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Please arrive on time for your appointment and no more than 15 minutes early. If you arrive late by 15 minutes or more, you may be asked to reschedule your appointment. In addition, please ensure that you bring requisite funds for payment of the fees, the typed and printed application form completely filled out, and all required supporting documents. If you arrive with incomplete forms or insufficient funds to pay the fees, you may be asked to reschedule your appointment. Please click here for security information to enter the Embassy.
Visit Forms to find the form you need and begin the process of completing and submitting your passport application.
If you are unsure which form you need, the Passport Wizard can guide you to the correct form. Processing times vary depending on demand.
If you are traveling within the next two weeks, please see the Emergency Passports section.
Passport services are not available on weekends or on Guatemala or U.S. holidays.
Passports for Minors Aged 15 and Under
The personal appearance of all minors under age 18 is required. The personal appearance of both parents to execute the passport application of a minor under aged 15 and under is required with limited exceptions. The usual period of validity of a passport for minors aged 15 and under is five years.
Passports for Minors Aged 16 and17
The personal appearance of all minors under age 18 is required. For minors aged 16 and 17, parental awareness by at least one parent is required. The usual period of validity of a passport for persons aged 16 and above is 10 years.
You must apply in person if at least ONE of the following is true: • You are applying for your first U.S. passport; OR • You are under age 16; OR • Your previous U.S. passport was issued when you were under age 16; OR • Your previous U.S. passport was lost, stolen, or damaged; OR • Your previous U.S. passport was issued more than 15 years ago.
We can issue a limited validity emergency passport on the same day. Emergency passports are generally valid for one year. Note that this emergency passport is not an e-Passport and does not contain an electronic chip. It is valid to travel to the United States, but it may not meet the requirements of other countries.
You may qualify to renew your passport by courier if you meet ALL the criteria.
Once your passport has been reported lost or stolen online, you may no longer use that passport even if you subsequently recover it.
Applicants Age 15 or Under Without Both Parents Present
The DS-3053 is the Statement of Consent for Issuing a Passport to a Child and the DS-5525 is the Statement of Special Family Circumstances.
Adult Passport Renewal (DS-82)
Renew an existing passport issued to you when you were aged 16 or older.
Report and Replace Lost/Stolen Passport (DS-64 & DS-11)
Report a passport lost or stolen and replace it.
You must provide one photo on a white background with your passport application. Our photo policies apply to adults and children. We have a few exceptions to our photo policies for infants.
You can fill out the correct form, or find information about your passport status at https://travel.state.gov.
Please call: 2326-4000
Outside of Guatemala: +502 2326-4000
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