{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"SY","name":"Syria","slug":"syria"},"destination":{"code":"GT","name":"Guatemala"},"status":"visa_required","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-21","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"guatemala-category-c-named-ordinary-passports-advance-consulted-visa","title":"Guatemala: named Category C ordinary passports require advance consulted visa","summary":"MINEX’s current ordinary-passport schedule expressly marks these nationalities Category C (visa consultada). IGM says a Guatemalan guarantor processes it directly at IGM; the normalized baseline is visa_required, not eVisa or visa on arrival.","status":"visa_required","conditions":["The Category C tourist process requires advance consultation at IGM and ordinarily a form, valid passport, passport-validity certification, police/criminal-record evidence, transport ticket or Guatemalan guarantor, and payment.","IGM’s current FAQ says the United States, Mexican, Canadian or Schengen visa exception applies to Category B; Category C nationals must still obtain a Guatemalan visa. Other family, residence or document-conditioned category changes are not nationality-wide baselines.","Passport validity, visa grant, duration, entries, fee, extension, port, onward travel, funds, sponsor and final admission remain case-specific unless directly determined.","Residence, work, study, transit, crew, diplomatic, official, service, refugee, stateless and other special-document cases are excluded."],"sourceIds":["guatemala-minex-current-visa-country-classification","guatemala-igm-current-country-category-guidance","guatemala-igm-current-visa-faq"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"guatemala-minex-current-visa-country-classification","title":"MINEX: Visas para extranjeros — current country classification","url":"https://www.minex.gob.gt/din/26-visas-para-extranjeros","publisher":"Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Guatemala","jurisdiction":"Guatemala","kind":"government-guidance","language":"Spanish","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"},{"id":"guatemala-igm-current-country-category-guidance","title":"Instituto Guatemalteco de Migración: Clasificación de países","url":"https://igm.gob.gt/clasificacion-de-paises/","publisher":"Instituto Guatemalteco de Migración","jurisdiction":"Guatemala","kind":"government-guidance","language":"Spanish","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"},{"id":"guatemala-igm-current-visa-faq","title":"Instituto Guatemalteco de Migración: Consultas frecuentes para visas guatemaltecas","url":"https://igm.gob.gt/consultas-frecuentes-para-tramite-de-visas-guatemaltecas/","publisher":"Instituto Guatemalteco de Migración","jurisdiction":"Guatemala","kind":"government-guidance","language":"Spanish","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"}]}