No visa needed

Do citizens of Uruguay need a visa for Guatemala?

Citizens of Uruguay don’t need a visa for Guatemala 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 Uruguay: the passport opens 96 countries visa-free; Montevideo — Guatemala City: ≈ 6,590 km, about 8.5 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 Guatemala without a visa on a Uruguay passport?

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

Guatemala visa rules at a glance

With a Uruguay passport you can visit 96 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 27 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Uruguay passport ranks 59th of 199.
Uruguay passport: visa-free access to 96 countries; Guatemala passport: 78.
Citizens of Uruguay and Guatemala can travel together visa-free to 74 countries, for example: Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Panama, Dominica, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua.
A language both countries share: Spanish.
Citizens of Guatemala, in turn, don’t need a visa for Uruguay. Uruguay visa for citizens of Guatemala

Travelling to Guatemala: good to know

Montevideo — Guatemala City: about 6,590 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Montevideo 12:00 — Guatemala City 09:00.
Local currency: Guatemalan Quetzal.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GTQ 7.64.
Guatemala is the 29th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Uruguay.