What is Guatemala's current residency regulation and what changed in 2025?

The regulation in force is the Guatemalan Residency Regulation, Agreement IGM-016-2025 (approved by AMN 05-2025), published in the Diario de Centro América on Jul 8, 2025 and in force from Oct 7, 2025 (Latin Alliance) or Oct 8,… 2025 (Consortium Legal),… a one-day discrepancy to be settled against the Official Gazette;… it is accompanied by the Visa Regulation IGM-015-2025 and the Ordinary Migration Status Registry IGM-017-2025. Its article 59 repeals Agreement IGM-092-2022 (AMN 008-2022), which had replaced AMN 4-2019. Changes in 2025: criminal and police record certificates covering 2 years (previously 5); the passport validity certification is dropped where there is diplomatic representation; the guarantor is evidenced by a certificate (SAT filings plus authorization from the supreme corporate body); the return ticket is dropped; field checks become mandatory; dependants go in the same file; single-entry visas of 6–12 months and multiple-entry of 1–5 years. Subsequent obligations: article 35 gives thirty days from notification to complete the requirements on pain of a fine and refusal; annual updating of data; an annual foreigner's fee of US$40; more than 5 years as a temporary resident obliges a move to permanent residency (article 78 of the Code).