UK help and services in Guatemala

Services if you're visiting, studying, working or living in Guatemala. Includes information about trading with and doing business in the UK and Guatemala.

Emergency help for British nationals in Guatemala

Get help if you're the victim of crime, you've been arrested, or are affected by a crisis abroad.
  • The British Embassy in Guatemala City maintains and develops relations between the UK and Guatemala.

  • Contact the nearest British embassy, high commission, consulate or the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London to get help if you're the victim of crime abroad

  • Information pack for British prisoners in Guatemala.

  • Advice to British people affected by crises abroad such as large-scale terrorist attacks, natural disasters and political unrest, and how the FCDO can help.

  • This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.

  • The process when a British national dies in Liechtenstein, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person鈥檚 body to the UK.

  • The process when a British national dies in Switzerland, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person鈥檚 body to the UK.

Passports and emergency travel documents in Guatemala

Includes how to cancel a lost passport, renew a passport and apply for an emergency travel document.

Travelling to Guatemala

Includes travel advice and how to get married abroad.

Coming to the UK from Guatemala

Get a visa to study, work or visit the UK.

Living in Guatemala

Includes how to access healthcare, get a document legalised, lists of lawyers and how to vote abroad.

Tax, benefits, pensions and working abroad in Guatemala

Includes how to pay tax, claim State Pension and get tax credits abroad.

Birth, death and marriage abroad in Guatemala

Includes how to get married, list of funeral directors and how to register a birth abroad.
  • Find out how to get the documents you鈥檒l need to get married or form a civil partnership overseas and how much they鈥檒l cost.

  • The British Embassy has produced a death pack in Guatemala to provide guidance on this situation.

  • Parents must register the birth in the country where the child was born - find out if you can also register the birth in the UK.

  • Information for British nationals who are considering entering into surrogacy arrangements in foreign countries.

  • Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.

  • The process when a British national dies in Liechtenstein, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person鈥檚 body to the UK.

  • The process when a British national dies in Switzerland, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person鈥檚 body to the UK.

News and events in Guatemala

Find out about the UK government's diplomatic, security and development work in Guatemala.

Trade and invest: Guatemala

Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in Guatemala.
  • DBT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in Guatemala, and Guatemalan companies set up and invest in the UK.

  • Choosing a legal structure when you're starting a business: the differences between being a sole trader and a limited company, including legal risk, registration and taxes.

British embassy or high commission in Guatemala

Includes contact details, opening hours and consular fees and local services.