Guyana
How long you can stay, how long your vehicle can, and what your dog or cat needs to cross. Every rule links to the official source.
- Last checked 28 Sep 2026
Your rules for Guyana
You · American passport
Usually up to 90 days
Visa-free for short stays. Keep inside the limit and you don't need a visa.
minfor.gov.gy · Official source · Checked 27 Sep 2026
Your vehicle · United States plates
Set at the border
It comes in on a temporary import with the Temporary import permit issued by Guyana Revenue Authority (customs).
gra.gov.gy · Confirm before you go · Checked 27 Sep 2026
Your dog or cat
Start at least 30 days out
Guyana needs a GLDA import permit before travel, rabies 30 days-12 months before entry and an officially endorsed health certificate. See the steps
agriculture.gov.gy · Official source · Checked 28 Sep 2026
Watch Guyana.
We'll email you if Guyana's rules change for your American passport, United States plates or your pet. That's the only email you'll get.
What your pet needs to cross into Guyana.
Do these in order. Miss one and your pet can be held at the border.
- Before you go
Microchip
ISO microchip, number on all documents.
- Still valid the day you arrive
Rabies vaccine still valid on arrival
Your pet's rabies vaccine must still be valid on the day you cross. Check the 'valid until' date on the vaccination record and book a booster before it runs out.
- 30 to 365 days before you arrive
Rabies vaccination 30 days to 12 months before
Rabies vaccine given between 30 days and 12 months before entering Guyana.
- At least 3 days before you arrive
GLDA import permit
Apply to the Guyana Livestock Development Authority with health and vaccination records; conditions are set per origin; about 3 working days to prepare.
- At least 24 hours before you arrive
Notify the assigned vet 24 hours ahead
Tell the GLDA-assigned veterinarian 24 hours before arrival.
- By the day you arrive
Parasite treatment shortly before entry
Internal and external parasite treatment recorded on the certificate.
- By the day you arrive
Vet health certificate, officially endorsed
Issued shortly before travel by a licensed vet and endorsed by the origin country's animal health authority.
agriculture.gov.gy · Official source · Checked 28 Sep 2026. The app works these dates backward from your travel day and reminds you.
Every passport in Guyana
| Passport | Entry | How long | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (yours) | Visa-free | Usually up to 90 days | minfor.gov.gy · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Argentina | Visa-free | Usually up to 90 days | minfor.gov.gy · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Australia | Visa-free | Usually up to 90 days | minfor.gov.gy · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Austria | Visa-free | Usually up to 90 days | minfor.gov.gy · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Belgium | Visa-free | Usually up to 90 days | minfor.gov.gy · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Brazil | Visa-free | Usually up to 90 days | minfor.gov.gy · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Bulgaria | Visa needed | Set by the visa | minfor.gov.gy · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Canada | Visa-free | Usually up to 90 days | minfor.gov.gy · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
Every registration in Guyana
| Registered in | Entry | How long | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (yours) | Temporary import | Set at the border | gra.gov.gy · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Argentina | Temporary import | Set at the border | gra.gov.gy · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Australia | Temporary import | Set at the border | gra.gov.gy · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Austria | Temporary import | Set at the border | gra.gov.gy · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Belgium | Temporary import | Set at the border | gra.gov.gy · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Brazil | Temporary import | Set at the border | gra.gov.gy · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Bulgaria | Temporary import | Set at the border | gra.gov.gy · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Canada | Temporary import | Set at the border | gra.gov.gy · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
A plain-language summary of the official rules, checked on the date shown. It isn't legal advice, and the officer at the desk always has the final word.
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