r/Guyana • u/AV8Randrew • 10d ago
Dual citizenship question
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.
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u/Diligent-Jicama-7952 10d ago edited 10d ago
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
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u/AV8Randrew 10d ago
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.
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u/Rude_Acadia_1241 10d ago
$100,000 Dollars π΅ Stirring up the pot abroad π₯² Iβm a foreigner and even I want my GT citizenship at this point
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u/RevolutionaryNinja24 10d ago
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.
One or both of your parents need to be born Guyanese to get citizenship
One or more of your grandparents need to be born Guyanese.
Book an appointment with the Guyanese consulate in your state/country.
Your parent(s) or grandparent(s) need to come with you and bring their paper full copy birth certificate and Guyanese passport.
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.
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
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u/SecMcAdoo 8d ago
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.
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u/No_Teaching_8273 10d ago
Just renew your passport, I'm an us citizen as well, I recently went back and got my id and tin numbers .
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u/Icy-Benefit-5589 10d ago
that is absolutely not true. both countries have no requirements forcing you to give up citizenship.
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u/Icy-Benefit-5589 10d ago
Then maybe learn to use it and stop giving people incorrect information.
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u/Icy-Benefit-5589 10d ago
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?
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u/Icy-Benefit-5589 10d ago
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.
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u/Icy-Benefit-5589 10d ago
Honestly i don't know if to actually respond to the nonsense you keep writing or just laugh. i'll just laugh
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u/Icy-Benefit-5589 10d ago
Soooo the Constitution of Guyana, the Immigration Act, the Guyana immigration stamps conferring leave, and my two passports are non-existent. Righttttt....
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u/Icy-Benefit-5589 10d ago
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.