DIRECT ACCESS — MINEX CONSULATE APPOINTMENT
Book Your Appointment at Any Guatemala Consulate
Before you click, have ready:
  • Active email address (confirmation arrives there)
  • Guatemalan DPI or passport number
  • Closest consulate to you (use ZIP code, not just city)
  • Service you need (passport, DPI, apostille, etc.)
  • Calendar open to pick date and time
Cost: Free to book · Time: 20 min · MINEX: +502 2410-0000 · Verified: May 2026

Quick summary: Booking an appointment at any Guatemalan consulate is done online at citaconsularguatemala.com. It is free, takes 20 minutes, and confirmation arrives by email. There are 22 consulates in the USA — pick the closest one. Most-requested services: passport, DPI, apostille, registering a US-born child as Guatemalan.

What Is the Consular Appointment System?

The consular appointment system is the official MINEX (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) platform for booking service slots at Guatemala consulates worldwide. Before 2018, Guatemalans abroad had to line up before dawn outside the consulate with no guarantee of being seen the same day. The online system fixed that: you pick the consulate, day, and time, and arrive with your appointment confirmed.

The platform lives at citaconsularguatemala.com and covers all 22 US consulates plus Guatemala consulates in Mexico, Canada, Spain, Belize, and other countries. Slots refresh in real time — if someone cancels, you will see the open slot when you reload the page.

For the roughly 3 million Guatemalans living in the USA, this system is the gateway to nearly every consular service: renewing your passport, getting or replacing your DPI, apostilling documents, registering your US-born child as Guatemalan, getting a criminal background check (antecedentes penales), getting married at the consulate, and many more.

Requirements to Book

  • Internet access (computer or phone)
  • Active email address you check regularly
  • Guatemalan DPI or passport number
  • Knowing which service you need (passport, DPI, apostille, etc.)
  • Knowing which consulate you will visit (closest to your address)
  • For some services: cell phone number for SMS confirmation

Step-by-Step

  1. Go to citaconsularguatemala.com from any browser. If the homepage loads slowly, you can open the mobile version directly on your phone.
  2. Pick the consulate that works for you. The list is organized by country. In the USA you will see all 22 consulates — pick the one that is closest by ZIP code, not just city. Sometimes a consulate in a neighboring city is actually closer than the one in your city.
  3. Choose the service you need: passport (first time or renewal), DPI (first time, renewal, replacement), apostille, birth registration, marriage registration, criminal record, etc.
  4. Pick date and time from available slots. The system only shows open slots. If there is nothing in the next 2 weeks, try the following week or consider another nearby consulate.
  5. Fill out the form with your information: full name (exactly as it appears on your DPI or passport), DPI or passport number, phone, email, and service-specific data (expired passport number if renewing, child information if registering a child, etc.).
  6. Double-check everything before confirming. Errors in your name or document number can invalidate the appointment when you arrive.
  7. Confirm and check your email. Confirmation arrives within minutes with an appointment number and QR code. Print it or save it on your phone to show on arrival.

Cost and Time

ItemDetail
Cost to book the appointmentFree
Time to book online15-20 minutes
Recommended advance booking1-4 weeks (depends on consulate)
Cost of the actual serviceVariable (passport US$75, DPI US$25, apostille US$10)
Validity of appointmentOnly the confirmed date and time

Services at the consulate are paid in US dollars (cash or money order). Some consulates accept cards. The booking system does NOT charge anything to reserve — if a website asks for payment to book, it is a scam.

Common Errors

Details

Fake sites copy the design of citaconsularguatemala.com and charge US$25-50 to “book your appointment.” The official system is always free. If you are paying to reserve, you are on a fraudulent site. The only official URL is citaconsularguatemala.com (no “.gt” extension, no “tramite” subdomain, no extra hyphens). Verify the URL before entering any data.

Details

Check your spam folder first. The email comes from “@minex.gob.gt” or “@citaconsular.” If nothing arrives within 30 minutes, log back into the system with your DPI and check whether the appointment was registered — sometimes the email fails but the appointment is confirmed in the system. If it is not there, book again. Important: do not book twice at the same time, that can flag your DPI as suspicious.

Details

If you already submitted and noticed the error, log in with the confirmation number and reschedule — rescheduling lets you fix the data. If you cannot reschedule, call the consulate to give a heads-up; they will tell you whether they accept the appointment as is or whether you need to rebook. Do not show up unannounced with wrong data — they can deny service.

Details

Three options: (1) Wait for slots to free up — log in every morning around 8 AM Guatemala time, that is when day-before cancellations are released. (2) Consider a nearby consulate — Phoenix vs Tucson, Houston vs Dallas, NY vs Riverhead. (3) Look for mobile consulates in your city — MINEX runs events in cities without a permanent consulate (see consulates list). Mobile consulates handle DPI, passport, and consular registration without prior appointment.

For US Diaspora

The 22 Guatemala consulates in the USA cover the largest concentrations of the Guatemalan community. These are the main ones and the most-requested services at each:

Critical tip for diaspora: many Guatemalans pick the consulate in their own city, but sometimes it is faster to drive to a smaller one (McAllen, Del Rio, Phoenix) where slots are open this week, instead of waiting 4 weeks at LA or Houston. Counting the cost of the trip, it can still come out cheaper.

For those in cities without a consulate, MINEX runs mobile consulates — 1 to 3-day events that handle DPI, passport, consular registration, and other services without prior appointment. Dates are posted on the website of the consulate that covers your jurisdiction. Worth signing up for consular registration — that way you get email notifications when a mobile consulate is coming to your area.

For a complete guide on booking specifically from the USA, go to Schedule Guatemala Consulate Appointment from USA.