Minimum income
$1,250/mo
per month
Stay
—
Application fee
$400
Tax
Territorial
Territorial Tax System
Path to staying
- Permanent residencypossible
- Citizenshipafter 5 years
- Permanent residency
- Citizenship 5 years
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Language required for citizenship
Overview
- Country
- Guatemala
- Program
- Rentista or Pensionado Permanent Residence
- Local name
- Residencia Permanente para Rentistas o Pensionados
- Type
- Passive income
- Status
- Active
Immediate permanent residence for foreigners with stable, permanent income from abroad, including pensions, rents, or similar passive income.
Financial requirements
- Income requirement
- $1,250/mo
- Pension requirement
- $1,250/mo
- Application fee
- $400
Eligibility
- Criminal record check required
- Health check not required
- Health insurance not required
Work rights
- Employment not allowed
- Self-employment not allowed
- Own a business allowed
- Work permit included no
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Spouse included
- Yes
- Max child age
- 18
- Parents allowed
- No
- Extra per dependent
- $300
Benefits and mobility
- Bank account can open
- Property purchase allowed
- Public healthcare no access
Tax
- Tax regime
- Territorial
- Regime name
- Territorial Tax System
- Foreign income taxed
- No
- Capital gains taxed
- No
How to apply
- Method
- in person
- Processing time
- 30–180 days
- Apply from abroad
- No
Notes
Official IGM guidance under Acuerdo IGM-016-2025 lists permanent residence for rentistas or pensioners with stable permanent foreign income: $1,250/month for the principal applicant plus $300/month per dependent. The one-time residence fee is $400. IGM states that continuity of income must be demonstrated every 5 years and no Guatemalan guarantor is required.