Suriname Guyana

Guyana Visa Requirements for Suriname Citizens

Q: How long can Suriname citizens stay in Guyana?

Up to 180 days without a visa. Overstaying can lead to fines, deportation and an entry ban.

Freedom of movement

Suriname citizens enjoy freedom of movement in Guyana — no visa is needed and there is no fixed limit on the length of stay.

Source: CARICOM Secretariat — Communiqué of the 19th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government (Nassau, 7–8 March 2008) · checked 7 Oct 2026

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What the Guyana visa rules mean for Suriname travellers

Suriname citizens can enter Guyana without a visa and stay for up to 180 days. You only need a valid Suriname passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 180-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.

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. Suriname citizens are treated the same way as Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados and Belize. Overall the Suriname passport ranks #129 in the world with 37 visa-free destinations.

More travel options

Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Suriname passport you can also visit 20 countries in the region without a visa, including Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize and Chile.

In the other direction, Guyana citizens can visit Suriname visa-free for up to 180 days.

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 Surinamese citizens need a visa for Guyana?