Operating and living
35 answers- Time and cost to incorporate a companyU.S. Dept. of State
- The Registro Mercantil and post-incorporation registrationsRegistro Mercantil
- Status of the minegocio.gt and asisehace.gt portalsPRONACOM
- Construction license in Guatemala City and its costDCT
- The Ventanilla Ágil de Construcción (VAC) before the municipal license9Institutions integrated into the VACPRONACOM2026
- Environmental categories and instruments required by MARNMARN
- The environmental license and MARN file managementMARN
- Importer registration with SAT and air cargo clearanceSAT
- Obligation to register the company and employees with IGSSIGSS
- Employer and employee IGSS contributions and total labor cost loadPwC
- The FEL electronic invoicing regime and its effective dateSAT
- Obtaining a NIT and registering in SAT's RTUSAT
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- Obligation to register the company and employees with IGSSIGSS
- Employer and employee IGSS contributions and total labor cost loadPwC
- The FEL electronic invoicing regime and its effective dateSAT
- Obtaining a NIT and registering in SAT's RTUSAT
- General VAT rate in Guatemala12%General VAT ratePwCJun 9, 2026
- Bank account opening for foreigners and bank requirementsU.S. Dept. of State
- Anti-money-laundering controls on foreign-currency cash depositsU.S. Dept. of State
- Legal basis for foreign residencyIGM
- General documents for any residency applicationUS$25Residency application feeIGM2026
- Investor residency: requirements and costsUS$100,000Minimum investment, investor residencyIGM2026
- Migrant-worker residency with a Guatemalan or foreign employerIGM
- Other temporary residencies: self-employed, student, artists and moreUS$25Application payment receipt (general requirements)IGM2026
- Permanent residency as a rentista or pensioner and its costUS$400One-off cost, rentista permanent residencyIGM2026
- Other routes to permanent residency: marriage, family and moreUS$700 one-timePermanent residency by marriage/common-law union or family tieIGM2026
- The step-by-step residency process at the IGMUS$5Correction-request notice feeIGM2026
- Temporary residency limit, fee currency and IGM officesIGM
- Cost and timeline of the work permit at MINTRABQ3,000.00New work permitMintrab2026
- Who pays for the work permit and its legal basisMintrab
- Guatemalan-staff quota and limits on foreign employeesU.S. Dept. of State
- Free repatriation of profits and capitalDecreto 9-98
- International schools in Guatemala City and tuitionAmerican School of Guatemala
- Private hospitals and health insurance in Guatemala CityHospital Herrera Llerandi
- Rent and cost of living in Guatemala CityNumbeo
- Guatemala City zones where expatriates liveAmerican School of Guatemala
- Safety in Guatemala City and zones to avoidUK
- Direct flights from La Aurora to the United States and the regionWikipedia
- Guatemala's time zone and alignment with U.S. teamsWikipedia