What is the legal basis for foreign residency in Guatemala?

The IGM's permanent-residency page (Sep 13, 2026) names as the instruments governing these procedures the Residency Regulation (Directorate-General Agreement No. IGM-016-2025),… the Ordinary Migration Status Registry Regulation (Directorate-General Agreement No. IGM-017-2025) and the Official Fee Schedule for Migration Services 'approved by National Migration Authority Agreement No. 005-2023 (Agreement IGM-029-2023) and its amendments'; the reference to the Migration Code (Decree 44-2016, arts. 27, 48, 75–78 and 84) and to AMN Agreement No. 04-2019. The full immigration fee schedule sits at igm.gob.gt/tarifario-de-extranjeria/.