By order of the National Immigration Authority of Guatemala and the Guatemalan Migration Institute, as of February 16, 2024, all consular category B and C, passengers whose travel plans include Guatemala as a final destination or connection and/or transit point, without exception, must have a single or multiple visa issued by the Guatemalan government.
The nationalities to which this measure applies are:
| Azerbaijan | Dominican Republic | Jamaica | Myanmar | Swaziland |
| Belarus | Ecuador | Kazakhstan | Namibia | Suriname |
| Benin | Egypt | Kyrgyzstan | Nauru | Thailand |
| Bolivia | Philippines | Kiribati | Niger | Tanzania |
| Burkina Faso | Gabon | Lesotho | Palau | Tajikistan |
| Burundi | Gambia | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Togo |
| Bhutan | Georgia | Maldives | Central African Republic | Tonga |
| Cape Verde | Grenada | Morocco | Dominican Republic | Tunisia |
| Cambodia | Guinea | Mauritius | Rwanda | Turkmenistan |
| Chad | Guinea-Bissau | Mauritania | Samoa | Uganda |
| Comoros | Equatorial Guinea | Micronesia | Senegal | Uzbekistan |
| Cote d’Ivoire | Guyana | Moldova | Serbia | Zambia |
| Djibouti | India | Montenegro | Seychelles | Zimbabwe |
| Afghanistan | China | Iraq | Mongolia | Sri Lanka |
| Albania | Congo | Iran | Mozambique | Sudan |
| Angola | North Korea | Jordan | Nepal | Timor-Leste |
| Argelia | Cuba | Kenya | Nigeria | Vietnam |
| Armenia | Eritrea | Laos | Oman | Venezuela |
| Bangladesh | Ethiopia | Lebanon | Pakistan | Yemen |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ghana | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Palestinan Authority |
| Botswana | Haiti | Libya | Syria | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
| Cameroon | Indonesia | Mali | Somalia |
For more information, please visit the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala.
As of today, as a mandatory requirement for all airlines, if you are a citizen of any of the above countries, we require you to present the necessary and proper immigration documents for your trip (passport or valid travel document, valid visa or special permit, according to the corresponding category, and document proving immigration status). The above is in compliance with the new travel requirements imposed by the Guatemalan authorities.