Visa policy of Guatemala
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Visitors to Guatemala must obtain a visa from one of the Guatemalan diplomatic missions unless they are citizens from one of the visa-exempt countries.
Visa policy map
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Visa exemption
[edit]Ordinary passports
[edit]Citizens of the following countries and territories may enter Guatemala without a visa for up to 90 days. The stay may be extended for an additional 90 days.[1][2][3]
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ID - May also enter with an ID card if coming from a country that is part of the CA-4 Agreement.
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Substitute visa
[edit]Citizens of other countries who would normally require visas may enter Guatemala without a visa for up to 90 days if holding a valid visa issued by any Schengen Area member state, Canada, Mexico or the United States, or a permanent residence card (Green Card) issued by the United States. The stay may be extended for an additional 90 days.[13]
However, this policy does not apply to citizens of the following countries and territories:[3]
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1 - Apply to both holders of Hong Kong SAR passports and holders of British National (Overseas) passports.
In addition, holders of a residence permit issued by the visa-exempt countries listed above may enter Guatemala without a visa for up to 90 days, provided that they have resided for 3 consecutive years in the country that issued the residence permit. The stay may be extended for an additional 90 days.[14][3]
Non-ordinary passports
[edit]In addition to countries whose citizens are visa-exempt, holders of diplomatic or official / service passports of Belarus, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Montenegro, Morocco, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Serbia, Suriname and Thailand may enter Guatemala without a visa.
Future changes
[edit]Guatemala has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:
| Country | Passports | Agreement signed on |
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 Serbia[15] |
Ordinary | 22 September 2023 |
Central America-4 Border Control Agreement
[edit]The Central America-4 Border Control Agreement is a treaty between Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. A visa issued by one of the four countries is honored by all four of the countries. The time period for the visa, however, applies to the total time spent in any of the four countries without leaving the CA-4 area.[16]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Guatemala". www.minex.gob.gt. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ↑ "Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Guatemala". www.minex.gob.gt. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ↑ "Statement of Treaties and International Agreements" (PDF). United Nations. February 1982.
- ↑ "一部査証の相互免除に関する日本国政府とグァテマラ共和国政府との間の取極（口上書）" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. 7 January 1976. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ Korrespondent.net. "Гватемала отменила визы для украинцев". korrespondent.net. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ↑ "Россияне смогут ездить без виз в Никарагуа и Гватемалу. Новости Гватемала — вОтпуск.ру". Votpusk.ru. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ↑ "Acuerdo Ministerial Numero 322-2013" (PDF). 2013-06-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-14.
- ↑ "Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Guatemala". www.minex.gob.gt. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ↑ Guatemala elimina requisito de visa a los ciudadanos ecuatorianos
- ↑ Qué implica para Guatemala que Ecuador haya sido declarado en categoría B para el ingreso de sus ciudadanos al país
- ↑ Visitantes de República Dominicana deben presentar visa categoría B para ingresar a Guatemala a partir de este 15 de febrero
- ↑ "Visa". Consulate General of Guatemala in New York. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ↑ "Disposiciones Especiales de Cambio de Categoría de Visado (in Spanish)".
- ↑ "Visa exemption agreement between Guatemala and Serbia".
- ↑ Shepard, Wade (2 September 2010). "CA-4 Visa for Central America Explained". Vagabond Journey. Retrieved 13 February 2015.