TSE voting abroad: online registration
Register by 20 March 2027
TSE voting-abroad portal
Before clicking, have ready:
  • Valid DPI and photos of its front and back (the portal asks for both)
  • Your country, state and city of residence
Cost: Free (LEPP, Art. 225) · Portal status: registration page loaded on 3 November 2026 · Reviewed: 3 November 2026

The TSE migrant vote lets a Guatemalan citizen whose electoral residence is abroad vote for President and Vice President, in person at a TSE centre abroad, after registering by 20 March 2027 (preliminary deadline in the TSE timetable, reported by AGN). This card sums up the requirements and the legal basis. The full steps, from registering online to what happens on election day, are in our guide to voting from abroad in 2027. Registration numbers, past turnout and the TSE’s US drives are on our voting-abroad numbers page.

Quick summary

  • Who: Guatemalan citizens with an electoral residence abroad (Regulation for Voting Abroad, Art. 2).
  • What you vote for: President and Vice President only (LEPP, Art. 12).
  • ID: valid DPI to register; a valid passport only if your DPI is already registered (Art. 5). DPI or passport to vote (Art. 8).
  • Deadline: 20 March 2027 (preliminary; AGN). Cost: free (LEPP, Art. 225).
  • Voting: in person at any enabled centre abroad (Art. 8); no electronic voting in 2027 (Prensa Libre, 1 August 2026).

Procedure card

ItemDetail
EntityTribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE), Unidad Especializada sobre Voto en el Extranjero
Who can do itGuatemalan citizens who register or move their electoral residence abroad (Arts. 2 and 4)
Offices votedPresident and Vice President, first round and runoff (LEPP, Art. 12)
ID to registerValid DPI; valid passport only if the DPI is already registered (Art. 5)
ID to voteValid DPI or passport (Art. 8)
ChannelsTSE website (online), TSE desks in consulates, desks outside consulates with the Foreign Ministry, Citizens Registry offices in Guatemala (Art. 7)
Deadline20 March 2027 (Preliminary TSE timetable (AGN, 30 June 2026); restated by AGN, 30 September 2026); roll published April 2027
CostFree (LEPP, Arts. 8 and 225)
Election27 June 2027; runoff 22 August 2027 if needed (preliminary TSE timetable, AGN 30 June 2026)
Voting methodSet in the call-for-elections decree (Art. 11), planned for 22 January 2027 (preliminary); in person, electronic voting ruled out for 2027
WhereAny enabled centre abroad (Art. 8); the 2027 list comes with the decree (Art. 9)
Full stepsGuide to voting from abroad in 2027

What the Regulation for Voting Abroad says

ArticleWhat it says
Art. 2Guatemalans who declare an electoral residence abroad vote, provided they hold citizenship
Art. 5 (amended 2026)A valid DPI is required to register or update data; a valid passport can be used only if the citizen already registered their DPI
Art. 6Register no less than three months before the first presidential election; update your residence with the same lead time
Art. 7The four registration channels listed above
Art. 8 (amended 2026)To vote: be a citizen, be on the Electoral Roll Abroad, identify yourself with a valid DPI or passport, and not have voted already. Registration lets you vote at any enabled polling centre abroad
Art. 10 Bis (added 2026)The TSE will run a system so each citizen votes only once, even at a centre other than the one originally assigned
Arts. 9 and 11Districts abroad and the voting method are set in the call-for-elections decree
Arts. 12 and 13The TSE seeks to use consular offices as polling centres and may set up others; it sets voting hours per country, matched as far as possible to Guatemala’s
Art. 19Political organisations appoint and accredit poll watchers (fiscales) abroad the same way as in Guatemala

Who is barred: the LEPP (Art. 15) bars from voting anyone on active duty in the Army or police forces, and anyone whose citizen rights are suspended.

Pending as of 3 November 2026

  • The call-for-elections decree (planned for 22 January 2027), which fixes the voting method, the districts abroad and the 2027 centres.
  • The airport registration desk for deportees, which Infobae (12 August 2026) reported was going to the TSE for formal approval. Our guide explains the open question about the 22 January 2026 residence cutoff.