Guatemala: do South Africans need a visa?

Up to 90 days. CA-4 rule: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua share one visitor period. The 90 days start when you first enter any of the four and do not restart when you cross between them. Leave the CA-4 area (for example to Belize, Mexico or Costa Rica) to start a new period.3241

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At least 6 months beyond the intended stay, with 2 blank pages.31

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No application needed.21

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No Guatemalan mission in South Africa. Visa enquiries go to the Embassy of Guatemala in Cairo, Egypt (embegipto@minex.gob.gt).1

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Destination rule: a yellow fever certificate is needed only if you arrive from a country with yellow fever transmission risk; South Africa is not a risk country. Return to South Africa: this country is not a yellow fever risk country, so no certificate is needed on return, unless you transited through a risk country (for example via Panama or South America) on the way.3

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Online immigration declaration before entry and exit; keep the QR code. Airport departure tax US$30, usually in the ticket.31

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Overstay fine payable at the Instituto Guatemalteco de Migración or the border before departure.3

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Under-18s travelling without both parents need a notarised parental consent letter in Spanish (UK advice, applies to all foreign minors).3

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