Guyana

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The most significant risk to travellers to Guyana is petty crime. Border and maritime tensions with neighbours Venezuela and Suriname exist and the porous nature of Guyana’s borders, including that with Brazil, has enabled the extensive proliferation of cross-border illegal activities. The risk of civil unrest is high and political demonstrations often result in violent confrontations between demonstrators and security personnel. There is a low threat of terrorism and interstate armed conflict is unlikely.

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Guyana experiences food shortages and there is scarcity of potable water; therefore most of the health risks stem from food and water poisoning.

High rates of risks are reported from Malaria and Beriberi, which is a condition of the nervous system that arises from Vitamin B1 deficiency and can cause neural, motor damage. Furthermore, a report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) rates Guyana with an HIV/AIDS risk factor potentially as high as 45%, stemming from the rising commercial sex trade made possible by an extremely mobile population.

Hospitals may lack the technical capacity including infrastructure and skills to support more intensive and invasive treatments.

Pass

Visitors to Guyana must be travelling on a passport that is valid for at least six months from the date of entry into the country.

Visum

A visa is not required for citizens from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Norway, Finland, Switzerland, Sweden and Austria and the United States. Visitors can stay in the country for a period of three months and evidence of onward/return travel must be provided upon arrival.

Proof of Yellow Fever vaccination is required when arriving from countries where the disease is endemic. These include Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, French Guyana, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Gambia and Sudan.

For additional information visit TLCS at http://www.tlcsvisas.com/tlcs/