South African Honorary Consulate in Guatemala

South Africa has an honorary consulate in Guatemala City; like most honorary consulates, it does not normally issue visas or passports.

South Africa requires Guatemalan citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. South Africa has no embassy or career consulate in Guatemala, and its honorary consulates normally do not issue visas; applications go to a mission of South Africa accredited to Guatemala from another country.

Guatemala has no mission in South Africa on record; Guatemalan citizens there would be served by an embassy accredited from another country.

South Africa in Guatemala

There is no embassy of South Africa in Guatemala on record, so Guatemala is probably covered by an embassy of South Africa in another country. Worldwide, South Africa has 202 missions in 129 countries; one of them is in Guatemala.

Travel to Guatemala for South African citizens

South African citizens can visit Guatemala without a visa for up to 90 days. In Guatemala, South African citizens can turn to the honorary consul for first help in an emergency.

When the honorary consulate of South Africa in Guatemala is closed

The honorary consulate of South Africa in Guatemala closes on Guatemala’s public holidays, the next being Christmas Eve on Thursday 24 December 2026, Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Eve on Thursday 31 December 2026, and usually on some holidays of South Africa, such as Day of Reconciliation on Wednesday 16 December 2026.