– International Organisation of Migration funding all arrangements
(Demerara Waves) – Guyana on Saturday said it reached agreement with the United States (US) to take a “limited number” of “vetted number of skilled and non-criminal” third country nationals from the United States (US), and already half a dozen of them have arrived in Guyana.=
A joint US-Guyana statement says the third country nationals will remain here until their immigration status is determined by that country, after which they would have to leave Guyana, according to a Guyana government statement.
“The arrangement is temporary in nature and does not constitute permanent resettlement. Individuals relocated to Guyana under the Assisted Voluntary Return Programme do so voluntarily and will await the outcome of their immigration status determination while in Guyana. Depending on the outcome, individuals will either return to their country of origin or relocate elsewhere of their choosing. Their presence in Guyana is governed by a set of pre-defined terms rather than open-ended residency,” according to the statement
Demerara Waves Online News was informed by a well-placed source that already six persons- Afghans and Cubans-arrived in Guyana on Friday. The source said under the initial 12-month agreement, Guyana could take up to 12 persons monthly, based on costings and other arrangements. There would be no monthly roll-over of the number of persons, the source added
