appointments at the Guatemalan consulate in New York
Learn about the process of requesting an appointment at the Guatemalan Consulate in New York with the help of Enlace Latino NC.

North Carolina, Raleigh-  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala has two consulates in New York. The two consular headquarters seek to serve the 104 Guatemalans who reside in The Big Apple. To carry out consular procedures at either of the two locations, you need to have a previously scheduled appointment.

To this end, the Government of Guatemala, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, makes available to Guatemalans two options through which they can request an appointment at the Guatemalan Consulate in New York:

  1. Request an appointment by WhatsApp message at (212) 686-3837
  2. Make an appointment online, in the Appointment System for Consular Services of Guatemala

For two options, consular appointment scheduling is enabled on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays starting at 8:00 am

If you find the option of requesting your consular appointment online more convenient, below we give you more details on how to do it.


Are you over 60 years old? Then you are a “Golden Citizen” and you do not need an appointment. You can appear at the headquarters of the Guatemalan Consulate in New York to carry out your consular procedures, having the required documentation. 


How to request your appointment online?

If you are going to make an appointment for the Consulate of Guatemala in New York online, scheduling is enabled on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays starting at 8:00 am and the number of appointments is subject to change due to availability and capacity. attention. 

Enter the consular appointment portal http://www.citaconsularguatemala.com , and select one of the two consular offices in New York: New York or Riverhead.

Follow the instructions. They will ask you for an email address and selection of the type of appointment you need. You must also provide your CUI, finally you will be able to choose which consular procedure you are going to carry out and the desired date to appear at the consulate.

If you already have your appointment at the Consulate of Guatemala  in New York, please take into account the following in order to provide you with consular service: 

  • Appointments are non-transferable, each appointment is personal.
  • For any procedure you carry out, it is necessary to bring the original and two photocopies of the current DPI or Birth Certificate or Certificate issued by RENAP with a current CUI number.
  • Access to the appointment with companions is not permitted.
  • It is advisable to arrive at least 15 minutes before your appointment time.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala has 23 consulates in the territory of the United States, Here you can consult the steps to request a consular appointment at any of those locations.


How to get to the Guatemalan Consulate in New York?

El Consulate General of Guatemala  in New York is located in 276 Park Avenue South, 2nd Floor, NY, 10010 .

The hours of operation of the Consulate of Guatemala in New York are Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm and the first Saturday of the month from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm

The second consulate, inaugurated in November 2021, is located in 1333 East Main Street, Suite 1, Riverhead, NY 11901 . The hours of operation of this Guatemalan consulate in New York are Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 13:30 p.m.

For questions and reports you can write to the email: consriverhead@minex.gob.gt. If you prefer to call by phone, you can dial the Guatemalan consulate number +1 631-405-5010.

Some of the procedures that you can carry out at these two consular offices in New York are:

  1. Guatemalan Passport
  2. Personal Identification Document
  3. Consular Identification Card
  4. Survival certificate

To review the complete list of procedures visit the page of the Guatemalan consulate in New York.

Related: 

The Consulate General of Guatemala Same day passport delivery


Remember:  Whether you request your appointment by WhatsApp message or online, We recommend doing it on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays immediately starting at 8:00 am. .  


If you are a Guatemalan immigrant and reside in North Carolina, you can consult this article .

If you live in California and need information about consular procedures, you can consult this article .

Do you need to locate Guatemalan consulates near you? Click here .

For dates of mobile consulates of Guatemala in NY you can follow them on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ConsGuateNY

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23 Comments

  1. If my comment is that the Guatemalan Consulars are not doing their job, with the excuse that because of the Pandemic, there is no excuse for the pandemic and it happens that they do not want to work, it is something else,

        1. Good afternoon María, we appreciate you sharing your concern with our digital news outlet in Spanish. You can request your appointment online through this official consular appointment page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala Once there, open the "Select a diplomatic mission, embassy, ​​or consulate" window that best suits your needs. Follow the instructions. At this link you can also consult a video tutorial to request an appointment.
          Please let us know if the information is useful to you, or if you require any other information that we can provide you with.
          Best regards.

  2. My daughter and I need a passport for government procedures and I can't get an appointment online, nothing comes out and they don't answer the phone please 🙏 help me, thank you 631 740 2254

  3. Maybe you can help me, 5 years ago I arrived in this country, I never had to jump, but today my wallet was stolen and my passport went in it. My problem is that I don't have a birth certificate or passport, could you show me the way to get my new passport.

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