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Extension of Tourist or Visitor Stay

GuatemalaShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

This route is not an entry permission: it extends the authorised stay of tourists or travellers who are already in Guatemala and want to remain longer, without having to leave the country. The extension must be requested before the authorised stay expires; otherwise a fine for irregular stay applies. Entry for tourism by citizens of countries that require a prior visa is through the Tourist or Traveller Visa (Category C). The official source does not list which nationalities require a prior visa.

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  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

This route covers extending a tourist or traveller stay already granted; the official source does not state any other qualifying purpose for this extension route.

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  • This page does not itself state qualifying purposes for the extension beyond continuing a tourist/traveller stay.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm how much additional time the extension grants, the maximum cumulative stay and the related validity rules.

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  • This page does not itself state the additional duration granted by the extension or a maximum cumulative stay.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

The extension requires the visa application form, the original valid passport, a travel ticket, an international credit card or a Guatemalan guarantor's certificate, and proof of payment.

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Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The extension is requested in person at the Sub-Directorate of Immigration of the IGM; the official source does not state a processing-time target or whether a further extension beyond this one is possible.

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  • This page does not itself state a processing-time target or whether a further extension beyond this one is possible.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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