Guatemalan Consulate in Seattle, Washington
The Guatemalan Consulate in Seattle serves the Pacific Northwest Guatemalan diaspora — Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska — from its Powell Avenue SW office in Renton (south of Seattle). Below: real MINEX-sourced contact info, 2026 Saturday consular service dates, and full state jurisdiction.
Quick facts
| Official name | Consulado General de Guatemala en el Estado de Washington Estados Unidos CONTINENTE AMERICANO - AMÉRICA DEL NORTE |
| Address | 711 Powell Avenue SW, Renton, WA 98057 |
| Phone | (564) 241-1480 |
| Emergency phone | (206) 271-5309 |
| consel@minex.gob.gt | |
| MINEX last updated | noviembre 2025 |
Jurisdiction
States: Washington, Montana, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska
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 Seattle 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.
| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| January 10, 2026 | Saturday |
| February 7, 2026 | Saturday |
| July 11, 2026 | Saturday |
| August 1, 2026 | Saturday |
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:
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Barrientos Valdéz | Vicecónsul |
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 →
- Open the MINEX citas portal
- Select your consulate from the dropdown
- Choose the service you need (passport, DPI, apostille, etc.)
- Pick an available date and time
- 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 7,186 people of Guatemalan origin live within the jurisdiction served by the Guatemalan Consulate in Seattle. This figure includes Guatemalan citizens, US-born children of Guatemalan descent, and naturalized Guatemalan-Americans.
Whole States in Jurisdiction
| State | Guatemalan Population |
|---|---|
| Washington | 4,120 |
| Montana | 418 |
| Oregon | 1,918 |
| Idaho | 520 |
| Alaska | 210 |
