Long-term relationship · Last checked 2026-07-31
Citizenship and naturalization in Guatemala
The current Ministry of Foreign Affairs naturalization procedure is separate from residence. For applicants outside the special Central American and Belizean procedures, it requires permanent-resident domicile for at least the five years before application and applies absence and other statutory conditions.
- Country
- Guatemala
- Research area
- Citizenship and naturalization
- Official sources
- 7
- Last checked
- 2026-07-31
Official evidence
Sources for this overview
ResidenciasInstituto Guatemalteco de Migración · ES · Last checked 2026-08-07Información de residencias temporalesInstituto Guatemalteco de Migración · ES · Last checked 2026-08-07Residencia Temporal para Inversionistas — Formulario IGM 01-2026Instituto Guatemalteco de Migración · ES · Last checked 2026-08-07Reglamento de Residencias GuatemaltecasInstituto Guatemalteco de Migración · ES · Last checked 2026-08-07
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