Guyana: Citizenship laws, including methods by which a person may obtain citizenship; whether dual citizenship is recognized and if so, how it is acquired; process for renouncing citizenship and related documentation; grounds for revoking citizenship.
Acquisition of Citizenship
Citizenship of Guyana is based upon the Constitution of Guyana adopted in 1980 (US Mar. 2001, 89). Individuals who held Guyanese citizenship prior to the enactment of the 1980 Constitution are still recognized as Guyanese citizens (Guyana 20 Feb. 1980, Sec. 41). » Read the rest of this entry «
