Guyana visa and entry requirements

CARICOM Heads of Government welcomed Guyana's implementation of the decision that CARICOM nationals travelling to other Member States be granted a definite entry of six months. Guyana's Foreign Ministry lists the countries whose nationals do not require visas to enter Guyana, some only for diplomatic or official passports and some for 90 or 30 days; for passport holders who require a visa and may be unable to apply at a Guyanese mission, its advisory says visas will be issued on arrival. Guyana's Immigration (Passports) Order says that, except as otherwise provided in the order, the passport of a citizen of any foreign country is not accepted unless it bears a Guyanese consular visa; it exempts passports of the countries in its schedule, passports of Commonwealth countries whose law lets Guyanese enter on their passports without a visa, passports the Minister exempts and passports covered by a Visa Abolition Agreement in force.

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Visas & entry authorisations

Visa on arrival (requesting letter mandatory)

Fee
25 USD
Processing
—
Stay per entry
30 days

For a period of one month in the first instance, with an additional US$25.00 for each extension of stay (Foreign Ministry advisory). Immigration Support Services now grants a maximum of two extensions of stay, of three months each, for a GYD 5,125 processing fee. The advisory says visas will be issued on arrival to persons from visa-required countries who may be unable to apply at a Guyanese mission or consulate, and Immigration Support Services takes the application online, with a mandatory letter requesting a visa on arrival.

Verified Oct 7, 2026 · eservices.iss.gov.gy · minfor.gov.gy says at most two extensions of one month each, USD 25 per extension

Business visa on arrival

Fee
140 USD
Processing
—
Validity
1,825 days

The Foreign Ministry's advisory on visas issued on arrival sets US$140.00 for business persons for five years in the first instance, with an additional US$140.00 for each five-year renewal; no official source we could read publishes a separate fee for a business visa issued by a mission. The company name, representative, nature of business and business contacts in Guyana must be provided to the Ministry of Home Affairs before travelling.

Verified Oct 7, 2026 · minfor.gov.gy

Extension of stay

Fee
5,125 GYD
Processing
—
Stay per entry
90 days

Processing fee for an extension of stay, payable in cash or by manager's cheque to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs; GYD 28,700 if the extension granted exceeds three months. Apply to Immigration Support Services with a letter to its Head requesting the extension and evidence of finance to cover the extended stay. A maximum of two extensions are granted, each of three months.

Apply on the official site Verified Oct 7, 2026 · eservices.iss.gov.gy

Entry requirements

Passport validity

The UK government says that to enter Guyana your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive.

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Vaccinations

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  • Yellow fever (ICVP) — WHO lists Guyana as requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 1 year or over arriving from countries at risk of yellow fever transmission, including travellers who transited more than 4 hours through the airport of such a country. Guyana is itself on WHO's list of countries at risk of yellow fever transmission.
  • Malaria prophylaxis — Not an entry requirement. The UK government lists malaria in the interior of the country among the health risks in Guyana.
Verified Oct 2, 2026 · cdn.who.int · International Health Regulations (2005), Article 36 · archived copyCompare every country

Travel insurance

Not officially stated

No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for entering Guyana. The UK government advises checking that you have appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected medical evacuation, and says medical facilities are very limited, even in Georgetown.

Verified Oct 3, 2026 · gov.uk

Onward or return ticket

Not officially stated

No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement for Guyana.

Verified Oct 7, 2026 · minfor.gov.gy

Proof of funds

Required

The Foreign Ministry's advisory says visitors who receive a visa on arrival must provide, on arrival, evidence of finances to cover expenses for 30 days and the name and address of their inviter or sponsor, or of their hotel if they are tourists. No official source we could read states a sum.

Verified Oct 3, 2026 · minfor.gov.gy

Staying past your permitted stay

Under the Immigration Act, a person granted a temporary permit, including as a visitor, who does not leave Guyana by the end of the permitted period, unless it was extended, is deemed a prohibited immigrant. An immigration officer may then order them to leave immediately or within a set period, or have them arrested and brought before a magistrate's court for removal.

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Other compulsory government charges

  • Travel Tax — 3,500 GYD per person per trip. Included in the air ticket.

    The Guyana Revenue Authority says all travellers under 65, unless exempted, pay a Travel Tax of GYD 3,500, which is now included in the travel itinerary instead of being paid at the airport. The reduced rate for people aged 65 or over requires a Guyanese passport and residence in Guyana.

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Customs & currency

Guyana's Financial Intelligence Unit says travellers carrying foreign currency amounting to more than US$10,000 or its equivalent into or out of Guyana must make a foreign currency declaration, on forms available at all international airports and border and ferry crossings, including Lethem and the Guyana/Suriname ferry. Failure to declare, or knowingly making an untrue declaration, is an offence; the penalties listed are a fine of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, imprisonment for six months and forfeiture of the undeclared currency.

  • Canada's travel advice says importing or exporting restricted items, including firearms and ammunition, without the proper permits may result in heavy fines and prison sentences.
  • The UK government's travel advice says there are strict rules about goods you can take into or out of Guyana, and that you must declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to tax or duty.
Verified Oct 2, 2026 · fiu.gov.gy · Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act, section 36

Yellow fever certificate

WHO lists Guyana as requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 1 year or over arriving from countries at risk of yellow fever transmission, including travellers who transited more than 4 hours through the airport of such a country. Guyana is itself on WHO's list of countries at risk of yellow fever transmission.

The 42 countries WHO lists as a yellow fever risk

Requirements normally count any country you have been in shortly before arrival, not only where you boarded.

  • Angola
  • Argentina — Misiones and Corrientes Provinces
  • Benin
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Colombia
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Ecuador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Ethiopia
  • French Guiana
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Kenya
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Togo
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Uganda
  • Venezuela
Compiled Aug 26, 2026 · cdn.who.int · International Health Regulations (2005), Article 36

International Health Regulations (2005), Article 36 and Annex 7; WHO International Travel and Health, Annex 1, 18 November 2022 (revised 3 January 2023)

Country in a nutshell

Currency
Guyanese dollar (GYD, G$)
Cards & payments
Canada's travel advice says only major hotels accept credit cards, that there are a few ATMs that accept international bank cards, and that the U.S. dollar is widely accepted. It advises carrying enough cash for anticipated expenses and exchanging foreign currency only at banks, hotels and established money exchange bureaus (cambios).
Safety — High risk
The UK Foreign Office says crime levels are significant and police capacity is low. It says attacks and muggings, sometimes with knives or firearms, happen in broad daylight but are more common at night and may target tourists showing obvious signs of wealth, names Stabroek Market, Tiger Bay, Albouystown and Sophia in Georgetown, and says foreign visitors have been assaulted in Georgetown's Botanical Gardens. It says gangs have followed cars from Cheddi Jagan International Airport and to always drive with windows closed and doors locked.Verified Oct 3, 2026 · gov.uk
Power plugs
A, B, D, G · 240V 60Hz
Emergency numbers
Police: 911 · Fire: 912 · Ambulance: 913
Time zone
UTC-4
Driving side
left
International Driving Permit

The UN treaty records list Guyana as a party to the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic (accession, 31 January 1973). The Guyana Revenue Authority says a foreign national visiting Guyana with a valid foreign driver's licence may drive for 60 days after entry; after that a Foreign Driver's Permit is required, and an application for it must include a translation from the embassy or an international language institute if the licence is not in English.

Verified Oct 3, 2026 · treaties.un.org · Convention on Road Traffic · archived copy Compare every country
Tap water
not for drinking. Use bottled

Best time to visit

Canada's travel advice says there are two rainy seasons in Guyana, from May to July and from November to January, but that flooding occurs year round and can hamper overland travel, particularly in coastal areas. No official source we could read recommends a time to visit.

Tips & warnings

Canada's travel advice says vehicles drive on the left, that road conditions and road safety are poor throughout the country, that roads are poorly lit and roaming livestock pose a further hazard, and advises avoiding driving at night.

Canada's travel advice says to carry enough cash to cover anticipated expenses, to exchange foreign currency only at banks, hotels and established money exchange bureaus (cambios), and that only major hotels accept credit cards. The UK government's travel advice says to go inside the money exchange or shop rather than exchange money on the street.

The UK government's travel advice says visitors can normally stay for 30 days, and that the Guyanese authorities can arrest visitors who overstay or abuse the conditions of their stay, with a possible one-year prison sentence, a fine of up to 50,000 Guyana dollars and deportation at your own expense. Immigration Support Services says it grants a maximum of two extensions of stay, each of three months. Canada's travel advice says to ensure that authorities stamp your passport on arrival.

The UK government says you must have a yellow fever vaccination certificate if you are coming from a country listed as a transmission risk, and WHO lists Guyana itself among the countries at risk of yellow fever transmission.

Visa requirements by nationality

PassportsVisas & entry authorisationsMax stay
AfghanistanEmbassy visa—
AlbaniaVisa-free90 days
AlgeriaEmbassy visa—
AndorraEmbassy visa—
AngolaEmbassy visa—
Antigua and BarbudaFree movement180 days
ArgentinaVisa-free90 days (+90)
ArmeniaEmbassy visa—
AustraliaVisa-free—
AustriaVisa-free—
AzerbaijanEmbassy visa—
BahamasFree movement180 days
BahrainEmbassy visa—
BarbadosFree movement180 days
BelarusEmbassy visa—
BelgiumVisa-free—
BelizeFree movement180 days
BeninEmbassy visa—
BhutanEmbassy visa—
BoliviaEmbassy visa—
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEmbassy visa—
BotswanaVisa-free—
BrazilVisa-free90 days (+90)
BulgariaEmbassy visa—
Burkina FasoEmbassy visa—
BurundiEmbassy visa—
Cabo VerdeEmbassy visa—
CambodiaEmbassy visa—
CanadaVisa-free—
Central African RepublicEmbassy visa—
ChadEmbassy visa—
ChileVisa-free90 days (+90)
ChinaEmbassy visa—
ColombiaVisa-free90 days (+90)
ComorosEmbassy visa—
Costa RicaVisa-free90 days (+90)
Côte d'IvoireEmbassy visa—
CroatiaEmbassy visa—
CzechiaEmbassy visa—
Democratic Republic of the CongoEmbassy visa—
DenmarkVisa-free—
DjiboutiEmbassy visa—
DominicaFree movement180 days
Dominican RepublicVisa-free90 days
EcuadorVisa-free90 days (+90)
EgyptEmbassy visa—
El SalvadorEmbassy visa—
Equatorial GuineaEmbassy visa—
EritreaEmbassy visa—
EstoniaEmbassy visa—
EthiopiaEmbassy visa—
FinlandVisa-free—
FranceVisa-free—
GeorgiaEmbassy visa—
GhanaVisa-free90 days
GreeceVisa-free—
GrenadaFree movement180 days
GuineaEmbassy visa—
Guinea-BissauEmbassy visa—
GuyanaFree movement—
HaitiEmbassy visa—
Hong KongVisa-free90 days
HungaryEmbassy visa—
IcelandEmbassy visa—
IndonesiaEmbassy visa—
IranEmbassy visa—
IraqEmbassy visa—
IrelandVisa-free—
IsraelEmbassy visa—
ItalyVisa-free—
JamaicaFree movement180 days
JapanVisa-free—
JordanEmbassy visa—
KazakhstanEmbassy visa—
KosovoEmbassy visa—
KyrgyzstanEmbassy visa—
LaosEmbassy visa—
LatviaEmbassy visa—
LebanonEmbassy visa—
LiberiaEmbassy visa—
LibyaEmbassy visa—
LiechtensteinEmbassy visa—
LithuaniaEmbassy visa—
LuxembourgVisa-free—
MacauEmbassy visa—
MadagascarEmbassy visa—
MaldivesVisa-free30 days
MaliEmbassy visa—
Marshall IslandsEmbassy visa—
MauritaniaEmbassy visa—
MicronesiaEmbassy visa—
MoldovaEmbassy visa—
MonacoEmbassy visa—
MongoliaEmbassy visa—
MontenegroEmbassy visa—
MoroccoEmbassy visa—
MyanmarEmbassy visa—
NepalEmbassy visa—
NetherlandsVisa-free—
New ZealandVisa-free—
NicaraguaEmbassy visa—
NigerEmbassy visa—
North KoreaVisa-free—
North MacedoniaEmbassy visa—
NorwayVisa-free—
OmanEmbassy visa—
PalauEmbassy visa—
PalestineEmbassy visa—
PanamaVisa-free90 days (+90)
ParaguayEmbassy visa—
PeruVisa-free90 days (+90)
PhilippinesEmbassy visa—
PolandEmbassy visa—
PortugalVisa-free—
QatarVisa-free30 days
Republic of the CongoEmbassy visa—
RomaniaEmbassy visa—
RussiaVisa-free90 days
Saint Kitts and NevisFree movement180 days
Saint LuciaFree movement180 days
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesFree movement180 days
San MarinoEmbassy visa—
São Tomé and PríncipeEmbassy visa—
Saudi ArabiaEmbassy visa—
SenegalEmbassy visa—
SerbiaEmbassy visa—
SingaporeVisa-free30 days
SlovakiaEmbassy visa—
SloveniaEmbassy visa—
SomaliaEmbassy visa—
South AfricaVisa-free30 days (+90)
South KoreaVisa-free30 days (+90)
South SudanEmbassy visa—
SudanEmbassy visa—
SurinameFree movement180 days
SwedenVisa-free—
SwitzerlandVisa-free—
SyriaEmbassy visa—
TajikistanEmbassy visa—
ThailandEmbassy visa—
Timor-LesteEmbassy visa—
Trinidad and TobagoFree movement180 days
TunisiaEmbassy visa—
TurkeyEmbassy visa—
TurkmenistanEmbassy visa—
UkraineEmbassy visa—
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 days
United KingdomVisa-free—
United StatesVisa-free—
UzbekistanEmbassy visa—
Vatican CityEmbassy visa—
VenezuelaEmbassy visa—
VietnamEmbassy visa—
YemenEmbassy visa—
ZimbabweEmbassy visa—

Stay lengths are for ordinary tourist visits. Click a nationality for its full guide.

No official page we read states the rule for 44 nationalities, so the table leaves them out: Bangladesh, Brunei, Cameroon, Cuba, Cyprus, Eswatini, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, and Zambia.

Venezuela74 of 199 passports visa-free · 2 eVisa/ETABrazil103 of 199 passports visa-free · 3 eVisa/ETASuriname14 of 199 passports visa-free · 184 eVisa/ETAColombia101 of 199 passports visa-free · 98 eVisa/ETA

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a visa for Guyana?

It depends on your passport. CARICOM nationals are granted a definite entry of six months. The Foreign Ministry's list of countries whose nationals do not require visas (updated 17 July 2025) names, among others, the United States, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, France and Italy with no period stated; Albania, Brazil and Peru for 90 days; and South Korea, Singapore and South Africa for a period not exceeding 30 days. Guatemala is listed only for holders of diplomatic or official passports and holders of a US Permanent Resident Card or a valid US, Canadian or Schengen visa. The UK government says British visitors can normally stay for 30 days. Guyana's Immigration (Passports) Order says that, except as otherwise provided in the order, the passport of a citizen of any foreign country is not accepted unless it bears a Guyanese consular visa; it exempts passports of the countries in its schedule, passports of Commonwealth countries whose law lets Guyanese enter on their passports without a visa, passports the Minister exempts and passports covered by a Visa Abolition Agreement in force.

How does CARICOM free movement work in Guyana?

CARICOM Heads of Government welcomed Guyana's implementation of the decision that CARICOM nationals travelling to other Member States be granted a definite entry of six months, subject to the right of Member States to reject undesirable persons and to prevent persons from becoming a charge on public funds.

Do I need a yellow fever certificate for Guyana?

WHO lists Guyana as requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 1 year or over arriving from countries at risk of yellow fever transmission, including travellers who transited more than 4 hours through the airport of such a country, and lists Guyana itself as a country at risk of yellow fever transmission.

Can I get a visa on arrival in Guyana?

The Foreign Ministry's advisory says that for persons travelling from countries whose passport holders require a visa to enter Guyana and who may be unable to apply at any of Guyana's missions or consulates, visas will be issued on arrival. Immigration Support Services takes the visitor visa application online, with a mandatory letter requesting a visa on arrival.

Can I extend my stay in Guyana?

Yes. Immigration Support Services takes extension applications with a letter to its Head requesting the extension and evidence of finance to cover the extended stay. It says each extension is for three months, that a maximum of two are granted, and that the processing fee is GYD 5,125 (GYD 28,700 if the extension granted exceeds three months).

Is Guyana safe for tourists?

The UK government's travel advice says attacks and muggings, sometimes with knives or firearms, have occurred in broad daylight but are more common at night, names Stabroek Market, Tiger Bay, Albouystown and Sophia in Georgetown among the areas affected, and suggests arranging a car or taxi booked by your hotel or with a licensed operator. Canada's travel advice says travel to the interior is not safe due to low police presence, and the UK says medical facilities are very limited, even in Georgetown.

Sources & verification

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