Guatemalan Consulate in San Francisco, California

Address and contact details for the Guatemalan consulate in San Francisco

Guatemalan consular procedures and services in the Bay Area

1. Guatemalan passport: first issue and renewal for Guatemalans in northern California, including the whole San Francisco Bay Area, the Central Valley and the Napa and Sonoma wine country.
2. Guatemalan Consular Identification Card (TICG): a consular document accepted by many institutions and services in California, useful if you have no other official ID.
3. Birth registration: entering children of Guatemalan citizens born in California and the rest of the district into Guatemala’s civil registry.
4. Powers of attorney: to manage property, inheritances or business matters in Guatemala without travelling from the Bay Area.
5. Support for Indigenous Maya communities: dedicated guidance for speakers of Mam, K'iche' and other Guatemalan Indigenous languages in northern California.
6. Consular legalisations: authentication of Guatemalan signatures and documents for official use in California, Oregon or Nevada.
7. Consular assistance for detainees: arranging notification and assistance for Guatemalans detained in California under the Vienna Convention.
8. Guidance on labour rights: information for Guatemalan workers in farming, winemaking and services across northern California.

Every procedure requires an appointment. Call the consulate or use the MINEX portal to book in advance.

Consular district of the Guatemalan consulate in San Francisco

The Consulate General of Guatemala in San Francisco covers Guatemalans living in northern California, including the Bay Area (San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano), the Central Valley (Fresno, Stockton, Modesto) and the north of the state up to the Oregon line. Guatemalans in southern California (Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside) belong to the Los Angeles consulate. For Oregon and Washington, Seattle is the consulate in charge. If you are unsure which one covers you, call San Francisco with your county of residence and they will confirm it.

Opening hours

The public counter closes at 3:00 pm. You must come with an appointment.

How to book an appointment at the Guatemalan consulate in San Francisco

Every procedure requires an appointment. Book it on the Guatemalan Ministry of Foreign Affairs portal or by calling the consulate directly. Select EE.UU. – San Francisco and the service you need. If you live in the Central Valley, Napa or Sonoma and travel is difficult, ask the consulate about consular days in your area.

Getting to the Guatemalan consulate in San Francisco

The consulate is at 870 Market Street, Suite 780, in the middle of downtown San Francisco, and it is one of the best-connected Guatemalan consulates in the country. On BART, get off at Powell St or Civic Center and walk a few minutes along Market St. Several MUNI lines run along Market Street right outside the building. If you drive from Oakland or the East Bay, cross the Bay Bridge and take I-80 to the Market St or 9th St exit. From the South Bay (San Jose, Fremont), take US-101 or I-280 North into San Francisco. Parking downtown can be expensive, so use public transport where you can. From San Jose, Caltrain takes about an hour and fifteen minutes.

The Guatemalan consulate in central San Francisco, near you

The Consulate General of Guatemala in San Francisco is in Suite 780 at 870 Market Street, in the middle of downtown, steps from Union Square and the busiest BART and MUNI stations. That makes it reachable from anywhere in the Bay: Oakland, Berkeley, San Jose, Fremont, Hayward and San Mateo are all under an hour away by public transport or car. It also serves Guatemalans in the Napa and Sonoma valleys and Sacramento, where the Guatemalan population is growing around winemaking and Central Valley agriculture.

A notable share of Bay Area residents speak Mam or K'iche'. If Spanish is not your first language you can ask for an interpreter: see how in the guide to Mayan language support.