No visa needed

Do citizens of Guatemala need a visa for Germany?

Citizens of Guatemala don’t need a visa for Germany and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Guatemala: the passport opens 78 countries visa-free; Guatemala City — Berlin: ≈ 9,630 km, about 12.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Germany without a visa on a Guatemala passport?

Yes, citizens of Guatemala don’t need a visa for Germany for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Germany visa rules at a glance

With a Guatemala passport you can visit 78 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 54 with an e-visa; 37 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Guatemala passport ranks 83rd of 199.
Guatemala passport: visa-free access to 78 countries; Germany passport: 122.
Citizens of Guatemala and Germany can travel together visa-free to 76 countries, for example: El Salvador, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Jamaica, Bahamas, Haiti, Ecuador, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Citizens of Germany, in turn, don’t need a visa for Guatemala. Guatemala visa for citizens of Germany

Travelling to Germany: good to know

Guatemala City — Berlin: about 9,630 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +8 hours.
Local time: Guatemala City 12:00 — Berlin 20:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: German.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Germany is the 65th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Guatemala.