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  • Embassy staff participated in an Embassy service project at Stichting Wiesje - Photo by: State Dept.

    Embassy service project at Stichting Wiesje

    Today the Embassy staff participated in an Embassy service project at Stichting Wiesje where the volunteers painted the common room of the facility. Great work and thanks to all who volunteered!

  • Ambassador Jay Anania hands over the keys of the ‘Mobile Interdiction Unit’ to Police Chief Humphrey Tjin Liep Shie - Photo by: State Dept.

    Mobile Drug Interdiction Unit Handover to KPS

    The U.S. Embassy handed over a mobile drug interdiction unit to the Korps Politie Suriname (KPS) at the opening of an investigative skills training at the Police Academy on Monday, June 10.

  • Deputy Chief of Mission Margaret McKean and Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Ismanto Adna - Photo by: State Dept.

    Handover of 5,000 soccer balls

    The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce the ceremonial handover of 5,000 indestructible soccer balls to the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs.

  • Ambassador Anania gives remarks before signing PEPFAR small grants-Photo by: State Dept.

    PEPFAR small grants signing ceremony

    The U.S. Embassy Paramaribo held a signing ceremony Tuesday, May 14, 2013 to award grants under the PEPFAR Small Grants Program.

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  • South Dakota Soldiers train Suriname Special Forces- Photo by: South Dakota National Guard /Public Affairs Office

    South Dakota Soldiers train Suriname Special Forces

    Three South Dakota National Guard Soldiers traveled to the Republic of Suriname April 16 –18 to provide refresher and instructor training on the Harris radio system to Surinamese Special Forces soldiers.(PDF 73.9 KB)

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  • International Religious Freedom Report for 2012

    Foremost among the rights Americans hold sacred is the freedom to worship as we choose…we also remember that religious liberty is not just an American right; it is a universal human right to be protected here at home and across the globe.

News From the Consular Section

  • Immigrant Visa Processing

    The Embassy of the United States of America is pleased to announce that as part of its effort to ensure that visa applicants for tourist, business, student, and other non-immigrant visas (NIV) will continue to be able to process their visa applications on a timely basis, the Embassy transferred .......... 

  • Effective 01 July 2012

    U.S. Embassy Paramaribo’s immigrant visa operation was transferred to the U.S. Embassy in Georgetown, Guyana. Due to this change, the National Visa Center (NVC) is assigning all new cases and reassigning some existing cases to continue processing at the U.S. Embassy in Georgetown, Guyana. 

  • Visa Processing Fees Changed on April 13, 2012

    The fees for most nonimmigrant visa applications, increased on April 13, 2012. The Department is required to recover the cost of processing visas through the collection of application fees. 

  • Important notice on I-130, petitions for alien relative

    Effective August 15, 2011, petitioners residing overseas can no longer routinely file Forms I-130, Petitions for Alien Relative, with U.S. Embassies and Consulates except in locations where U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has a public counter presence within the Embassy or Consulate.  

  • Register with our Embassy if you are in Suriname or French Guyana

    If you are going to live or visit Suriname, please take the time to tell our Embassy about your trip. If you enroll, we can keep you up to date with important safety and security announcements. It will also help your friends and family get in touch with you in an emergency.  

  • How to apply for a U.S. Visa

    Individuals who wish to travel to the United States for a temporary period of time need a visa. Tourist visas, business visas, student visas, are all examples of nonimmigrant visas 

  • Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA)

    The Department of State is pleased to announce the introduction of a redesigned Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA, or Form FS-240). The redesigned CRBA, which is an official record confirming that a child born abroad to a U.S. citizen parent or parents acquired U.S. citizenship at birth and serves as proof of citizenship, has been updated with a variety of state-of-the-art security features to help prevent fraud and identity theft. 

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Meet the new U.S. Ambassador

  • U.S. Ambassador Jay Anania introductory video (Youtube)

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New J-1 visa website

  • new J1 Visa Exchange Visitor program

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