Guatemala Digital Nomad Visa

Guatemala – Digital Nomad Visa. Guatemala launched a formal Digital Nomad Visa regime on 8 October 2025, through a pair of implementing regulations — Acuerdo IGM-016-2025 and Acuerdo IGM-017-2025 — issued by the [Instituto Guatemalteco de Migración (IGM)](https://igm.gob.gt/), the country's…

How to Qualify

- **Income threshold (remote employee route):** US$2,000 per month in verified remote income, rising to US$3,000 per month if the applicant is including dependents ([IGM Acuerdo IGM-016-2025](https://igm.gob.gt/)). - **Self-employed route:** No fixed statutory income figure; applicants must instead demonstrate business registration and tax registration with Guatemala's Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria (SAT), evidencing genuine business activity via the Registro Tributario Unificado (RTU). - **Proof of remote work:** Employment contract with a foreign employer (employee route) or business registration and client contracts…

Salient Benefits

- Path to permanent residency (after 5 years as a temporary resident) - Path to citizenship - Permits dual/multiple citizenship - No local guarantor required (unlike several regional peer programs) - Modest government fees relative to comparable Latin American programs - Flexible visa validity options (1, 2, or up to 5 years) - No investment requirement - Family inclusion permitted - Warm climate and low cost of living - Two distinct qualifying routes (employee and self-employed) to accommodate different applicant…