Guyana: Information on whether a former Guyanese national can return to Guyana and retain or regain his or her rights as a Guyanese
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GUY13976 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Guyana: Information on whether a former Guyanese national can return to Guyana and retain or regain his or her rights as a Guyanese, 1 April 1993, GUY13976, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acd910.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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As indicated in Response to Information Request GUY13975 of 27 April 1993, based on information provided by an officer with the High Commission for Guyana in Ottawa, a person who renounces his or her Guyanese nationality in order to acquire a new nationality can enter Guyana if holding a valid passport, and depending on his or her current nationality, a visa (27 Apr. 1993). The person who renounces Guyanese nationality will enjoy full rights as a Guyanese national if he or she reacquires Guyanese nationality. The procedure for applying to regain Guyanese nationality is explained in the above-cited Response.
Please find attached a section of the Constitution of Guyana referring to Guyanese citizenship (referred to as nationality in this and the above-cited Response).
Additional and/or corroborating information could not be found among the sources currently available to the DIRB.
Reference
High Commission for Guyana, Ottawa. 27 April 1993. Telephone Interview with Embassy Officer.
Attachment
Blaustein, Albert P. and Gisbert H. Flanz, eds. 1988. "Co-Operative Republic of Guyana," Constitutions of the Countries of the World. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, pp. 22-24.
