Iraq Guyana

Guyana Visa Requirements for Iraq Citizens

Visa required

Iraq passport holders need a visa for Guyana, issued by an embassy or consulate before travel.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Guyana — countries whose nationals do not require visas (updated 17 July 2025) · checked 3 Oct 2026

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Guyana visa options for Iraq citizens

Guyana Visitor's Visa

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Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

What the Guyana visa rules mean for Iraq travellers

Iraq citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Guyana. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.

The main option is the Guyana Visitor's Visa.

Documents to prepare

Whatever your visa status, Guyana applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:

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.
Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 1 blank page.
Vaccinations: Yellow fever: 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 thro…
Vaccinations: Malaria prophylaxis: Not an entry requirement. The UK government lists malaria in the interior of the country among the health risks in Guyana.

Guyana entry rules compared

Guyana lets 61 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 36 and requires an embassy visa from 101. Iraq citizens are treated the same way as Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bhutan, Cambodia and China. Overall the Iraq passport ranks #197 in the world with 8 visa-free destinations.

More travel options

Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Iraq passport you can also visit 2 countries in the region without a visa, including Dominica and Haiti.

In the other direction, Guyana citizens need a visa to visit Iraq.

Entry requirements for Guyana

Passport validity

6 months

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

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Guyana travel advice (entry requirements)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Blank passport pages

1 blank page

Your passport needs at least 1 blank page.

U.S. Department of State — Guyana international travel information✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026

Vaccinations: Yellow fever

1 year

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.

WHO, International Travel and Health, Annex 1 — countries requiring proof of vaccination against yellow fever✓ Checked 2 Oct 2026

Vaccinations: Malaria prophylaxis

Not an entry requirement. The UK government lists malaria in the interior of the country among the health risks in Guyana.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Guyana travel advice (health)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

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.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Guyana travel advice (health)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

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

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guyana — criteria for visas on arrival (lists sponsor, hotel and funds; no ticket requirement)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

30 days

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.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guyana — Advisory on visas on arrival and visa fees✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

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.

Ministry of Legal Affairs, Guyana — Laws of Guyana, Immigration Act Cap. 14:02 (L.R.O. 1/2012)✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

US$10,000

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.

Financial Intelligence Unit of Guyana — What is a foreign currency declaration report?✓ Checked 2 Oct 2026

Frequently asked questions

Do Iraqi citizens need a visa for Guyana?