Entry/Exit Requirements
"A valid U.S. passport is required for all U.S. citizens, regardless
of age, to enter Guatemala and to depart Guatemala for return to
the U.S. Even if dual nationals are permitted to enter Guatemala
on a second nationality passport, U.S. citizens returning to the
United States from Guatemala are not allowed to board their flights
without a valid U.S. passport. Certificates of Naturalization, birth
certificates, driver's licenses, and photocopies are not accepted
by Guatemalan authorities as alternative travel documents. While
in Guatemala, U.S. citizens should carry their passports, or a photocopy
of their passports, with them at all times.
An exit tax must be paid when departing Guatemala by air. The exit
tax (currently $30) is generally included in an airline ticket price,
but may be charged separately. There is an additional airport security
fee (20 Quetzales, approximately $2.50) that all travelers must
pay at the airport.
Minors under 18 traveling with a valid U.S. passport need no special
permission from their parents to enter or leave Guatemala. U.S.
citizens do not need a visa for a stay of 90 days or less (that
period can be extended for an additional 180 days upon application
to Guatemalan immigration).
In June 2006, Guatemala entered a “Central America-4 (CA-4)
Border Control Agreement” with El Salvador, Honduras, and
Nicaragua. Under the terms of the agreement, citizens of the four
countries may travel freely across land borders from one of the
countries to any of the others without completing entry and exit
formalities at Immigration checkpoints. U.S. citizens and other
eligible foreign nationals, who legally enter any of the four countries,
may similarly travel among the four without obtaining additional
visas or tourist entry permits for the other three countries. Immigration
officials at the first port of entry determine the length of stay,
up to a maximum period of 90 days. Foreign tourists who wish to
remain in the region beyond the period initially granted for their
visit are required to request a one-time extension of stay from
local Immigration authorities in the country where the traveler
is physically present, or travel outside the CA-4 countries and
reapply for admission to the region. Foreigners “expelled”
from any of the four countries are excluded from the entire “CA-4”
region. In isolated cases, the lack of clarity in the implementing
details of the CA-4 Border Control Agreement has caused temporary
inconvenience to travelers." - US State Dept
For non-US Citizen requirements, please contact
us for updated information.
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