# Visa policy of Guatemala

Visitors to Guatemala must obtain a visa from one of the Guatemalan diplomatic missions, unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

## Visa exemption

Holders of passports of the following 86 jurisdictions can visit Guatemala without a visa for up to 90 days:
| Andorra  Antigua and Barbuda  Argentina  Australia  Bahamas  Bahrain  Barbados  Belize  Brazil  Brunei  Canada  Chile  Colombia  Costa Rica  El Salvador$^{ID}$ | Fiji  Honduras$^{ID}$  Iceland  Israel  Japan  Kuwait  Liechtenstein  Madagascar  Malaysia  Marshall Islands  Mexico  Monaco  New Zealand  Nicaragua$^{ID}$  North Macedonia | Norway  Panama  Paraguay  Peru  Qatar  Russia  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  San Marino  São Tomé and Príncipe  Saudi Arabia  Singapore  Solomon Islands | South Africa  South Korea  Switzerland  Taiwan  Trinidad and Tobago  Turkey  Tuvalu  Ukraine  United Arab Emirates  United Kingdom  United States  Uruguay  Vanuatu  Vatican City |
ID - May also enter with an ID card if coming from a country that is part of the CA-4 Agreement.
Date of visa changes :
* Visa free agreement was signed with Jamaica in June 2017 and is yet to be ratified.
* Visa waiver agreement was signed with Serbia on 22 September 2023, and is yet to come in force.
Visa is not required for a maximum stay of 90 days within 180 days for valid visa holders or residents of Canada, the European Union member states, or the United States. This does not apply to nationals of Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Cameroon, China, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Macau, Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Timor-Leste, Venezuela, Vietnam and Yemen, as well as holders of normal passports of Cuba, Haiti, Jordan, Kenya and Pakistan. Visas issued to nationals of these countries are subject to restrictions and additional processing in Guatemala.
Additionally, visa is not required for holders of residence permits issued by El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua; or U.S. Green Cards with a U.S. Re-entry Permit (I-571) or the Canadian Permanent Resident card, regardless of nationality. For Canadian Permanent Resident card holders, they are required to have at least 5 years of residence in Canada before being eligible for visa waiver.
Transit without a visa is allowed for travellers who normally require a visa but are transiting on the same calendar day and hold onward tickets.
Holders of diplomatic, official or 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 do not require a visa.

## Central America-4 Border Control Agreement

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.