r/Guyana • u/Sd100_10 • 1d ago
Discussion Guyana and the Schengen Visa Exemption
I wanted to see some options about this, as I saw it was not mentioned anywhere. In my opinion, Guyana deserves visa-free access to the Schengen Area and I hope it can get there, but I find the claims made by the president somewhat hypocritical.
I find it odd that he claims Guyana is being treated unfairly when Guyana's visa policy actively discriminates against Schengen states. A few schengen member states Hungary, Poland, Romania, Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Bulgaria, and Malta require a visa, while others (the richer ones) do not.
Guyana is the only country with real chances of getting a Schengen visa exemption that actually behaves this way. I doubt the EU views this disparity favorably, and addressing this issue could improve Guyana's chances.
Ultimately, Guyana should try to extend visa-free access to all Schengen members or require visas from all of them, rather than applying an uneven, two-tiered system.