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The investor atlas

Other routes to permanent residency: marriage, family and more

Dossier
Paperwork, visas and the investor's life12-operar-vivir.md
Domain
The migration process, step by stepmigracion
Room
Tourism/turismo
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The IGM publishes four further routes to permanent residency: marriage or common-law union with a Guatemalan of at least 1 year's standing (RENAP certificates; US$700); family tie to a Guatemalan (RENAP kinship certificates; US$700); people born in Central America with at least 1 year of temporary residency (apostilled birth certificate plus the temporary residency resolution; US$500); and 5 years as a temporary resident (certification of the 5 years plus a notarial record and a guarantor; US$700, or US$500 for Central Americans). The fees are one-off and come on top of the US$25 application fee.

The research is written in English; quoted figures, source names and the titles of legal instruments stay in the language their source published them in.

Figures

Permanente por matrimonio/unión de hecho o vínculo familiarIGM, Residencias permanentes
US$700 único2026
Permanente para nacidos en CentroaméricaIGM, Residencias permanentes
US$500 único2026
Permanente tras 5 años como residente temporalIGM, Residencias permanentes
US$700 (US$500 centroamericanos)2026

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