Guatemala: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 45
- Consulates
- 8
- missions abroad
- 53
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 86
Live & travel in Guatemala
Monthly budget
$2,000/mo
Prices vs USA: 45%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 7.645 GTQ
Internet access
60%
of people online
Air quality
29.7
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
Spanish
Emergency
110 · 120 · 123
Plug types
NEMA 5-15, NEMA 1-15
Calling code
+502
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Mar 11, 2026
2.9
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost3.8
- Safety1.8
- Internet access2.5
- Air quality2.0
- Climate4.6
SOS · Guatemala110Restaurants, cafés and dishes in GuatemalaFiambre · Kak'ik · Humita · Hilachas · Chimol
Government consensus
Increased caution· 2 of 3 governments- United StatesReconsider travel· parts of the country
- United KingdomIncreased caution· parts of the country
- CanadaIncreased caution· parts of the country
Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 24, 2026 · Christmas Eve
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Dec 31, 2026 · New Year’s Eve
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Mar 25, 2027 · Maundy Thursday
- Mar 26, 2027 · Good Friday
- Mar 27, 2027 · Easter Saturday
- May 1, 2027 · Labour Day
Cities in Guatemala
Traveller essentials · Guatemala
- Emergency
- 110 · 120 · 123 · 128
- Calling code
- +502
- Currency
- GTQ
- Plug types
- NEMA 5-15, NEMA 1-15
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Guatemala City
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
Foreign missions in Guatemala
ArgentinaGuatemala City1BelgiumGuatemala City1BelizeGuatemala City1BrazilGuatemala City1CanadaGuatemala City1ChileGuatemala City1ColombiaGuatemala City1Costa RicaGuatemala City1CubaGuatemala City1CzechiaGuatemala City1EcuadorGuatemala City1EgyptGuatemala City1El SalvadorGuatemala City1FranceGuatemala City1GermanyGuatemala City1GreeceGuatemala City1HondurasGuatemala City1IndiaGuatemala City1IrelandGuatemala City1IsraelGuatemala City1ItalyGuatemala City1JapanGuatemala City1LebanonGuatemala City1MexicoGuatemala City1MoroccoGuatemala City1NetherlandsGuatemala City2NicaraguaGuatemala City1PanamaGuatemala City1PeruGuatemala City1PolandGuatemala City1RussiaGuatemala City1South Africa1South KoreaGuatemala City1SpainGuatemala City, Quetzaltenango2SwedenGuatemala City1SwitzerlandGuatemala City1TaiwanGuatemala City1TürkiyeGuatemala City1United KingdomGuatemala City1United StatesGuatemala City1UruguayGuatemala City1Vatican CityGuatemala City1VenezuelaGuatemala City1
Guatemala missions abroad
ArgentinaBuenos Aires1AustraliaCanberra1AustriaVienna1BelgiumBrussels1BelizeBelize City1BrazilBrasília1CanadaOttawa1ChileLas Condes1ColombiaBogotá2Costa RicaSan José1Dominican RepublicSanto Domingo1EcuadorQuito1El SalvadorSan Salvador1FranceParis, 6th arrondissement of Lyon2GermanyBerlin, Hamburg, Munich3HondurasSan Pedro Sula1IndiaNew Delhi1IndonesiaJakarta1IsraelJerusalem1ItalyRome2JapanTokyo1MexicoMexico City, Oaxaca de Juárez2MoroccoRabat1NetherlandsThe Hague1NicaraguaManagua1PeruLima1PhilippinesManila1PolandWarsaw, Gdańsk2RussiaMoscow1South KoreaSeoul1SpainMadrid, Barcelona2SwedenStockholm1TaiwanTaipei1Trinidad & TobagoPort of Spain1TürkiyeAnkara1United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C., Fort Lauderdale, Seattle8UruguayMontevideo1
Who can enter Guatemala without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Guatemala?
45 missions, 43 countries.
Emergency: Guatemala?
110 (police), 120 (police), 123 (fire department), 128 (emergency medical services)
Who can enter Guatemala without a visa?
86: Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, and Brunei…