Guatemalan Consulate in Los Angeles, California

The Guatemalan Consulate in Los Angeles serves one of the largest Guatemalan diaspora populations in the US — across Southern California, southern Nevada, Hawaii, and Guam — from its Riverside Drive office in Atwater Village. Below: official MINEX contact info, 2026 Saturday consular dates, and full jurisdiction.

Quick facts

Official nameConsulado General de Guatemala en Los Ángeles
Address1975 Riverside Dr., Los Ángeles, California 90039
Phone(213) 900-1098
Emailconslos@minex.gob.gt
Websitehttps://conslosangeles.minex.gob.gt
Accredited13/06/2011
MINEX last updatedenero 2026

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Jurisdiction

Counties in the State of California: San Luis Obispo, Kern, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and Imperial. Southern Nevada counties: esmeralda, Nye, Lincoln, and Clark. Islands: Guam, Hawaii and Wake Island

If your place of residence is outside this jurisdiction, please use the nearest Guatemalan consulate. Service at a consulate outside your jurisdiction may be refused.

2026 Saturday Consular Service Schedule

The Guatemalan Consulate in Los Angeles offers Saturday service (Sábados Consulares) on the following dates in 2026. These dates are from the official MINEX program and may change — confirm before traveling.

DateDay
January 3, 2026Saturday
February 7, 2026Saturday
March 7, 2026Saturday
April 11, 2026Saturday
May 2, 2026Saturday
June 6, 2026Saturday
July 11, 2026Saturday
August 1, 2026Saturday
September 5, 2026Saturday
October 3, 2026Saturday
November 7, 2026Saturday
December 5, 2026Saturday

Saturday service typically has fewer appointment slots than weekdays — book early through the MINEX citas portal.

Consulate staff

The following officers are listed in the MINEX directory for this consulate:

NameRole
González GranadosTercer Secretario

Officer listings change. The source MINEX directory is updated periodically — see footer for the last-update date.

Services offered

Guatemalan consulates in the United States typically offer the following services. Availability may vary by location — confirm with the consulate before traveling.

  • Passport — issuance and renewal of ordinary passports for Guatemalan nationals
  • DPI (Documento Personal de Identificación) — national identity card issuance and renewal
  • Birth registration — registering children born abroad as Guatemalan nationals
  • Civil certificates — requests for birth, marriage, and death certificates from Guatemala
  • Apostille and legalization — apostilles for documents going to Guatemala
  • Notarial services — powers of attorney, sworn statements, authentications
  • Consular ID card — identification document for Guatemalans abroad
  • Voter registration — TSE (Tribunal Supremo Electoral) registration for Guatemalans abroad
  • Minor child travel authorization — authorization documents for minors traveling

For detailed guides on the most requested services, see:

Booking an appointment

All Guatemalan consulates in the United States use a single centralized appointment booking system:

MINEX citas consulares portal →

  1. Open the MINEX citas portal
  2. Select your consulate from the dropdown
  3. Choose the service you need (passport, DPI, apostille, etc.)
  4. Pick an available date and time
  5. Complete the appointment and save or print the confirmation

Walk-in service may be available for some services but wait times can be long. Booking online is strongly recommended.

Source: MINEX — Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Guatemala

Contact information on this page was scraped directly from the official MINEX consulate directory. MINEX is the authoritative source for Guatemalan consulate information. If you notice an inconsistency between this page and the MINEX listing, the MINEX listing is authoritative.

Guatemalan Population Served by This Consulate

According to the most recent US Census data (ACS 2023, 5-Year Estimates), approximately 29,025 people of Guatemalan origin live within the jurisdiction served by the Guatemalan Consulate in Los Angeles. This figure includes Guatemalan citizens, US-born children of Guatemalan descent, and naturalized Guatemalan-Americans.

Top Counties Served by This Consulate

Ranked by Guatemalan-origin population.

CountyStateGuatemalan Pop.
Los AngelesCalifornia19,938
OrangeCalifornia6,594
VenturaCalifornia1,365
Santa BarbaraCalifornia481
KernCalifornia367
Why this number matters: Consulates serving larger Guatemalan populations typically have higher appointment demand and longer wait times for non-emergency services. For the Guatemalan Consulate in Los Angeles, expected service volume covers DPI renewals, passport processing, apostilles, notarial declarations, and registration of US-born children of Guatemalan descent.
Data source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates, table B03001 ("Hispanic or Latino Origin by Specific Origin"), variable B03001_017E (Guatemalan). Connecticut county-level figures are estimated from the state total using historical pre-2022 county distribution (Connecticut switched to Planning Regions for ACS reporting in 2022). View Census Bureau methodology →