What changed in Guyana

A hidden remittance basis sits inside section 5's worldwide charge

Tax residency

Guyana is not a CRS participant and not a CARF signatory, FATCA only

Crypto tax and legal status

The remittance basis may shelter offshore crypto gains for a non-domiciled newcomer

Crypto tax and legal status

With no crypto tax rule, the ordinary capital gains ladder applies by accident, and it favours holders

Crypto tax and legal status

Personal crypto holding through offshore platforms is not banned

Crypto tax and legal status

Crypto business licensing exists on paper, its moratorium lapsed, and nothing has been issued since

Crypto tax and legal status

Running your foreign company from Georgetown can make it Guyanese, with no treaty tie-breaker

Moving your company

A branch cannot retain earnings offshore-style, profits are deemed distributed

Moving your company

Incorporating halves your withholding tax, from 20 percent to a creditable 10

Moving your company

Commercial companies pay 40 percent, non-commercial pay 25, and many online sources invert this

Moving your company

Capital gains tax runs a holding-period ladder that exempts assets held over 25 years

Leaving home: exit tax and ties

No wealth tax, no estate duty, no gift tax, and no exit tax on leaving

Leaving home: exit tax and ties

Naturalisation needs 12 months plus 5 of the prior 7 years, but dual citizenship is allowed

Permanent residency and citizenship

British, Canadian, Australian and Singaporean citizens get a 5 year Commonwealth shortcut

Permanent residency and citizenship

Permanent residence policy is genuinely unpublished

Residency routes

The settler concession waives vehicle and household import duty for a genuine 3 year mover

Residency routes

No digital nomad visa, no golden visa, no investor route, no retiree route

Residency routes

Healthcare is the weakest-evidenced section of this corridor

Healthcare coverage

No totalization agreement exists with any roster country

Social security

NIS costs a capped 14 percent, split 5.6 employee and 8.4 employer

Social security

The Guyana-UAE tax treaty is signed but not yet in force

Personal income tax

British and Canadian nationals get real Article 15 relief

Personal income tax

Guyana has three tax treaties in force, and yours is probably not one of them

Personal income tax

Non-residents get no personal allowance, so the first dollar is taxed at 25 percent

Personal income tax

2026 personal allowance rose to GYD 140,000 a month, then 25 and 35 percent bands

Personal income tax

Six months or more within the single preceding year forfeits the section 47 shelter

Tax residency

A genuine short-stay visitor working remotely owes no Guyanese tax on foreign income

Tax residency

Tax residency attaches at more than 183 days in the calendar year, or on intent

Tax residency

Section 6 turns days physically worked in Guyana into Guyana-source income

Right to work

There is no lawful remote-work status on a visitor visa

Right to work

January 2026 cut the landing permit window from 6 months to 3, with only two extensions

Immigration and visa

Work permits are employer-sponsored only, and processing time is honestly uncertain

Immigration and visa

There is no digital nomad visa, and a viral claim of one is false

Immigration and visa

Polish and Indonesian nationals are not visa-exempt

Immigration and visa

Singapore nationals get a shorter 30 day visa-free window

Immigration and visa

German and Spanish visa-free status is unconfirmed by the primary source

Immigration and visa

Visa-free entry covers 90 days for most of the roster

Immigration and visa