The Government of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana exempts visa requirements for nationals of specific countries or territories. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months.
Nationals of the following 57 countries and territories are exempt from obtaining a visa for Guyana for stays of up to 90 days, except as otherwise noted:[1][2]
Nationals of the following countries are exempt from obtaining a visa for stays of up to 90 days if they hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state:
Nationals of other countries travelling as tourists can also obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 30 days provided holding a letter of invitation from their sponsor or host.
Transit without a visa[]
Travellers holding onward tickets may transit without a visa through airports in Guyana for 7 hours, except for nationals of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
Holders of diplomatic, official, service or special passports[]
Holders of the following types of passports may also enter Guyana without a visa:
^ abcdefAccording to Timatic, but not mentioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guyana.
^ abcdefghijklmnopAccording to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guyana, but not mentioned by Timatic.
^Up to 90 days according to Timatic, but up to 180 days according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guyana.
^According to Timatic, only for British citizens and British Overseas Territories citizens (BOTCs) of Montserrat, for stays of up to 90 days. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guyana, also for BOTCs of the Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands, for stays of up to 30 days.
^According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, but not mentioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guyana or by Timatic.
1British Overseas Territories. 2 Open border with Schengen Area. 3 Russia is included as a European country here because the majority of its population (80%) lives in European Russia. 4 These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. 5 Part of the Realm of New Zealand. 6 Partially recognized. 7Unincorporated territory of the United States. 8 Part of Norway, not part of the Schengen Area, special open-border status under Svalbard Treaty.
9 Part of the Kingdom of Denmark, not part of the Schengen Area.
10Egypt spans the boundary between North Africa and the Middle East.
1British Overseas Territories.
2 Part of the Schengen Area.
3 Open border with Schengen Area.
4Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia.
5Cyprus, Armenia, and the partially recognised republics of Artsakh and Northern Cyprus are entirely in Southwest Asia but have socio-political connections with Europe.
6Egypt spans the boundary between North Africa and the Middle East.
7 Partially recognized.
8 Part of the Kingdom of Denmark, not part of the Schengen Area.
9 Russia has territory in both Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. The vast majority of its population (80%) lives in European Russia.
10 Part of the Nordic Passport Union.