The turquoise pools of Semuc Champey, Guatemala

Who needs a visa for Guatemala?

Latin America and the Caribbean · Guatemala City

Photo: Christopher Crouzet / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Of 198 nationalities, 86 enter Guatemala with no paperwork at all. The rest: 112 must be approved before they travel.

We have not found a Guatemala government portal we can link to with confidence, so we link to none — a lookalike is worse than nothing. Apply through Guatemala's own immigration service or its embassy.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 86

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

Visa required 112

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.

About Guatemala

Region
Central America
Capital
Guatemala City
Population
18,687,881 2025 · 69th of 197
Size
108,889 km² 105th largest of 199
Density
172 per km²
Language
Spanish
Currency
Guatemalan quetzal GTQ

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.