New Zealand passport → Guyana

Guyana visa for New Zealand citizens

Visa-free

90 days visa-free

New Zealand citizens can visit Guyana without a visa for up to 90 days. Visa-exempt visitors are normally given a 30-day stay that can be extended month by month; everyone else applies online to Guyana's immigration service before travel and collects the visa on arrival.

Official details are shown in English.

Status
Visa-free
Max stay
90 days
Last checked
30 October 2026

What it means in practice

90 days is about three months. If you arrive on 1 November 2026, your last legal day is 29 January 2027, because the arrival day is day one. Use the stay calculator for your own dates.

How Guyana counts your stay: The permitted stay is stamped on arrival, normally 30 days for visa-exempt visitors.

At the border

Official details are shown in English.

  • Passport valid for at least 6 months on arrival
  • Yellow fever vaccination certificate if arriving from a country with yellow fever transmission risk
  • Business visitors should carry a business letter explaining the purpose of the trip

How to avoid overstaying

  • Go by your stamp or visa. The date the officer gives you is the one that counts, even if it is shorter than the maximum.
  • Plan to leave a day or two early. With 90 days, book your exit before the last legal day so a cancelled flight doesn't push you over.
  • Extend before you run out. Apply to Guyana's Immigration Support Services for one-month extensions before your stay expires (USD 25 each for visa holders, up to two). Overstaying can lead to arrest, up to one year in prison, a fine of up to GYD 50,000 and deportation at your own expense.
  • What overstaying costs. Overstaying can lead to arrest, up to one year in prison, a fine of up to GYD 50,000 and deportation at your own expense.

Good to know

Official details are shown in English.

  • Crossing to or from Suriname with independent boatmen is illegal; use the official ferry and get an entry stamp.

Questions

Do New Zealand citizens need a visa for Guyana?

New Zealand citizens can visit Guyana without a visa for up to 90 days.

How long can New Zealand citizens stay in Guyana?

Up to 90 days, according to Bordr's data. The permitted stay is stamped on arrival, normally 30 days for visa-exempt visitors.

Can I extend my stay in Guyana?

Apply to Guyana's Immigration Support Services for one-month extensions before your stay expires (USD 25 each for visa holders, up to two). Overstaying can lead to arrest, up to one year in prison, a fine of up to GYD 50,000 and deportation at your own expense.

What do I need at the border in Guyana?

Passport valid for at least 6 months on arrival; Yellow fever vaccination certificate if arriving from a country with yellow fever transmission risk; Business visitors should carry a business letter explaining the purpose of the trip.

When was this checked?

Bordr last checked the entry rules for Guyana against official sources on 30 October 2026. Rules change: confirm with the official source before you travel.

Sources and last check

Entry rules for this destination were last checked against official sources on 30 October 2026. Visa-free days come from the passport matrix in the Bordr app, corrected where the official rules differ.

This page is general information, not legal advice. Entry rules change and border officers have the final say. Check the official government source for your destination before you travel.

Includes visa data from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 1 November 2026; Bordr's official-source checks take precedence.

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