{"id":15675,"date":"2024-01-19T15:50:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T15:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15675"},"modified":"2024-01-19T15:50:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T15:50:33","slug":"increased-interest-in-guyanese-citizenship-reflects-opportunities-and-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/increased-interest-in-guyanese-citizenship-reflects-opportunities-and-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Increased Interest in Guyanese Citizenship Reflects Opportunities and Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn revealed during a recent media conference that there has been a significant surge in the number of individuals applying for Guyanese citizenship, with many having Guyanese ancestry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Benn attributed the growing interest in Guyanese citizenship to the abundant opportunities and overall growth across various sectors in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Josiah-Benn-Immigration-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Immigration Support Services Department under the Ministry of Home Affairs has reported a notable increase in citizenship applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Benn, in a statement, highlighted the substantial number of individuals expressing a desire to become Guyanese citizens, either through naturalization or other means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, 355 individuals are in the process of naturalization and registration, according to Minister Benn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted that a significant portion of these applicants has familial connections to Guyana and is applying for citizenship from different parts of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Josiah-Benn-Immigration-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For those applying based on descent, Minister Benn mentioned that 632 individuals fall into this category. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These applicants are typically children of Guyanese descent residing in countries such as the United States, Canada, and Venezuela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Immigration Support Services Department plays a pivotal role in facilitating the processing and issuance of various types of visas, including those for visitors, business, students, and employment, thereby contributing to the overall immigration processes in Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Josiah Williams reporting for NCN News.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn revealed during a recent media conference that there has been a significant surge in the number of individuals applying for Guyanese citizenship, with many having&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15676,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15675"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15679,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15675\/revisions\/15679"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}