Employment Visa Application Guidelines

The Employment Visa on Arrival is issued to persons going to Guyana to take up  employment with any local or foreign company based in Guyana. 

Employment Visas are valid for three (3) years and the cost is twenty-eight thousand,  seven hundred Guyana dollars ($28,700.00) or one hundred and forty US Dollars (US  $140.00) 

These applications take four (4) weeks to process. 

Approval to enter Guyana is based on the following: 

1. Name and address of sponsor/employer must be provided to the Ministry of Home  Affairs for processing before the applicant arrives in Guyana; 

2. Telephone number, fax and/or e-mail address of sponsor/employer must be  provided to Ministry of Home Affairs for processing before the applicant arrives  in Guyana; 

3. Place of employment must be an established business and must be registered and  be compliant with NIS and GRA rules/regulations; 

4. Name and address and gender of employee/person coming to work in Guyana  must be presented to the Ministry of Home Affairs by the Employer prior to  arrival; 

5. Approval to have Visa and Work Permit issued will be given to:-

(i) Employer – (Note: The employee/person coming to work in  Guyana must have in their possession the approval letter from the  Ministry of Home Affairs at the time of arrival in Guyana.) 

(ii) Immigration 

(iii) The Employment Visa and Work Permit will be issued on arrival. 6. Visas will be granted for a three (3) year period. 

The application will be rejected if the above criteria are  not fulfilled and the employer so notified, as well as  Immigration. 

August 2021