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Migrant-worker residency with a Guatemalan or foreign employer

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Paperwork, visas and the investor's life12-operar-vivir.md
Domain
The migration process, step by stepmigracion
Room
Tourism/turismo
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With a Guatemalan employer, the IGM asks for an offer letter and for the employer to be registered as guarantor. With a foreign employer (remote work), it asks for income from abroad of at least US$2,000 a month (US$3,000 with dependants) and international health insurance. In both cases the cost is US$200 for 1 year, US$300 for 2 years or US$500 for 3–5 years, plus the US$25 application fee. The work permit from the Ministry of Labor "is a separate and mandatory procedure" for migrant workers.

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Ingreso mínimo del exterior, trabajador migrante con empleador extranjeroIGM, Residencias temporales
US$2,000/mes (US$3,000 con dependientes)2026
Costo residencia temporalIGM, Residencias temporales
US$200 (1 año) · US$300 (2 años) · US$500 (3–5 años)2026

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