Payment Methods & Details
NONIMMIGRANT VISAS:
The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City is responsible for providing visa services to those seeking to enter the United States for a temporary period and for those wishing to take up indefinite or permanent residence in the United States.
Please visit our Global Support Strategy (GSS) website for complete information on applying for a nonimmigrant U.S. visa, including a directory of nonimmigrant visa categories. Applicants needing to pay a reciprocity fee at the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City may do so using U.S. dollars, Guatemalan quetzales,
All receipts for payment of Machine-Readable Visa (MRV) fees issued before October 1, 2022, will expire September 30, 2023. There will be no extensions of fee validity. Applicants must schedule an appointment or submit an interview waiver application before September 30, 2023 to avoid paying a new fee. Please note that the interview itself does not need to take place before September 30, 2023, but an interview appointment needs to be made in the system, even if it is scheduled months into the future. Furthermore, applicants using MRV fees paid before October 1, 2022 to book an appointment are cautioned not to attempt to change their appointment dates on or after October 1, 2023. Doing so will result in forfeiture of both the original appointment slot and the MRV fee receipt.
The Department of State published a final resolution regarding increases in certain nonimmigrant visa (NIV) and Border Crossing Card (BCC) application processing fees for Mexican citizens age 15 and older. These increases were published in the Federal Register on March 28 and will take effect on June 17, 2023.
The US Embassy in Guatemala clarifies that visa applicants who pay the visa application processing fee have 365 days from payment to make the appointment regardless of when the payment was made. This applies the same to all payments made before next May 30.
The fee for business or tourist visitor (B1/B2), BCC, and other non-petition based NIV visas, such as student visas and exchange visitor visas, will increase from $160 to $185.
The fee for certain petition-based nonimmigrant visas for temporary workers (categories H, L, O, P, Q, and R) will increase from $190 to $205.
Fees for most non-petition based NIVs were last updated in 2012, and some others in 2014. There are other consular fees that will not be affected.
IMMIGRANT VISAS:
Most immigrant visa fees are collected by the National Visa Center. To contact the National Visa Center, please go here. Please visit this website for steps to take before your immigrant visa interview. If you must pay any immigrant visa fees at the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City, we accept cash in U.S. dollars or Guatemalan quetzals or an international credit card. Fees are not collected at any other location.