VisaGuyana passport applicants must book online before visiting an office
The October appointment requirement does not remove in-person document and biometric checks. Applicants should choose the correct adult, renewal, child or overseas procedure.
Official source date: 2026-08-27
Edited and checked by the VisaWand editorial team
The October change ended ordinary walk-in applications
Guyanese citizens applying for passports must complete the online process and secure an appointment before visiting a passport office. The Department of Public Information announced the requirement on 27 August 2026, with implementation from 1 October. Its report identifies pp.gpf.gov.gy as the official platform and warns about fake websites. This is a follow-up explaining a change already in operation, checked on 2 November, rather than a new November launch.
The Government of Guyana’s application-system resource confirms that applicants create an account, fill in the electronic form and schedule an office appointment. Moving the first steps online does not make the entire passport issuance remote. The linked service pages still require personal attendance for identity and biometric checks. An appointment is therefore part of the application route, not proof that the passport has been approved or that the applicant can collect it immediately.
Select the adult or renewal checklist before the appointment
The government’s New Adult Passport resource lists citizenship evidence, identification, photographs and any applicable marriage, deed-poll or court records. It says the recommender must be a qualifying Guyanese citizen who has known the applicant for at least two years and is not an immediate relative. The recommender also endorses a photograph. Applicants should use this checklist early enough to arrange certification before the booked visit.
Existing passport holders should use the separate renewal resource. It explains that a Guyana passport cannot simply be extended: the holder applies for a replacement electronic passport and submits the old one. The checklist includes the current or most recent passport, original birth certificate, national identity card, recent photographs and any evidence of a name change. Originals are required, not just copies. A renewal applicant whose name has changed should reconcile the current identity records with the previous passport rather than assume that the old document supplies every required detail.
Children need their own application and parental evidence
The Child/Minor Passport resource states that every Guyanese child needs a separate passport. A parent or guardian starts the online application, books the appointment and brings the child. Required records include the child’s birth certificate, the signing adult’s identification, photographs and any relevant custody order. Where one parent cannot sign, the service describes an affidavit addressing custody or guardianship.
Children under ten are issued a five-year passport. The London High Commission provides more specific biometric instructions for applications handled there: children under ten do not provide their own fingerprints or signature, while a parent or guardian supplies the required biometrics. Families should therefore follow the competent office’s age-specific instructions rather than infer that an online booking removes parental attendance or consent requirements. A family booking also needs to accommodate each applicant; the High Commission says it facilitates one person per appointment.
Check local fees and avoid assuming an overseas turnaround
The government’s adult and renewal service pages list G$6,000 for a five-year passport and G$12,000 for ten-year validity. They identify an additional G$20,000 expedited-processing charge. Their published expedited interval is 72 hours, whereas the August government report refers to 24-hour expedited service. Applicants needing urgent travel should obtain the issuing office’s confirmation of the actual service and availability before relying on either interval.
Overseas charges and delivery arrangements are different. The London High Commission currently lists £75 for a five-year passport and £95 for a ten-year passport under its machine-readable-passport application checklist, with separate lost-passport charges. Its instructions require registration through the passport system, printing the emailed form, attending for biometrics and bringing the correct supporting documents. Applications are sent to Guyana for processing and the applicant is contacted after the passport reaches London; no fixed overseas delivery period is promised. Readers should use the High Commission’s own checklist for a UK-based application, rather than converting Guyana’s domestic fee or assuming that a domestic processing target includes consular transport.
