GECOM says ID cards should be ready in six weeks or less after registration

See below full release from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM):

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is committed to  producing and issuing National Identification Cards to first time registrants within the shortest possible time.  However, it is not unusual for this process to be held back a bit due to the need to routinely conduct the  crossmatching of the relevant fingerprints, on a monthly basis, to check for multiple registration. The primary  objective of the fingerprint cross-matching exercise is to ensure that no registrant is listed in the National  Register of Registrants more than once. 

In this regard, providing that there are no issues with an applicant’s registration transaction, an Identification  Card would be produced at no later than six (6) weeks from the time of the application. It is, therefore, against this backdrop that the Guyana Elections Commission is advising all persons who applied for registration to  check with the Registration Office where they applied for registration to enquire about the availability of their  Identification Card and to ensure that they uplift it at their earliest convenience. 

It is also important to note that existing registrants who apply for changes/corrections to their registration  records or a replacement ID Card can check with the Registration Office within two (2) weeks of their  application to uplift their ID card. A full list of contact numbers for all the GECOM Registration Offices can be  accessed on the website at https://gecom.org.gy/public/home/contact. 

The ongoing registration exercise will conclude on 30th November, 2023, and all eligible persons are  reminded to visit the GECOM Registration Office responsible for the area where they live to apply for  registration. During this registration exercise, any person who will be 14 years and older by the 31st  December, 2023, and is a Guyanese citizen by birth, descent, naturalization, or registration, or is a citizen  from a Commonwealth country living in Guyana for one year or more, can apply for registration, providing  he/she was never registered. 

Existing registrants who are desirous of updating their records such as a request to correct or change their  names, date of birth, occupation, and update their addresses are advised that those transactions would also  be facilitated during this exercise. 

For further information, persons are advised to visit GECOM’s website at www.gecom.org.gy, follow us on  Facebook at Guyana Elections Commission, or call 225-0277-9, or 223-9653.