Guatemala: Information on 1) do Salvadoran citizens need a permit of other document to travel to Guatemala; 2) if yes, what is the duration of the permit and how one obtains it; 3) is it possible for a Salvadoran to obtain permanent residence or citizenship in Guatemala
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1990 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GTM3164 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Guatemala: Information on 1) do Salvadoran citizens need a permit of other document to travel to Guatemala; 2) if yes, what is the duration of the permit and how one obtains it; 3) is it possible for a Salvadoran to obtain permanent residence or citizenship in Guatemala, 1 January 1990, GTM3164, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acd720.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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The following information was provided by the Counsellor in-Charge of Consular Affairs at the Embassy of Guatemala in Ottawa. [Verbal communication with María Elena Sandoval, Counsellor in-Charge of Consular Affairs for the Embassy of Guatemala in Ottawa, 500, 294 Albert Street, Ottawa, Phone: 237-3941.]
1 & 2) Citizens of El Salvador do need a permit to travel to Guatemala. This permit can be obtained at any border post from Guatemalan immigration authorities. The duration of this permit can be up to a month.
3) A Salvadoran can obtain permanent residence in Guatemala if the Guatemalan immigration authorities consider that he/she has a useful contribution to society. With regards to citizenship, the Salvadoran must have lived in the country for at least two years before applying for it.
No further corroborating information was found in the sources currently available to the IRBDC.