Guatemala entry requirements, by passport
Guatemala visa requirements at a glance: 86 of the 198 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Guatemala without arranging a visa beforehand: visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorisation. The other 112 must obtain a visa before they travel.
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We'll take you straight to the entry requirements for Guatemala for your nationality.
What we've verified for Guatemala
Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 5 September 2026). The specifics depend on your nationality: open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.
- Consular fee: 50 USD
- Required documents (4)
- Required vaccinations
- Health-insurance rules
- Customs limits (cash, alcohol, tobacco)
- Overstay penalties
- Stay and transit rules
Sources: igm.gob.gt (Guatemalan Migration Institute: entry requirements, DUCA-F, Q15/day overstay fine, figures as quoted by the official domain itself); sica.int/ocam (Central American Integration System: CA-4 agreement text); Infobae (14 Aug 2026, Nicaragua's unilateral migration reform, Disposición 002-2026); exteriores.gob.es (Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Guatemala: active state of prevention in several departments) (checked 5 September 2026); sanidad.gob.es (Spain's Ministry of Health, "Listado de países: requisitos y recomendaciones de vacunación contra la fiebre amarilla") and who.int (WHO, "Country list: yellow fever vaccination requirements and recommendations"): yellow fever requirement (checked 20 September 2026). minex.gob.gt (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "Visas para extranjeros": visa categories, fees and Article 10 of the Guatemalan Visa Regulation AMN 04-2025) (checked 17 October 2026).
This table summarises the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track. The difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorisation, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorisation: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.
Base entry rules refreshed 2 November 2026. Published: 5 September 2026.
| Passport | Requirement | Max. stay |
|---|---|---|
| Visa-free | ||
| Andorra | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Argentina | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Australia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Austria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bahamas | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bahrain | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Barbados | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belgium | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belize | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brunei | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bulgaria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Canada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Chile | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Colombia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Costa Rica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Croatia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Cyprus | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Czech Republic | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Denmark | Visa-free | 90 days |
| El Salvador | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Estonia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Fiji | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Finland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| France | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Germany | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Greece | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Honduras | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Hong Kong | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Hungary | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Iceland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ireland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Israel | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Italy | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Japan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Kuwait | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Latvia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Liechtenstein | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Lithuania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Luxembourg | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Madagascar | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Malaysia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Malta | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Marshall Islands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mexico | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Monaco | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Netherlands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| New Zealand | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Nicaragua | Visa-free | 90 days |
| North Macedonia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Norway | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Panama | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Paraguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Peru | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Poland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Portugal | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Qatar | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Romania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Russia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Lucia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa-free | 90 days |
| San Marino | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Singapore | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovakia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovenia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Solomon Islands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Africa | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Korea | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Spain | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sweden | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Switzerland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Taiwan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Turkey | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Tuvalu | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ukraine | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United States | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uruguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Vanuatu | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Vatican | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Visa required | ||
| Afghanistan | Visa required | — |
| Albania | Visa required | — |
| Algeria | Visa required | — |
| Angola | Visa required | — |
| Armenia | Visa required | — |
| Azerbaijan | Visa required | — |
| Bangladesh | Visa required | — |
| Belarus | Visa required | — |
| Benin | Visa required | — |
| Bhutan | Visa required | — |
| Bolivia | Visa required | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required | — |
| Botswana | Visa required | — |
| Burkina Faso | Visa required | — |
| Burundi | Visa required | — |
| Cambodia | Visa required | — |
| Cameroon | Visa required | — |
| Cape Verde | Visa required | — |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | — |
| Chad | Visa required | — |
| China | Visa required | — |
| Comoros | Visa required | — |
| Cuba | Visa required | — |
| Djibouti | Visa required | — |
| Dominica | Visa required | — |
| Dominican Republic | Visa required | — |
| DR Congo | Visa required | — |
| Ecuador | Visa required | — |
| Egypt | Visa required | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Eritrea | Visa required | — |
| Eswatini | Visa required | — |
| Ethiopia | Visa required | — |
| Gabon | Visa required | — |
| Gambia | Visa required | — |
| Georgia | Visa required | — |
| Ghana | Visa required | — |
| Grenada | Visa required | — |
| Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa required | — |
| Guyana | Visa required | — |
| Haiti | Visa required | — |
| India | Visa required | — |
| Indonesia | Visa required | — |
| Iran | Visa required | — |
| Iraq | Visa required | — |
| Ivory Coast | Visa required | — |
| Jamaica | Visa required | — |
| Jordan | Visa required | — |
| Kazakhstan | Visa required | — |
| Kenya | Visa required | — |
| Kiribati | Visa required | — |
| Kosovo | Visa required | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa required | — |
| Laos | Visa required | — |
| Lebanon | Visa required | — |
| Lesotho | Visa required | — |
| Liberia | Visa required | — |
| Libya | Visa required | — |
| Macao | Visa required | — |
| Malawi | Visa required | — |
| Maldives | Visa required | — |
| Mali | Visa required | — |
| Mauritania | Visa required | — |
| Mauritius | Visa required | — |
| Micronesia | Visa required | — |
| Moldova | Visa required | — |
| Mongolia | Visa required | — |
| Montenegro | Visa required | — |
| Morocco | Visa required | — |
| Mozambique | Visa required | — |
| Myanmar | Visa required | — |
| Namibia | Visa required | — |
| Nauru | Visa required | — |
| Nepal | Visa required | — |
| Niger | Visa required | — |
| Nigeria | Visa required | — |
| North Korea | Visa required | — |
| Oman | Visa required | — |
| Pakistan | Visa required | — |
| Palau | Visa required | — |
| Palestine | Visa required | — |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Philippines | Visa required | — |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | — |
| Rwanda | Visa required | — |
| Samoa | Visa required | — |
| Senegal | Visa required | — |
| Serbia | Visa required | — |
| Seychelles | Visa required | — |
| Sierra Leone | Visa required | — |
| Somalia | Visa required | — |
| South Sudan | Visa required | — |
| Sri Lanka | Visa required | — |
| Sudan | Visa required | — |
| Suriname | Visa required | — |
| Syria | Visa required | — |
| Tajikistan | Visa required | — |
| Tanzania | Visa required | — |
| Thailand | Visa required | — |
| Timor-Leste | Visa required | — |
| Togo | Visa required | — |
| Tonga | Visa required | — |
| Tunisia | Visa required | — |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | — |
| Uganda | Visa required | — |
| Uzbekistan | Visa required | — |
| Venezuela | Visa required | — |
| Vietnam | Visa required | — |
| Yemen | Visa required | — |
| Zambia | Visa required | — |
| Zimbabwe | Visa required | — |
Guatemala rules for every passport
Vaccinations, customs limits and penalties are the same for every traveller. Grounds for refusal depend on how you enter.
Vaccinations
- Yellow fever: Guatemala has declared to the WHO that it requires an international vaccination certificate from travellers over 1 year of age arriving from a country with risk of transmission. The requirement appears in the International Health Regulations country list and in the Spanish Health Ministry edition of it. It could not be confirmed against any publication of Guatemala's Ministry of Public Health, whose traveller information does not list it among the entry requirements. Anyone arriving from a risk country is well advised to carry the certificate.
- Guatemala requires no vaccination from travellers coming from a country without risk of yellow fever transmission.
Customs limits
- Cash
- Declare to SAT (tax/customs authority) if entering or leaving with US$10,000 (or equivalent) or more in cash, precious metals or securities, specifying the type, value and origin/destination of the funds. Not declaring it can lead to confiscation and money-laundering charges.
- Alcohol
- Not confirmed against portal.sat.gob.gt; several travel sources converge on 5 litres of alcohol for adults: more generous than in other countries in the region, treat as indicative pending official confirmation.
- Tobacco
- Same caveat as alcohol: converging sources cite 500 grams of tobacco, not directly confirmed against SAT.
Overstay penalties
The Guatemalan Migration Institute charges a fine of Q15.00 (quetzales) per day of overstay beyond the authorised period (and its extension, if any), payable in quetzales or US dollars at the Bank of Guatemala's reference exchange rate, at La Aurora airport, land border crossings or its head office. Anyone who doesn't regularise their situation cannot leave the country until they pay. In addition, the Institute can order expulsion from the country and cancel the visa granted, independent of the overstay fine.
Grounds for refusal
Apply to: Visa-free
- Presenting a passport that is not valid or not in good condition: the manual requires this expressly of third-country nationals.
- Not naming the person or institution vouching for your financial solvency to stay as a tourist.
Apply to: Visa required
- Presenting a passport that is not valid or not in good condition: the manual requires this expressly of third-country nationals.
- Not naming the person or institution vouching for your financial solvency to stay as a tourist.
- Arriving on a consulted visa out of time: its validity for entering the region is 60 days from the date of issue.
- What to accept before flying: holding a granted visa does not guarantee admission. The final decision is taken by the migration officer at the port of entry, and the manual says so itself.
Travel insurance
Each destination decides whether to require insurance, and some check it at the border. If yours does, make sure the policy covers the whole trip.
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Do you need a different visa for Guatemala City, Antigua, or Flores?
No. Guatemala sets the requirements, so entering through Guatemala City asks for the same as entering through Antigua or Flores. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.
What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.
What draws travellers to Guatemala
Guatemala concentrates the Maya legacy more densely than any other country in the region. Tikal, deep in the Petén jungle, is the largest excavated Maya city, with temples rising above the canopy and abundant wildlife (jaguars, tapirs); it's a mixed (cultural and natural) World Heritage site. Antigua Guatemala, the colonial capital until 1776 and rebuilt several times after earthquakes, keeps its layout almost intact: also a World Heritage site. Quiriguá holds the tallest carved stelae in the Maya world, and Tak'alik Ab'aj (inscribed in 2023, the most recent) shows the transition between Olmec culture and the early Maya. Beyond the Maya legacy, Lake Atitlán: ringed by volcanoes and Indigenous villages: and the turquoise pools of Semuc Champey are the other two big draws. Guatemala has 4 UNESCO World Heritage sites. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs flags an active state of prevention against organised crime in several departments and recommends booking organised tours and travel insurance with repatriation coverage: check the specific security situation of each area before moving around independently, especially in Alta Verapaz (Cobán, Semuc Champey). The dry season (November-April) is the best time to travel.
Sources for this section: sica.int/ocam and whc.unesco.org (World Heritage List, 4 sites in Guatemala); Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Guatemala (state of prevention, risk areas). Accessed 5 September 2026.
Things to see and do in Guatemala
Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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Where can Guatemala passport holders travel visa-free? →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.