Guatemala: named Category B ordinary passports require advance consular visa
MINEX’s current ordinary-passport schedule expressly marks these nationalities Category B (visa consular). IGM says Category B applicants use the nearest Guatemalan embassy; the normalized baseline is visa_required, not eVisa or visa on arrival.
- A Category B tourist/traveller visa is an advance mission-consular process. IGM lists a form, valid passport, photographs, travel reservation, financial evidence, international credit card and proof of payment.
- The official classification carries a conditional Category B exception for holders of a valid United States, Mexican, Canadian or Schengen visa. It depends on a third-country visa and is not a nationality-wide access policy.
- Passport validity, visa grant, duration, entries, fee, extension, port, onward travel, funds and final admission remain individual or process-specific unless the authority expressly determines them.
- Residence, work, study, transit, crew, diplomatic, official, service, refugee, stateless and other special-document cases are excluded.
Official sourcesMinisterio de Relaciones Exteriores de Guatemala: MINEX: Visas para extranjeros — current country classificationInstituto Guatemalteco de Migración: Instituto Guatemalteco de Migración: Clasificación de paÃsesInstituto Guatemalteco de Migración: Instituto Guatemalteco de Migración: Consultas frecuentes para visas guatemaltecas