The Guatemalan Consular Identification Card is the second most requested document by Guatemalans living in North Carolina, after the passport.
“It is a card that has all the same information as the passport. It is in English and Spanish and has its local address in the United States,” explained the Consul General of Guatemala in Raleigh, Jorge Archila.
This document is accepted in many states before a large number of entities. For example, it is used to cash checks, open bank accounts, among other procedures.
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How to apply for the Guatemalan Consular Identification Card?
The consular identification card costs $25 through 'Money Order' and to process it, you will have to Schedule an appointment at the consulate.
You must provide at least one of the following documents: DPI (Personal Identification Document) or the recent Birth Certificate (Maximum six months after it was issued).
The records must have your unique identification code, but if they do not have it assigned, you can send a photograph of the record to the Consulate, which will be in charge of sending it to Guatemala so that the next record that is purchased contains all the requirements.
Cards: many requests
Consul Archila commented that there are currently a large number of requests for this type of procedure. “We have increased the number of daily appointments. We went from 40 appointments a day the previous year to 110 this month.”
Appointments are assigned between the hours of 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
There are an estimated 80,000 Guatemalans in North Carolina and about 40,000 in South Carolina. He consulate in Raleigh It began operations in 2017 and, since then, has received approximately 43,000 Guatemalans.
Consul Archila recognizes that they are going through difficult times due to the pandemic: “It is one of the worst crises we have had,” he commented. And, according to consulate data, in 2020 at least 70 Guatemalans died in North Carolina due to Covid-19.
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