No visa needed

Do citizens of Jamaica need a visa for Guyana?

Citizens of Jamaica don’t need a visa for Guyana and can stay up to 180 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Jamaica: the passport opens 55 countries visa-free; Kingston — Georgetown: ≈ 2,370 km, about 3.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 180 days

Can I travel to Guyana without a visa on a Jamaica passport?

Yes, citizens of Jamaica don’t need a visa for Guyana for up to 180 days. A valid passport is enough.

Guyana visa rules at a glance

With a Jamaica passport you can visit 55 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 46 with an e-visa; 73 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Jamaica passport ranks 99th of 199.
Jamaica passport: visa-free access to 55 countries; Guyana passport: 51.
Citizens of Jamaica and Guyana can travel together visa-free to 44 countries, for example: Haiti, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Panama, Belize, Colombia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Ecuador, and Suriname.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Guyana, in turn, don’t need a visa for Jamaica. Jamaica visa for citizens of Guyana

Travelling to Guyana: good to know

Kingston — Georgetown: about 2,370 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Kingston 12:00 — Georgetown 13:00.
Local currency: Guyanaese Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GYD 209.
Guyana is the 25th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Jamaica.