VI’s visa requirement for Guyanese should be 'revisited'- Hon Fraser
![Member of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3) has said the visa requirement imposed on Guyana nationals by the [British] Virgin Islands should be revisited. Photo: VINO/File](https://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/cache/images/800x_b_b0114158c73f47ba98460ee4aa30a852_01.jpg)
Guyanese citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to the [British] Virgin Islands; however, Guyanese who are holders of a US Visa are granted entry for a period of 6 months.
“Several years ago some form of review was done. The criteria that was used, I don’t know, but it must exist, it is still there, but that review that was done several years ago and the criteria that was used that caused the Virgin Islands Government to impose a visa regime on people of Guyana coming to the Virgin Islands should be revisited and I leave it with you to take that up with the authorities of the Virgin Islands.”
Hon Fraser was at the time addressing a gathering of predominantly Guyanese at Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park on May 26, 2023, at a candlelight vigil for 19 children who died in a fire in Guyana recently. The death toll has since moved up to 20.
UK lifted visa restriction on Guyana in November 2022
The United Kingdom (UK) on November 9, 2022, lifted the visa requirement for Guyanese seeking to visit the UK for no more than 6 months.
British High Commissioner to Guyana Jane Miller had said the abolition of the visa requirement is a “real sign” of the growing UK/ Guyana relationship.
As of 9 November 2022, Guyanese citizens have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 88 countries and territories, ranking the Guyanese passport 62nd in terms of travel freedom, according to the Henley Passport Index.
.png)
Follow Us On
44 Responses to “VI’s visa requirement for Guyanese should be 'revisited'- Hon Fraser”
SUICIDE IN THE CARIBBEAN .
However, most of those people are not willing to come to BVI , when compared to that country progress, most of their young people are moving out of their country for education and back to their homeland. I had the privilege to speak to a few young lawyers who are attending law school in the UK, and each summer they return to their homeland. They are dubbed as ambassadors of their country.This in comparison to BVI has a contrast, most stay where they can be paid the big bucks.
I believe Hon. Fraser fall short of his speech, and it should have been enlightened to indicate an advocate for the people to get some foreign exchange programs and projects with that country such as the agriculture school, medical program etc. as Barbados,has agreed with agriculture products, prefab housing and land cultivation , Jamaica has agreed for imports of Jamaica products such as Ackee,sardine etc. and st Vincent also have an agreement. Nothing is wrong with having foreign business relationships with another that can help in some areas of the BVI , now we do not plant enough food and it would have been best to have cargo plane with weekly food from Guyana, than to have those pesticide and highly fertilized and processed food import here.