Can I get a U.S. visa?
135,952 U.S. visas were issued to people from Guatemala in the last 12 months, mostly B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), H2B (temporary non-agricultural worker), H2A (temporary agricultural worker). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
135,952 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for Guatemala · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 61% of visitor (B) visa applications from Guatemala were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about 1 month at Guatemala City. Student visa: about Under 15 days at Guatemala City. All embassies in Guatemala.
These are group numbers from the U.S. Department of State. They cannot tell what will happen to one person. Unofficial; not legal advice.
Yes. 135,952 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from Guatemala in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), H2B (temporary non-agricultural worker), H2A (temporary agricultural worker). Whether one person gets a visa depends on their own case: the officer decides at the interview.
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for visitor (B) visas for Guatemala was about 39.21% in FY2025, so about 61% were approved. This is a group figure and cannot tell what will happen to you.
At the shortest-wait U.S. embassy or consulate in Guatemala (Guatemala City), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about 1 month, and for students about Under 15 days (Guatemala City). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.