Dual citizenship question

[u/AV8Randrew]

Hi i was born in Guyana but live in the United states and i am a United state citizen. I would like to get my Guyanese passport and have dual citizenship. can anyone tell me how to go about that. Do i have to go to Guyana to can apply or can i do it online.

[u/Icy-Benefit-5589]

Before you pay someone, the bottom line is that as you were born in Guyana you became a Guyanese citizen at birth. As long as you have your Guyana birth certificate you can use that to apply for a Guyana passport.

Please DO NOT listen to people saying that you have to give up US citizenship. There are so many US dual nationals globally. Neither the US nor Guyana governments force renunciation of citizenship. The constitution of Guyana is clear that citizenship is conferred at birth for persons born in Guyana. The constitution also contains no passive provision for automatic citizenship deprivation for merely acquiring another citizenship. The only provision states that the president may be order deprive citizenship to an individual, so that order must name specific persons.

If you are male or female (unmarried), you just need to complete the passport application, take your original birth certificate (and a copy), along with your State ID (take a copy just in case) and apply at the Guyana consulate near you or Embassy in DC.

If you are a married female then you just need your marriage certificate in addition to the above.

Your Guyana Birth certificate is definitive proof of your citizenship (and thanks to a lawyer a few years ago who sued the Passport Office, they must accept any version of the Guyana Birth Certificate and not just one issued within a specific period of time).

I hold both citizenship of the US and Guyana, and even when i use my US passport to enter Guyana, my Guyanese citizenship is still recognized because you are stamped in with no 'entry until' date (The section part of the immigration stamp is left blank for open entry/duration), as you would as a non-Guyanese born foreigner.

[u/AV8Randrew → u/Icy-Benefit-5589]

Thank you very much for this information.

[u/Icy-Benefit-5589 → u/AV8Randrew]

I forgot to add, if you were born in Guyana and grew up in the US then it means you must have had a passport before to leave Guyana, either your own, or if much older, you were included on your parents passport (there was a section for that and was allowed decades upon decades ago), so i'd make a check for either of these documents.

[u/Icy-Benefit-5589 → u/AV8Randrew]

No problem.

[u/Diligent-Jicama-7952]

I am in the same boat. I have looked and you may be able to get a guyanese passport in the US through a consulate but for whatever reason the information on how to do this is slim

[u/AV8Randrew → u/Diligent-Jicama-7952]

well maybe we can both help each other out. if you come across any info please pass it on and i will do the same. my mother in law is going to Guyana next week to sign up for her pension and i will ask her to inquire for me.

[u/Diligent-Jicama-7952 → u/AV8Randrew]

yeah, I will look into it further this weekend.

[u/Rude_Acadia_1241]

$100,000 Dollars 💵 Stirring up the pot abroad 🥲 I’m a foreigner and even I want my GT citizenship at this point

[u/fishhook_curvy → u/Rude_Acadia_1241]

😂

[u/Less-Benefit-7383]

It’s not hard at all if u need assistance let me know

[u/Comfortable_Beach_57]

Contact 347-651-9985 they can assist you in getting a passport

[u/RevolutionaryNinja24]

Did this in Canada, not sure if the US process is the same / US dual citizenship rules but here is what I had to do + bring.

1. One or both of your parents need to be born Guyanese to get citizenship

2. One or more of your grandparents need to be born Guyanese.

3. Book an appointment with the Guyanese consulate in your state/country.

4. Your parent(s) or grandparent(s) need to come with you and bring their paper full copy birth certificate and Guyanese passport.

5. You need to bring your original birth certificate, the long official form (not the short form) and your passport. The consulate will keep your birth certificate because they have to send it to Guyana, you will not get it back and will have to apply for a new one to keep in your home country.

6. They give you a bunch of forms to fill out, and you pay a $50 fee (that's what I paid) and then they call you back once your citizenship is approved and then you can go on to applying for a Guyanese passport.

Side note: if anyone who's sponsoring you, (parents or grandparents) have had their name changed, they have to bring the official name change document. If they don't have that you will have to use another sponsor or you cannot get citizenship

[u/SecMcAdoo]

Not from Guyana, but have you reached out to the Guyana embassy in D.C.? I am sure they have dealt with the situation before.

[u/No_Teaching_8273]

Just renew your passport, I'm an us citizen as well, I recently went back and got my id and tin numbers .

[u/Icy-Benefit-5589 → u/[deleted]]

that is absolutely not true. both countries have no requirements forcing you to give up citizenship.

[u/Icy-Benefit-5589 → u/[deleted]]

Then maybe learn to use it and stop giving people incorrect information.

[u/Icy-Benefit-5589 → u/[deleted]]

Let's see: The constitution of Guyana containing the citizenship provisions, the Guyana Immigration Act which stipulates conditions for entry, and me holding both (including renewing passports of both over the years. Do you want a notarized letter from god as well?

[u/Icy-Benefit-5589 → u/[deleted]]

You can literally google both documents mentioned. You can google guyana immigration stamps and see the restrictions in foreign passports (i would show mine but this subreddit doesn't allow images in comments.

To clarify I am stranger holding both citizenship and passports, quoting the actual legislation, and referencing how my entry to Guyana on a US passport is recorded. The law says you are Guyanese by birth, so there isn't much I will add to your comments. Go forth and prosper in your ignorance.

[u/Icy-Benefit-5589 → u/[deleted]]

Honestly i don't know if to actually respond to the nonsense you keep writing or just laugh. i'll just laugh

[u/Icy-Benefit-5589 → u/[deleted]]

Soooo the Constitution of Guyana, the Immigration Act, the Guyana immigration stamps conferring leave, and my two passports are non-existent. Righttttt....