documents, such as proof of medical travel insurance . It is best to use the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' checklist for this.
You must have a valid passport that is no older than 10 years. You must not pose a threat to public order, national security, or the international relations of any of the Schengen countries.
