Incorporating the company

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Paperwork, visas and the investor's life

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Time and cost to incorporate a companyAccording to the U.S. State Department's Investment Climate Statement 2024 (data as of April 2024), online registration at eportal.registromercantil.gob.gt takes about 2 business days for an empresa mercantil (single-owner trading…Aug 19, 2026
The Registro Mercantil and post-incorporation registrationsThe Commercial Registry (Registro Mercantil) is defined as "the state entity responsible for carrying out the registration and certification of, and for providing legal certainty to, all commercial acts"; it registers domestic and foreign…Aug 19, 2026
Status of the minegocio.gt and asisehace.gt portalsNo. In direct checks on 2026-08-19, minegocio.gt (the domain cited in older guides) 301-redirects to an unofficial betting site (multibet88-gt.com) and should not be used; asisehace.gt 301-redirects to pronacom.org.Aug 19, 2026

The legal vehicle and its capital

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Repatriating profits and capital

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Free repatriation of profits and capitalAccording to the ICS 2024, the Foreign Investment Act and CAFTA-DR commitments protect the right to remit profits and repatriate capital; there are no restrictions on converting or transferring funds associated with an investment into a…Aug 19, 2026

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