Guyana

Visa Guyana

Amériques · Amérique du Sud

In Guyana, entry procedures go through the online platform of the Immigration Support Services, attached to the ministry of home affairs. The portal consulted on 2026-09-17 offers the application for and the extension of a visitor, business, employment or student visa, as well as a landing permit. It states the documents to upload for the visitor visa. The fees, the processing times and the detail of the steps are not stated on the portal consulted.

The information on this page helps prepare a case. Only the competent authority decides; always check the official source before filing an application.

Machine-assisted draft, reviewed by a person on 23 September 2026. Only the authority cited is authoritative.

Published on 23 September 2026 · Reviewed by vg_admin on 23 September 2026 · Sources consulted on 17 September 2026

At a glance

Authority: Immigration Support Services, Ministry of Home Affairs — immigration services of the ministry of home affairs of Guyana
Submission channel: Online platform of the Immigration Support Services; the application opens after logging in to an account according to the page consulted
Electronic visa: Not stated on the portal consulted; the application is filed online but the page does not describe the visa as electronic
Portal language: English

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Your nationality

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Documented visa types

"Visitor Visa" — visitor visa: Offered as an initial application ("New") and as an extension ("Extension") on the portal. Duration not stated on the portal consulted. Official page (new tab)
"Business Visa" — business visa: Offered as an initial application and as an extension on the portal. Conditions and duration not stated on the portal consulted. Official page (new tab)
"Employment Visa" — employment visa: Offered as an initial application and as an extension on the portal. Conditions and duration not stated on the portal consulted. Official page (new tab)
"Student Visa" — student visa: Offered as an initial application and as an extension on the portal. Conditions and duration not stated on the portal consulted. Official page (new tab)
"Landing Permit" — landing permit: The portal offers variants of it for business, employment and study. Conditions and duration not stated on the portal consulted. Official page (new tab)

Where and how to apply

The portal of the Immigration Support Services consulted on 2026-09-17 brings together applications for visitor, business, employment and student visas, as well as applications for a landing permit, each in an initial version and an extension version.

On the visitor visa page, the filing button leads to a login page: the application therefore requires an account on the platform. No other submission channel is described on the pages read: "Not stated on the portal consulted".

Steps in the procedure

Choose on the portal the corresponding service: new application or extension, according to the category.
Gather and prepare the documents to upload, as stated on the visitor visa page.
Log in to the platform to file the application.
Not stated on the portal consulted: the pages read do not describe what happens next in the processing or how the decision is notified.

Documents mentioned by the authority

Passport data page (stated as mandatory).
Identity photograph of the applicant (stated as mandatory).
Letter of application for a visa on arrival (stated as mandatory).
Applicant's birth certificate (stated as mandatory).
Optional documents cited by the page: certificate of good conduct, identity document of the sponsor, medical report, bank statement.
Formats accepted according to the page: pdf, jpeg, jpg and png.
Photograph in JPEG format, 600 to 1,200 pixels, square ratio and a size of 240 KB or less.

The exact list depends on the visa type and on the situation; only the official page is authoritative. The documents above are those listed for the visitor visa.

Stated fees and processing times

Not stated on the portal consulted. The pages read publish no fee, in any currency.

Not stated on the portal consulted as regards processing times: no duration is announced on the pages read.

After the decision

The portal offers for each category an application for an extension ("Extension"), which implies a procedure separate from the initial application.

Not stated on the portal consulted as regards notification of the decision, the avenues of appeal and the conditions for an extension. The decision rests with the competent Guyanese authority.

Published procedures

No reviewed and published procedure for Guyana to date. We prefer an empty page to an invented requirement.

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Frequently asked questions

Is a visa required to travel to Guyana?

It depends on nationality and on the purpose of travel; the rule reviewed by VisaGuideline is shown with the nationality selector on this page. Always check with the authority.

Where is the application filed?

On the online platform of the Immigration Support Services, after logging in to an account, according to the portal consulted on 2026-09-17.

Is there an electronic visa?

Not stated on the portal consulted. The application is filed online, but the pages read do not describe the visa issued as electronic.

Which categories does the portal offer?

The visitor visa, the business visa, the employment visa and the student visa, each as a new application or an extension, as well as the landing permit for business, employment and study.

What are the fees and the processing times?

Not stated on the portal consulted. No fee and no processing time are published on the pages read.

Official sources

Immigration Support Services — plateforme en ligne (new tab) Authority

Consulted sources

Official pages read to write this guide, with the date they were read. A page may have changed since: check it before taking any step.

Immigration Support Services (new tab) read on 17 September 2026
Visitor Visa — Required Documents for a Visitor Visa (intitulé affiché ; titre HTML non exposé) (new tab) read on 17 September 2026

What this guide does not know yet

Points the official source does not specify and which this guide therefore left blank. Ask the competent authority about them before filing an application.

No fee and no processing time are published on the portal: a reviewer must check with the Immigration Support Services before any figure is mentioned.
The pages for the business, employment and student visas, as well as those for the landing permit, were not consulted: their documents may differ from those of the visitor visa.
The visitor visa page cites a "letter of application for a visa on arrival" among the mandatory documents: how the online application and the visa on arrival fit together is not explained on the portal.
The portal does not say whether filing with a diplomatic mission remains possible for people without online access.

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