Do I need a visa for Guyana?
Whether you need a visa for Guyana depends on the passport you hold. Of the 21 most-checked passports, 10 enter visa-free and 11 need to apply for something in advance. Visa-free stays run to 90 days or 30 days depending on nationality. Find your passport in the table below for the exact rule, the stay length, the passport validity required, and any arrival registration you have to complete separately.
Now pick the passport you travel on.
Entry rules by passport
Select your nationality for the full answer: stay length, passport validity, pre-registration and how to apply.
| Passport | What you need | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | Visa (apply online) | No stated limit |
| Germany | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United States | Visa-free | 90 days |
| France | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Poland | Visa (apply online) | No stated limit |
| Netherlands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Spain | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Italy | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 90 days |
| India | Visa (apply online) | No stated limit |
| China | Visa (apply online) | No stated limit |
| Türkiye | Visa (apply online) | No stated limit |
| Nigeria | Visa (apply online) | No stated limit |
| South Africa | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Philippines | Visa (apply online) | No stated limit |
| Pakistan | Visa (apply online) | No stated limit |
| Bangladesh | Visa (apply online) | No stated limit |
| Indonesia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Egypt | Visa (apply online) | No stated limit |
| Vietnam | Visa (apply online) | No stated limit |
What to do next
The part most visa checkers leave out: what actually needs doing before you fly.
Confirm with the official source
Rules change without notice, and only the immigration authority of Guyana can tell you where you stand. Search for its official site before you travel.
Check your passport
Passport validity required: 6 months longer than the duration of stay. Renew first if you are close, because this is the most common reason travellers are turned away.
Customs Registration Form required
Separate from any visa: Guyana requires this registration before or on arrival. Do it even if you need no visa.
Common questions
Entry to Guyana, answered from the same rules the table shows.
It depends on the passport you hold. Of the 21 most-checked passports listed above, 10 enter Guyana without a visa, 11 have to apply for something before travelling. Find your nationality in the table for the exact rule, the stay it allows and what has to be applied for.
10 of the 21 most-checked passports listed above: Germany, United Kingdom, United States, France, Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Brazil and 2 more. The rest have to apply in advance.
It varies by passport — 90 days or 30 days across the visa-free rules in the table. The limit is per entry, so check the row for the passport you will actually travel on.
6 months longer than the duration of stay. Renew before you travel if you are close to that, because it is one of the most common reasons travellers are refused boarding — by the airline, before they ever reach the border.
Not for any of the 21 most-checked passports listed above. Nationalities outside that list may still be offered one, so check the rule for the passport you hold.
Not for any of the 21 most-checked passports listed above. Nationalities outside that list may still have one available.
Yes. Guyana requires Customs Registration Form, separately from any visa and regardless of whether you need one. Travellers who are told they need no visa miss this most often.
Travelling somewhere else?
Check any passport against any destination